Sam Benson
Graphic + Motion Design
E: SAMJBENSON.WORK@GMAIL.COM
P: 319.550.3430
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Education
The University of Northern Iowa (Dec 2024)
BA, Graphic Design
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite—Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Adobe Express
Motion graphics, digital and print materials, publication, marketing collateral, branding, social media
Experience
Seasonal Graphic Designer
Cottingham & Butler
Assisted Cottingham and Butler’s design and marketing team by designing physical and digital materials for their individually branded designations and creating event materials. These included social media (animated video and static images), emails, brochures, one-pagers, posters, physical mailers, landing pages, and event signage. Created the logo and assisted in brand ideation for Cottingham and Butler’s CEO Summit. Delivered high-quality design projects on time, consistently meeting client and organizational standards.
Graphic Design Intern
AMPERAGE Marketing and Fundraising
Aided in the production of AMPERAGE’s internal brand refresh—this included motion graphic vignettes, logo animtaions, and animated social media graphics. Produced additional materials for AMPERAGE and a variety of their clients, such as business cards, digital ads, direct mailers, infographics, and a digital AMPERAGE cookbook.
Video Production Intern
Farmer’s Creamery
Recorded footage and edited production training videos for Farmer’s Creamery in Kalona, Iowa using Adobe After Effects. Created design assets and assembled audio to produce informative and visually compelling video materials for the company to use.