Melinda Steffen

Graphic Designer / Comic Strip Artist

Dysautonomia Foundation • New York, NY • January 2013 – present

• Designs yearly journal in InDesign, coordinating many files with a team.

• Created web banners, buttons, and flyers which adhered to brand color schemes.

Graphic Designer / Cartoonist

Mindy Indy • Brooklyn, NY • October 2010 - present

• Creates postcards, table signs, banners, & other promo materials for comic cons.

• Creates physical & digital flyers to promote events like classes and comic readings.

Comics Teacher

Harlem Children’s Zone • New York, NY • March 2016 – June 2018

• Layed out over 90 engaging packets & resources to encourage student participation.

• Used InDesign to compile 2 Comic Anthologies of short stories and student bios.

Graphic Designer / Comic Strip Artist

RLS Foundation • Austin, TX • July 2013 – May 2017

• Layed out and illustrated “Patty Pillow,” a 12 page comic educating kids about RLS.

• Created infographics for web banners and social media posts of varying sizes.

Art Director

Masai Marketing • Brooklyn, NY • December 2012 – March 2014

• Directed branding and social media marketing for 4 “Gowanus Nite Market” events.

• Created flyers and large banners for “Make It On Myrtle” and “Grove Alley” events.

Executive Graphic Designer

University of Michigan School of Education • Ann Arbor, MI • GRIP: Geometry, Reasoning, and Instructional Practices • September 2006 – April 2010

• Created animations, websites, posters, flyers, brochures, character designs, and other graphics for 10 professors, PhD students, and researchers, reinforcing GRIP’s brand.

• Used PowerPoint presentations to communicate design issues to coworkers.

Graphic Designer

University of Michigan School of Engineering • Ann Arbor, MI • ERC: Engineering Research Center • May 2005 – November 2006

• Designed character ensembles & educational activities for a kid’s engineering book.