Hello, my name is Annette Elizabeth Allen.

I'm a designer and illustrator obsessed with optimizing operations and building strong team culture. I have 9+ years of experience in storytelling through visuals and improving experiences for clients and colleagues alike.

What I care about most is collaborating with kind people, doing great work for good reasons, and becoming better today than I was yesterday. I'm currently doing so as a designer at Talkiatry.

When I'm not at a desk, you might find me:

  • Planting native species in my garden
  • Enjoying nice weather with my very nice dog, Boba
  • Sunday deep cleaning with a podcast deep dive

aedallena@gmail.com   |   LinkedIn

Hello, my name is Annette Elizabeth Allen.

I'm a designer and illustrator obsessed with optimizing operations and building strong team culture. I have 8+ years of experience in storytelling through visuals and improving experiences for clients and colleagues alike.

What I care about most is collaborating with kind people, doing great work for good reasons, and becoming better today than I was yesterday. I'm currently doing so as a designer at Talkiatry.

When I'm not at a desk, you might find me:

  • Planting native species in my garden
  • Working to become a Maryland Master Gardener
  • Enjoying nice weather with my very nice dog, Boba
  • Sunday deep cleaning with a podcast deep dive

hello@annetteelizabeth.com   |   LinkedIn

Hello, my name is Annette Elizabeth Allen.

I'm a designer and illustrator obsessed with optimizing operations and building strong team culture. I have 8+ years of experience in storytelling through visuals and improving experiences for clients and colleagues alike.

What I care about most is collaborating with kind people, doing great work for good reasons, and becoming better today than I was yesterday. I'm currently doing so as a designer at Talkiatry.

When I'm not at a desk, you might find me:

  • Planting native species in my garden
  • Working to become a Maryland Master Gardener
  • Enjoying nice weather with my very nice dog, Boba
  • Sunday deep cleaning with a podcast deep dive

hello@annetteelizabeth.com   |   LinkedIn

Hello, my name is Annette Elizabeth Allen.

I'm a designer and illustrator obsessed with optimizing operations and building strong team culture. I have 8+ years of experience in storytelling through visuals and improving experiences for clients and colleagues alike.

What I care about most is collaborating with kind people, doing great work for good reasons, and becoming better today than I was yesterday. I'm currently doing so as a designer at Talkiatry.

When I'm not at a desk, you might find me:

  • Planting native species in my garden
  • Working to become a Maryland Master Gardener
  • Enjoying nice weather with my very nice dog, Boba
  • Sunday deep cleaning with a podcast deep dive

hello@annetteelizabeth.com   |   LinkedIn

Aboutphoto

Abbreviated Resume

Work Experience

Talkiatry
Senior Communications Designer, April 2024 - present
Communications Designer, Feb. 2022 - April 2024

The Hatcher Group
Senior Graphic Designer, Jan. 2021 - Feb. 2022
Graphic Designer, Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2020

GlobalGiving
Graphic Design Fellow, Jun. 2016 - Jun. 2017

Virginia Living Magazine
Art Intern, Jan. 2016 - Mar. 2016

NPR Visuals Team
News App & Illustration Intern, Sep. 2015  - Dec. 2015

Media General FX
Intern, Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2014

Volunteer Experience

DC Design Week 2022
Event Lead

CreateAthon DC 2018
Planning Committee Member

CreateAthon DC 2017
Participant - Designer

Recognitions

Graphic Design USA
American Web Design Award Winner, 2019, 2021
American Graphic Design Award Winner, 2018, 2021

Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence Award Finalist in Editorial Cartooning for The Commonwealth Times, 2015

 

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts
B.F.A. in Communication Arts
Honors: magna cum laude

Project Management Institute
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Education

VCUarts
B.F.A. in Communication Arts, 2015

Tool Literacy

Creative development
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AfterEffects, XD
Figma

Project management 
Monday.com, ClickUp

Collaboration, facilitation, and synthesis
Miro

Documentation
Notion, Sharepoint

Let's chat: aedallena@gmail.com

Let's connect: Linkedin