Elisabeth Copher

Bachelor of Arts & Graphic Design

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Magna Cum Laude

Proficiencies

• Adobe CC Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat)
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Project Management
• Google Drive, Teams, Trello, JIRA, SharePoint, WordPress, WPForms
• PC and Mac

APEX - Awards for Publication Excellence

Social Media – Content Creation: Social Media Sites
Award of Excellence, 2025
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The Communicator Awards

Social Campaigns - Brand Social Account
Silver Award of Distinction, 2025
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Features - Website Redesign
Silver Award of Distinction, 2023
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Objective

As a results-driven and innovative Senior Graphic Designer, I bring experience in crafting visually striking and impactful design solutions that align with brand goals and resonate with target audiences. I am seeking a challenging role where I can leverage my creativity, strategic thinking, and leadership skills to drive design excellence and deliver meaningful results.

Senior Graphic Designer

Matrix Imaging Solutions (aka ClassicPlus/Throttle)
2012 - Present

• Successfully deliver projects on time and within budget, managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Foster collaboration with customer service representatives, sales associates, clients, front/back-end developers, programmers, production teams, office administrators, and various professionals to craft media for clients and ensure seamless production workflows.
• Translate client requirements and brand strategies into design approaches, involving research, content creation, and editing to develop comprehensive portfolios on behalf of clients.
• Carefully choose colors, fonts, imagery, layouts, and other design elements to effectively convey messages and create visual materials, while adhering to provided client graphic standards when applicable.
• Possess the ability to critically assess choices, always keeping customer needs at the forefront.
• Conduct thorough proofreading and prepare client-provided artwork, offering necessary edits before submission to the production department.
• Generate digital imagery for emails, newsletters, social media, website enhancements, and e-commerce platform content.
• Address and troubleshoot system and print issues as they arise.
• Assume a leadership role in managing large client projects and perform data analysis to ensure artwork/system/client files are correctly identified/updated.
• Prepare files for both in-house and external vendors/printers, ensuring that print-ready materials meet the highest quality standards and the specific requirements of the desired print output.
• Develop and program electronic documentation for internal and external use.

Senior Associate Project Management Specialist

Life Technologies (now Thermo Fisher Scientific)
2002 - 2012

• Orchestrated the collection and management of diverse global data and metrics, adeptly transforming them into executive and operational presentations.
• Oversaw the maintenance and data purification of the supplier database for North America and Europe.
• Contributed as a data analyst and systems tester in multiple acquisition projects, collaborating across Operations, Procurement, Distribution, and Finance departments.
• Actively engaged in group projects focused on process enhancement, data purification, reporting, and analysis.
• Implemented a global electronic documentation system.