Aly Gates

Experience

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  Stitch Fix

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Design Intern

  -Managed intake and organization of design samples, utilizing in-house software to track technical updates between designers, buyers, and photographers. Created and implemented initiatives for streamlining daily sample process at scale.

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  VStar Entertainment Group

  May 2016 - Jun 2017

  Costume Designer

  -Produced and designed costumes for live production; interpreting design direction, making flat patterns, and conducting fit sessions

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  Oh baby! brand

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Design Assistant

  -Developed new products for luxury childrenswear brand; creating sketches, technical illustrations, prototypes, and final production samples

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  OppSource

  Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  Visual Designer

  -Developed comprehensive brand identity for emerging tech startup-Led creative redesign and technical build of Wordpress site-Designed marketing content: landing pages, online and print ads, logos, infographics, blog posts, white papers, case studies-Conceptualized and produced video content to communicate brand value-Copywriting for blog posts and emails to align with organizational digital marketing strategy-Maintained organization’s social media presence; Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn Show less

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  LEADOUS INC.

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Web Designer/Developer

  -Led all client design projects, taking proposals from mockup to deliverable while working within the parameters of each brand's creative requirements-Designed and built high-quality, responsive emails and landing pages using clean, hand-coded HTML/CSS-Improved campaign metrics and performance by maintaining W3C web standards and ADA accessibility compliance-Collaborated with internal marketing team to create targeted marketing content; case studies, infographics, one-pagers-Directed weekly training sessions with clients on email and web design best practices to ensure independent success upon handoff of assets Show less

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  White House Custom Colour

  Sept 2020 - now

  • Web Designer & Engineer

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Designer, Web Presence

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2023