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christopher kowalski

web developer   |   designer

about

As a senior developer and designer with 17 years of dedicated experience, I specialize in creating responsive, high-performance websites that drive results. My portfolio includes successful collaborations with a diverse clientele, from robust local businesses to significant national brands like ADT.

My expertise includes strong HTML, CSS, and jQuery development skills, coupled with advanced proficiency in key CMS platforms like BigCommerce, WordPress, and Adobe Experience. I am dedicated to delivering visually engaging and informative content while ensuring rigorous brand consistency across all digital and print media (websites, branding, advertising, social media, brochures, and posters).

A key strength is my ability to ensure brand cohesion across the entire user journey. I possess extensive experience managing automated email campaigns using platforms such as Pardot, Constant Contact, Klaviyo, and Mailchimp, guaranteeing that the experience from website to email is seamless and user-centric.

Holding a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois and possessing over 32 years of design experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, I bring a robust visual foundation to collaboration. This background allows me to bring a strong visual perspective to any development team, ensuring that websites, branding, online advertising, and print collateral (flyers, posters, brochures) are all unified and engaging. I am highly collaborative, committed to building projects that demonstrate exceptional quality and attention to detail.

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websites

Midwest Goods
midwestgoods.com Grand Craft
grandcraft.com The Morning Media
themorningmedia.com Sundance Psychological
sundancepsychological.com Logan Square Arts Festival
logansquareartsfestival Komoniwana
komoniwana.com Grand Craft
thorndaleconstruction.com The Distance Social
thedistancesocial.com Chicago Testing Lab
chicagotestinglab.com

design

2024 Logan Square Arts Festival

2024 Logan Square Arts Festival Poster
poster
2024 Logan Square Arts Festival Poster
2024 Logan Square Arts Festival Trifold
trifold 2024 Logan Square Arts Festival CTA Ad
cta ad
2024 Logan Square Arts Festival CTA Ad

2023 Logan Square Arts Festival

2023 Logan Square Arts Festival Poster
poster
2023 Logan Square Arts Festival Poster
2023 Logan Square Arts Festival Trifold
trifold 2023 Logan Square Arts Festival CTA Ad
cta ad
2023 Logan Square Arts Festival CTA Ad

skills

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat)
  • Sketch
  • WordPress
  • Constant Contact
  • Mailchimp
  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • BigCommerce
  • Webflow

experience

Midwest Goods Inc.

2024 - 2025 • Front End Web Developer • Designer

  • Build and maintain multiple company websites in BigCommerce using HTML, CSS, jQuery
  • Create marketing materials, web banners, emails, and advertising using Adobe Creative Suite
  • Build and send emails using HTML
  • Invocing, marketing scheduling

Breathe Southern California

2023 - 2024 • Front End Web Developer • Designer

  • Build and maintain multiple company websites in Wordpress and Webflow using HTML, CSS, jQuery

Zeller Marketing & Design

2011 - 2023 • Front End Web Developer

  • Build and maintain Zeller Marketing & Design website using HTML5, CSS3, Javascript
  • Build and maintain client websites using HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, Foundation
  • Build, deploy and manage email campaigns through Constant Contact, Mailchip, Experian, Act-On, Magnet Mail, and Mindfire. Manage contact lists with Excel.
  • Build Mindfire pURL websites for surveys and event registration

GAVI International

2008 - 2011 • Front End Web Developer

  • Build and maintain GAVI website using HTML, CSS, Flash
  • Build and maintain client websites using HTML, CSS, Flash, Javascript, WordPress
  • Build and deploy emails
  • Create print materials for catalog, packaging and marketing

Nimlok Company

1995- 2007 • Designer

  • Developed Flash materials for website banners and email blasts both internally and as a service to Nimlok's distributors
  • Created and updated Nimlok's sell-sheets and catalog
  • Oversaw branding and production of support materials for Nimlok's distributors, such as business cards, stationery and sales materials
  • Created print ads for both Nimlok and their distributors
  • Created multimedia CD-ROMs using Director as a promotional tool
  • Animated product set-up sequences to illustrate how Nimlok products are assembled
  • Created large-scale exhibit graphics as a service to Nimlok Company, its distributors, and end-user clients
  • Art Director of photoshoots for Nimlok and clients
  • Wrote scripts and press releases for the Marketing Department
  • Pre-􀈠light and preparation of client files for in-house printing on vinyl, rigid substrate, and fabric

contact

christopher kowalski


contact@chriskowalski.com
773-242-0596
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