About Me
"Everything you can imagine is real." -- Pablo Picasso
Software/Tools
● Adobe CC Suite (InDesign; Photoshop; Illustrator; After Effects; XD; Spark)
● Microsoft Suite
● Presto
● Newsgate
● Merlin
● Sketch (beginner level)
● Cerros
● Shorthand
● Slack
● Zoom
● Trello
● Canva
Skills
● Conceptualizing stories and ideas
● Setting and maintaining brand styles and awareness
● Collaborating with editors, developers and content creators
● Designing and producing content for social media platforms
● Photo editing and art directing photo shoots
● Creating illustrations
● Logo/branding design and creation
Suzanne Palma is an art Director, designer and visual journalist with over 18 years of experience. A Florida native and an avid beach baby, she loves all things that include nature and the outdoors.
She is a people-oriented, goal-driven team player and leader. Suzanne is motivated by learning, exploring and connecting with others. She has experience in design for both digital and print.
A passion for creating visual experiences that engage users to dig deeper, stay longer and leave feeling knowledgeable, entertained or emotionally invested to the content. Suzanne is unafraid to color outside the lines, but values the importance of precision and details.
Valued concepts
● Believes one of the keys to success and innovation is to encourage smart risk-taking.
● Intra/Entrepreneurial spirit with strong communication and collaboration skills.
● Experience working and striving under deadline pressure.
● Experience in managing team of designers with different disciplines and styles of learning.
● Empowering others to listen to their intuitions, to know their strengths, and to be unafraid of their weaknesses.
● Firm believer in the practice, if you don’t know the answer-- research.