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Katie Gwynn-Sackson


Graphic Designer | Illustrator | Art Director
Currently based in Atlanta, GA
Available for commissions and collaborations


Resume


Contact

ktmegs@gmail.com
LinkedIn


Services
Graphic Design
Illustration
Brand Identity
Art Direction
Data Visualization 
Print, Publication
Typography
Album Art
Motion Graphics
Social Content


Freelance Clients
Adult Swim, Atlanta, GA
C4ADS, Washington, DC
Spread Market & Larder, Nashville, TN
Social House Deli, Tahoe,  CA
Alley Cat Music, Atlanta, GA
Goodluxe TV
Encounters in Psychedelia


Experience
Graphic Designer, IRIS ATL/NYC
February 2021 - Present
Accounts:
  • Bentley
  • IHG Hotels & Resorts
  • Samsonite NA
  • adidas
  • Winn-Dixie
  • Barclays US
  • BINGO
  • Reckitt Benckiser

Freelance Graphic Designer, Ilustrator
Adult Swim, Atlanta, GA
May 2020 - Present

Freelance Graphic Designer, Ilustrator
C4ADS, Washington, DC
October 2018 - Present

Design Intern
Adult Swim, Atlanta, GA
September 2019 - May 2020

Design Intern
(Bureau) Christopher Knowles, Atlanta, GA
June 2019 - December 2019

English Teacher
Foshan, China & Remote
March 2012 - Feb 2018


Education 
Certificate of Graphic Design
The Creative Circus
Sept 2019

TEFL Certificate, 120-Hour
International TEFL and TESOL Training
Jan 2012

Bachelor of Arts, Russian
Florida State University
April 2011


Awards & Recognition
Rising to the Top (Nominee)
Female Frontier Awards 2022

Wood Pencil
D&AD New Blood Awards 2019

Finalist
Future Lions 2019


Volunteer
Conceptual Designer + Project Strategist
Practise Makes Practice, 2021

Katie Gwynn-Sackson


Graphic Designer | Illustrator | Art Director
Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia
Available for commissions and collaborations



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C4ADS


2018 → present
illustration, dataviz


Client: C4ADS
“C4ADS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues.”

I contributed graphic and illustrated content to the publications below:

Reports and Briefs
  • Tipping the Scales, September 17, 2020
  • Animal Smuggling & Zoonotic Diseases, September 3, 2020
  • Brief: Safe Harbor, August 4, 2020
  • Brief: Staying Afloat, July 13, 2020
  • Runway to Extinction, April 15, 2020
  • Strings Attached, August 13, 2019
  • Lux & Loaded, July 16, 2019
  • Above Us Only Stars, March 26, 2019

Blog
  • How We Built It: Sanctions Explorer 2.0, Dec 3, 2020
  • Power in Numbers: C4ADS’ Wildlife Seizure Database, Jun 2, 2020
  • The Perfect Seizure Press Release Does Not Exist...Or Does It, Apr 15, 2020
  • Who Can Combat Forced Labor at Sea?, Feb 20, 2020