ART DIRECTOR

Ainsley McRae is an art director and designer from Portland, Oregon.


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ART DIRECTION


Ainsley McRae is an art director and designer from Portland, Oregon. She’s currently creating out of Eugene, OR, and has worked on projects ranging from signage for TwitchCon Paris to art directing shoots and designing spreads for Align Magazine.


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EDUCATION
2020 - 2024
University of Oregon
BA in Advertising
Minor in Philosophy

TOOLBOX
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Figma
Slack
Blender
HTML / CSS
Project Management
Print-ready file prep
Attention to detail
Never-ending ideas
Mindmaps + storyboards

ON THE SIDE
Perfecting my latte art at Tailored Coffee

To download my resume, click here.


EXPERIENCE
ALLEN HALL ADVERTISING
DESIGN DIRECTOR JUNE 2023 - PRESENT
+ Support the development of eight designers and oversee the design assets and concepts coming out of six accounts at Allen Hall Advertising.
+ Directly oversee and guide the direction of campaign for UO Women’s Basketball & Tailored Coffee.
+ Assist the development of AHA through the creation of new brand guidelines and strategy.

DESIGNER SEPTEMBER 2022 - JUNE 2023
+ Created high-quality, conceptually-driven assets for UO Basketball, The NEST, and AHA’s internal account.

+ Developed a custom typeface, created screen-printed t-shirt designs, assisted in the planning and execution of multiple large-scale events.

ALIGN MAGAZINE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JUNE 2023 - PRESENT
+ Support the development of 18 editors and 100+ team members on both digital and print sides.
+ Determine the look and feel of each issue and ensure all work produced is representative of Align.
+ Plan and lead all-staff meetings and fundraising events.
+ Facilitate the growth of Align by securing print money, managing collaborations, and creating merchandise like keychains, stickers, and t-shirts.

EXECUTIVE DIGITAL EDITOR 2022 - 2023
EXECUTIVE DIGITAL MANAGER 2021 - 2022
ART DIRECTOR 2020 - 2021

LAUNDRY SERVICE
ART DIRECTION INTERN SEPTEMBER 2022 - DECEMBER 2022
+ Concepted and created typography and iconography assets for a celebrity partnership displayed on billboards in
New York City.
+ Designed social posts and social assets for Rockstar Energy and Mt. Dew Energy while learning the internal workings of campaign production and design.

WOMEN IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
VICE PRESIDENT MARCH 2022 - MARCH 2023
+ Hosted meetings about learning Adobe, navigating LinkedIn, and more while supporting the development of creatives.




BEYOND THE RESUME...
+ I’m working through my reading challenge (9 out of 30 so far). Ling Ma please write more books so I can read them.
+ Making honey cinnamon oat milk lattes at Tailored Coffee Roasters.
+ Fixing my bangs.
+ Scrolling through are.na channels.
+ Wearing a blue striped button-down.
+ Whiteboarding and creating diagrams to explain my thoughts.






WANT TO CONNECT OR JUST WANT TO CHAT?
Email me at ainsleywmcrae@gmail.com

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