Freelance Artist and Designer | present

Graphic Design · Illustration · Web Design · Photoshop · Print Production

· Clients vary from individual artists and small specialty shops to large corporations

Studio One Art Center | local art center run by the City of Oakland | 06/2025–present

Recreation Specialist II (Art Teacher)

· Develop curriculum and teach art classes

· Current classes: Linocut Block Printing, Visual Journaling: Drawing from Life, and a Creativity Workshop on The Artist's Way

· Substitute teach for children's afterschool art program

Curriculum Associates | producer of textbooks and an e-learning educational system | 10/2022–06/2024
Senior Designer
· Designing user-centric educational materials used by 10 million students across the country
· Collaborating with stakeholders to creatively direct math products, both print and digital
· Develop components, layout, and features focusing on creating culturally responsive resources for students and teachers

Callisto Media | data-driven book publisher (acquired by PRH 2023) | Oakland, CA | 09/2021–07/2022
Sr Graphic Designer
· Managed 4 books at a time, from mood boards to final print files
· Designed covers and interiors; created illustrative elements, documented design systems and made process videos

SharesPost | FinTech company specializing in the pre-IPO market |San Francisco, CA | 02/2019–03/2020
Visual Designer
· Designed advertisements, websites, products, and promotional materials
· Built brand templates and launched new sub-brands
· Created branded PowerPoint presentations
· Designed UI/UX for a new certified investor app

Salient / Forward Investing | An asset management firm with 10+ private funds |San Francisco, CA | 2012–2018
Designer
· Designed promotional materials, templates, and resources for Marketing and Sales departments
· Guided company through 2 rebrands
· Created branded PowerPoint templates, white papers, Salesforce emails, and promotional postcards

Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 2011–2012
Graphic Artist
· Designed curriculum for EPGY, the very first online education program
· Edited audio of lectures to accompany online courses

Shutterfly / Tiny Prints | Direct to consumer stationery |Mountain View, CA | 2009–2010
Merchandising Design Manager
· Managed wedding-related card suites
· Worked with external designers and artists to produce new products based on sales data and trend reports
· Edited and ran preflight on final art for print production

NY Daily News | Advertising and Prepress for the most read newspaper in NYC | New York, NY | 2007–2009
Graphic Designer, Advertising & Pre Press
· Designed advertisements for local businesses
· Ensured the quality of print of all advertisements

Echo of the Dreamer | Jewelry design company, and its subsidiary Mars and Valentine |New York, NY | 2005–2007
Art Director, Jewelry Production Artist (promoted 03/2006)
· Photographed, edited, designed, and directed printing of lookbook
· Created and managed the running of advertisements in magazines
· Built and managed 3 websites
· Created original jewelry design

Tess Evans

artist and designer in the east bay

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