Mira Yoon is a multidisciplinary designer with a love for accessible, human-centric design. She has a particular passion for design in the public service space and how her work revolves around purposeful narratives and communications that facilitate engagement and change. She additionally has a strong interest in design systems and how design functions both as a visual tool and an evolving methodology.

With 5 years of experience in graphic design, marketing, and web development, she believes that design should be concise yet impactful, empathetic, and inclusive. 

In her free time, she enjoys writing, playing tennis, hiking at local parks, baking, and cooking up dishes from around the world. 

Email
mirayoondesign@gmail.com

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WORK EXPERIENCE

DIGITAL DESIGNER (FULL-TIME) | DC HOUSING AUTHORITY, WASHINGTON, DC
February 2025 - Present

DIGITAL DESIGNER (CONTRACT) | DC HOUSING AUTHORITY, WASHINGTON, DC
June 2024 - February 2025

DIGITAL & GRAPHIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE: 

  • Collaborated directly with the Communications director and team to create digital and print design collateral including flyers and one-pagers, newsletters, annual reports, brochures, event collateral, signage, and social media posts that are compliant with ADA and Section 508 standards.

  • Produced graphic assets that aligned with brand guidelines including iconography, illustrations, data visualizations, infographics, presentations, and maps. Corresponded directly with department leaders to facilitate progress of long-term projects such as brand design strategy and public-facing messaging.

  • Served as the liaison between the agency and contracted vendors to steer delivery of print collateral as well as launch high-profile marketing campaigns and a major website redesign and redevelopment project.

  • Launched design solutions to streamline communications and workflows between internal staff and the public. Advanced efforts towards agency recovery and engagement between internal clients and external stakeholders.

  • Exercised user-experience skills while working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to create visuals that are accessible and easily understandable.

GRAPHIC DESIGN FREELANCER
August 2021 - Present

  • Designed and produced branding collateral including logos, brochures, booklets, and other print material for a multitude of local clients.

  • Corresponded directly with clients and stakeholders to design and develop business presentations and proposal documents.

  • Produced custom graphic assets including illustrations and infographics.

DIGITAL DESIGNER & WEB DEVELOPER | GIMGA GROUP, VIENNA, VA
June 2019 - September 2021

  • Designed and developed digital and print design solutions for clients ranging from local businesses to government programs. Collaborated with clients and design teams to deliver newly-branded design guidelines and systems.

  • Integrated brand guidelines to social media and other marketing campaign efforts. 

  • Designed and programmed email templates with HTML/CSS. Created templates for clients that were functional and visually appealing across email platforms.  

EDUCATION

Rhode Island School of Design | Graphic Design, CE 
2020 - 2023

University of Maryland, College Park | Studio Art, BA
2014 - 2018

TOOLS & SKILLS

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects

FIGMA
HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPT
DRUPAL & WORDPRESS

MICROSOFT 365
Word, Powerpoint, Excel, SharePoint

AI TOOLS
ChatGPT, Midjourney

MAPPING TOOLS
ArcGIS, Mapbox

ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES
ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.0-2.1

MANAGEMENT/WORKFLOW TOOLS
Asana, Jira