Thanks for stopping by! I’m an independent consultant for graphic and media design serving business and personal brands. I am based in suburban Philadelphia, PA and work remotely for clients nationwide. I provide expertise in:
• Graphic design
• Marketing consulting
• Social Media strategy
• Email marketing campaigns
• Presentation design and coaching
• Instructional design
• Video production
• Event design and photography
• Editing and ghost-writing
Thanks for visiting, and I look forward to learning about your design and marketing goals.
Experience
Principal Designer & Owner at Laura A. Mikowychok Design & Media, LLC
December 2015 – Present Suburban Philadelphia
Full-service provider of graphic design and media production services for businesses.
Director of Marketing at Access Group, Inc.
08/2015 – 12/2015 West Chester, PA | Washington, DC
Oversee the marketing initiatives, graphic design, and conference planning for the largest nonprofit student lender. Development of marketing strategy, graphic and web design solutions, interactive online tools, dynamic email campaigns and oversaw coordination of the 2015 Graduate & Professional Financial Aid Conference.
Art Director at Team CMMD Foundation
June 2015 – Present Chester County, PA
Oversee the graphic design and media production for a large cancer foundation in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Brand stewardship, donor/sponsor relations, event materials and promotions, and all graphic and publication development.
Marketing Manager at Chester County Intermediate Unit
November 2012 – August 2015 Downingtown, PA
Oversee the marketing initiatives for all CCIU programs and services for students and adults, and manage the daily operations of the Brandywine Virtual Academy (BVA). Manager of six direct reports and eight additional indirect reports, including Registrar, Admissions Specialist, Student Support Liaisons and Special Events Coordinator. Extensive marketing strategy experience, graphic and web design, email campaign design and event coordination. Highlights include overseeing the growth of program enrollment in Technical College High School programs from 8% to 10% of Chester County students; expansion of Brandywine Virtual Academy into the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh school districts; and growing the Brandywine Virtual Academy program 238% from a total opening-day enrollment of 403 students in 2013, to 959 students in 2014.
• MEMBER of Leadership Chester County, 2014
• PRESENTER at iNACOL National Online Learning Conference, November 2014
Online Programs Designer at Chester County Intermediate Unit
January 2008 – November 2012 Downingtown, PA
Coordinate and design online learning environments including learning management systems, virtual worlds, and professional development programs; provide multimedia direction for promotional projects; oversee graphic and web design, publication development, and presentation design for the Educational Research division and other select departments/initiatives of the CCIU.
• MEMBER of NACOL, ISTE
• AWARDED 3E Institute Innovative Educator Award, 2008
• PRESENTER at PA Educational Technology Expo & Conference, 2009, 2010, 2012
• PRESENTER at LEEF Conference 2011 and other state and national conferences
• COORDINATOR of CCIU Online Learning Council 2011-12, CCIU Energy Committee 2008
Designer at Freelance
2007 – Present Various
Graphic and video designer to Frank Wilson, retired Book Review editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer for his blog, named among Sunday Times of London’s Top 100 Blogs 2009.
Design of promotional materials for the appearances of poet Kate Light, winner of the 2006 Donald Justice Award. Lead graphic designer for the Pennsylvania Academy of Performing Arts.
Design of PA Academy of Performing Arts promotional materials, concert posters and concert programs.
Book Editor & Designer at Schiffer Publishing
September 2007 – December 2007 Atglen, PA
Designer and book editor for niche publisher. Titles included The Book of American Types, Modern American Homes, Natural Building, and others. Photo editing; pre-press processes; copy and introduction editing; caption writing; transcribing notes from on-location research; preparation of press packets and marketing materials; fact-checking; pagination.
Secretary & Publications Developer at Chester County Intermediate Unit
June 2003 – August 2006 Downingtown, PA
Support of the Curriculum, Instruction, Improvement & Assessment (CIIA) Division. Publication design, grant-writing, special projects and event planning. Layout for Pennsylvania Dept. of Education projects; design of course offering catalogs; event coordinating; design of advertising and promotions; voice-over recordings for interactive websites and promotional videos; design of an interactive kiosk.
Awards
Innovative Educator, 3E Institute