Meg Wiedl is a creative and collaborative multimedia designer with a broad skill set, including frequent production of motion graphics, developed over 10 years of creative experience. Expert in translating policy into compelling visuals as evidenced through her tenure working in nonprofit communications spaces. Skilled in navigating dynamics across teams and stakeholders to unite creative strategy and messaging goals. Experienced designing with an accessibility lens and creating dynamic and inclusive visual narratives.
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Technical Skills
Design Tools: Advanced in Adobe Creative Suite, working extensively in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, After Effects, and Bridge.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Slack,
Monday.com.
Fluent in both PC and MAC platforms.
Multimedia Tools: Videography, lighting
and audio, digital photography, animation
and motion graphics.
Soft Skills: Sharp ideation, and visual storytelling.
Strong attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Enthusiastic and strong communication.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Priority triage and excellent time management.
Research and synthesizing
complex information.
Education
School of Motion
Animation Bootcamp, 2022
Seattle Central Creative Academy
Graphic Design, 2014 – 2016
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts,
Sociocultural Anthropology, 2011 – 2013
Photocenter NW
Digital Photography, 2012
Seattle Central Community College
Associates of Arts, 2009 – 2011
Article Links for CD3 Campaign*
The Midterm Race That Has It All - The New York Times
The Blue Collar Democrat Who Wants to Fix the Party’s Other Big Problem - The New York Times
How did Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pull off the upset of the year in Southwest WA? - The Seattle Times
Awards
Pride Foundation
Scholar, 2015
University of Washington
Dean’s list, 2012 – 2013
Seattle Central Community College
Dean’s list, 2010 – 2011
Experience
Art Director
Fuse Washington, Seattle WA • June 2024 – Present
– Partner with leaders to shape and support major product and campaign launches.
– Visually articulate complex ideas and strategic objectives into clear and stand out visuals that meet audiences where they are and drive engagement.
Senior Multimedia Designer
Fuse Washington, Seattle WA • June 2022 – June 2024
– Spearheaded and implemented organization wide brand refresh that aligned visual brand and brand assets with current mission, values, goals, and voice.
– Planned, presented and engaged key stakeholders in brand refresh in a way that led to cross-team buy in to the project.
– Video production and post production for multimillion dollar ad campaign that resulted in behavior change in a historically red district (WA CD-03), flipping the district to blue and maintaining progressive leadership in years since.*
– Served 2 years on Fuse’s Racial Equity Team. Worked to make sure that all public facing collateral was inclusive, engaging and accessible.
Multimedia Designer
Fuse Washington, Seattle WA • June 2020 – June 2022
– Defined Fuse’s visual direction for projects big and small, working closely with cross-functional teammates to elevate brand and maintain visual cohesion.
– Diversified Fuse’s communications tactics, with a specific focus on social media content, motion graphics, and video production.
– Kept design files organized, handoffs smooth, and workflows effective across multiple campaigns, seamlessly switching between different timelines, subject matter and deliverable demands.
– Built, maintained, and lovingly enforced the Fuse brand style guide.
– Created and implemented creative request process that led to efficient and effective cross functional team collaboration and quality design deliverables.
Contract Graphic Designer
Alliance for Gun Responsibility, Seattle, WA • February 2018
– Designed high-quality, attention grabbing print and digital advertising within a time critical production cycle for political advocacy campaign.
– Adhered to the brand’s design details and style guidelines.
– Color corrected, retouched and digitally enhanced images. Packaged preflight files for print vendor.
Freelance Graphic Designer
NWP Consulting, Seattle, WA • July 2016 – September 2017
– Worked on over twenty political campaigns, most notably ST3 Mass Transit Now.
– Developed logos and visual brands for Teresa Mosqueda; Lorena Gonzáles; and King County Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy leading to election and re-election.
– Spearheaded implementation of motion graphics into ST3’s digital advertising.
– Managed numerous multi-faceted design projects for social media, digital display ads, print and direct mail simultaneously.
– Worked closely with the campaign teams and leaders.
– Responsible for art direction, project management, concept development, and production of print and multimedia digital advertising.
Production Designer
The Stranger Newspaper, Seattle, WA • September 2015 – January
– Designed layout for a high volume of client print and web ads within a time sensitive weekly production cycle.
– Adhered to the brand’s design details, style guidelines, naming conventions, and file-organization and archival.
– Performed color correction, retouching and manipulation of images, proofing, and press checks.