View the works of Kansas City-based designer and illustrator Madison Crabtree.

Resume

Resume

 

EDUCATION

 
 

Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

2013-2017 | 3.9 GPA | President’s List

Graduated with distinction as Double Major Valedictorian 2017

Recipient of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration and Creative Writing

Extracurriculars:

  • Cover art for and contributor to the Covers & Pages sequential art anthology 2017

  • Designer on the Sprung Formal literary magazine team 2017

  • Member of the MICRO student design agency 2015

 
 

EXPERIENCE

 
 
  • Remote position

    • Concepting, design and illustration for large-scale paid media campaigns for the Department of Homeland Security’s See Something, Say Something campaign and the Center for Combating Human Trafficking’s Blue Campaign.

    • Creation of assets on a collaborative basis for application on billboards, transit stations, signs in stadiums, door hangers, advertisements, social media, and more.

  • Leawood, KS

    • Layout design of multiple wholesale and consumer-facing catalogs from 16 to 350+ pages

    • Design and print production of retail store and showroom signage and print materials

    • Brochure, flyer and mailer designs for key accounts including Hallmark and Willow Tree

    • Other design of print and online marketing materials, and coordinating production

  • North Kansas City, MO

    • Maintaining brand standards for subsidiaries WallyGro, PBS Fabrics, and Warp & Phil

    • Surface design illustration of multiple quilting fabric collections and custom client work

    • Design and copywriting for print and online marketing and advertising campaigns

    • Website wireframe and graphic design, and blog content creation and proofreading

    • Photo shoot direction, photography, and photo retouch for e-commerce and marketing

    • Packaging design and production, both external and internal, for multiple products

  • Kansas City, KS

    • In charge of day-to-day operations, managing finances, and client liaison

    • Curating, designing arrangement of the gallery, and hanging work on the walls

  • Leawood, KS

    • Production design of restaurant menus, turnaround art of toys, cups, and more

    • Worked on projects for clients such as Sonic, Bounce U, Village Inn, Arby’s

    • Focus on vector work in Illustrator and upholding clients‘ brand standards

  • Kansas City, MO

    • Editorial illustration working with a team of writers, editors, and art directors

    • Published work in both The Star and INK Magazine, several INK covers

  • Kansas City, MO

    • Collaborative artist and contributor to ArtPop event branding

    • Jammin‘ at the Gem series of event posters for the American Jazz Museum, KCMO

    • Focus on text placement and overall design with Adobe InDesign

  • Westport, KCMO

    • Designing client commissions and navigating client relations

    • Preparing files for direct-to-garment inkjet printing

 
 
 

SKILLS

 
 
  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Acrobat Pro

  • Procreate

  • Handlettering and calligraphy

  • Copywriting and creative writing

  • Photography and photo retouching

  • Bookbinding

  • Product turnaround art

  • Illustration with adaptable style

  • Surface pattern design

  • Print production file preparation

 
 
 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

 
 

2024 // GraphEx Awards Competition, Best of Category for the 2023 DEMDACO Lift The Spirit Strategic Plan Brochure

2016 // AIGA-KC XII Design Awards, Student Print Category

2015-2017 // KCAI Illustration Visiting Artist Recognition: Top 25

Recognized by:

  • Esther Pearl Watson 2015

  • Jim Mahfood 2016

  • Gerard Dubois 2017

2016 // Official KC Streetcar Grand Opening Commemorative Poster contest winner / RideKC

  • Also Featured in KC Studio volume VIII, issue 5