Nick Ciraolo

Experience

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  Severn School

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Freelance Graphic Designer

  - Grew Severn Basketball’s social media page to 950+ followers via gameday graphics, season schedules, and player awards.- Raised graphic quality by photographing players and coaches during media day. Upheld creative direction by remotelycommunicating with the coaching staff about posts and overall look.

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  NC State Athletics

  May 2023 - Mar 2025

  Graphic Design Intern

  - Created 25+ still and motion graphic content for incoming recruits, which helped garner attention to the football programfrom multi-starred athletes- Streamlined the photo-editing to upload process by 15% during game day by running SD cards from photographer to editor.- Maintained brand identity with presentation templates for players, coaches, awards, and team meetings.

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  Enact Mortgage Insurance

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  UX/UI Design Intern

  - Conducted a comprehensive audit of Enact's blog site, identifying key areas for improvement and optimizing the information architecture; reducing section pages needed by 80%- Sketched and digitized 10+ wireframes for the updated blog site based on the revamped information architecture- Increased motion and interactions in UI components using Enact’s current UI system, based on WCGAG- Finalized 2 unique prototypes of the blog site in Figma, showcasing the enhanced user flow- Transformed the design process by implementing a centralized Creative Cloud library containing labeled brand colors, logos,icons, and patterns, enhancing team efficiency by 35% and cutting project delays by 20%- Designed 20+ marketing materials formed on Enact’s brand identity including new patterns, icons, and print Show less