About


About


Nicole Francisco

Web & Graphic Designer

I'm a multidisciplinary designer with over 10 years of experience in B2B, D2C, and government-adjacent roles. I adore UI/UX design, packaging, and market research. Outside of work, I'm crushing at trivia night, trying to craft the perfect deck in Magic: The Gathering, and lifting weights to my heart's content. Let's chat!

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Work History

  • Gartner, Inc — UX & Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Designer

    November 2021 - January 2024


    • Creation of high-performing landing pages to improve conversion rates and end-use experience for software and service vendors, guided by competitor analysis and user-centered design best practices

    • Copywriting and graphic development to ensure compliance with clients’ brand guidelines

    • Extensive pipeline management of projects with competing deadlines and check-in points

    • Collaboration with designers, account managers, vendors, and other key stakeholders


  • SAIC (Halfaker & Associates, LLC) — Web & Graphics Designer

    Sepetmber 2019 - November 2021


    • Redesign/relaunch of company website, improving SEO and web presence

    • Collaboration with multiple departments to produce compelling site content and further brand recognition

    • Conceptualization and design of process graphics for government proposals and other collateral

    • Implementation of self-service libraries and artwork development for proposal, marketing, IT, and HR teams

    • Review and analysis of Google Analytics data to report on and improve web trends.

  • Magellan Federal (AFSC) — Graphic Designer

    December 2017 -  August 2019


    • Development and maintainance of brands and brand identities for many military and veteran owned organizations

    • Creation, development, and formatting of government proposals and Employee Assistance Program collateral; 508 Compliance experience

    • Conceptualization and design of display art and marketing materials for national conventions

    • Lead creative team member for event management, corporate conferences, and company-wide trainings

  • Saffire Vapor — Creative Manager

    June 2015 - November 2017


    • Responsible for conceptualization and execution of artwork for in-store campaigns, product packaging, and marketing at 23 retail locations

    • Design lead for event marketing and annual partnership with the NHL's Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena

    • Contributed to the growth of the company in overall expansion, opening 13 new retail locations

    • Managed junior designers and social media team, and oversaw website/mobile app maintenance and online sales

    • Development, design, and branding of national wholesale marketing collateral 

    • Design of marketing collateral with North Carolina partner Kure Vaporium, for implementation in their 11 stores

  • Additional Experience

    A2 Advertising — Graphic Artist

    September 2014 - April 2015


    • Development of grocery store ads, carrying 60,000 – 100,000 weekly impressions

    • Lead designer on rebranding projects for regional ads with distribution to both homes and stores


    RealNetworks, Inc. — Graphic Designer

    April 2013 - August 2014 (Full TIme), September 2014 - November 2017 (Part Time)


    • Collaboration with Verizon Wireless on their ringtone service reaching 3 million monthly subscribers

    • Direct communication with multiple record labels and clients such as Country Music Television (CMT) and the National Football League (NFL), and creation of weekly features for popular artists

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