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Kat Wertzler

Kat Wertzler

Art Director, Visitors Guide Designer, Assistant Design Chief, Layout Designer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Group Creative Manager at Awin Global

  • Education

    • University of Washington

      2006 - 2011
      BFA, BA Photomedia, Theatre

      Activities and Societies: The Daily of the University of Washington: Layout designer, Visitors Guide designer, assistant design chief, art director (01/2007 - 12/2010) Parnassus Cafe & Gallery: Barista (Sept. 2009 - March 2011)

  • Experience

    • The Daily

      Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
      Art Director, Visitors Guide Designer, Assistant Design Chief, Layout Designer

      Art Director: Lead staff in effective creative collaboration while enforcing deadlines. Visualize presentation of package stories each night and ensure print quality of every page.Visitors Guide Designer: Organize, conceptualize, design all editorial content of the University of Washington Visitors Guide 2010 - 2011. 32 page magazine distributed throughout campus of 40,000 students.Assistant Design Chief: Manage and train layout designers, help design chief organize tasks and develop the vision of each day’s paper. Check pages nightly for quality and send them to print.Layout Designer: Conceptualize and execute effective news, features, opinion and sports page designs by deadline. Fluently use and understand Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Show less

    • Sea Kayaker Magazine

      Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
      Editorial Assistant

      Design magazine layout, spearhead artistic development and maintenance of website, edit manuscripts and accept/decline incoming writing and photo submissions. Edit photos for print, design house ads and maintain editorial project organization. Sea Kayaker is a 68-page, bimonthly (6 times a year) publication.

    • Trader Joe's

      Aug 2013 - Sept 2014
      Crew Member

      Engage customers as a genuine, confident and helpful source of product knowledge. Order and lead the refrigerated produce section.

    • ComedySportz Seattle

      Dec 2014 - Jul 2015
      Ensemble member

      Perform short form, competitive, team-based improv in roughly 8 shows/month.

    • The iO Theater

      Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
      Box Office / Host

      Work calmly and efficiently with team of fellow students and performers, provide excellent customer service, embody the values of iO

    • Creative Circle

      Feb 2016 - Oct 2018
      Freelance Graphic Designer

      Execute clean, professional design for digital & print publications, email campaigns, direct mail, brochures, logos, event programs, magazines, and numerous other graphic needs. Work equally in design and production. Adapt quickly to various work environments, collaborate with ease.

    • Awin Global

      Oct 2018 - now

      • Group Creative Manager

        Feb 2022 - now

      • Group Graphic Designer

        Oct 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Young Women Empowered on Nov 2014
      Young Women EmpoweredAssociated with Kat Wertzler

    • Education/Employment Specialist

      Issued by YMCA Young Adult Services (AmeriCorps) on Sept 2014
      YMCA Young Adult Services (AmeriCorps)Associated with Kat Wertzler

    • Improv Teacher

      Issued by King County Juvenile Detention Center on Jun 2014
      King County Juvenile Detention CenterAssociated with Kat Wertzler

    • Classroom Mentor — Digital

      Issued by Youth In Focus on Sept 2013
      Youth In FocusAssociated with Kat Wertzler

    • Cabin Leader / Counselor

      Issued by Camp Cazadero on Jul 2007
      Camp CazaderoAssociated with Kat Wertzler