Award-winning graphic designer with 15+ years of experience crafting high-impact digital and print experiences across healthcare, education, and enterprise brands. Specializing in user interfaces (UI), branding initiatives and creative direction — with a strong ability to translate complex ideas into clear, engaging design.


Professional Employment

Design Lead
Self-employed | June 2016 – Present | Fords, NJ

  • Developed brand identities for Saks Fifth Avenue, Hudson’s Bay Company and Reroot Research

  • Partnered with copywriters, strategists, and key stakeholders to advance Scholarship America’s brand across digital and print

  • Designed the presentation that helped agency Nimble Works secure Tier 2 vendor status with Philips Healthcare

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams at Nimble Works to launch U.S. and global campaigns for Philips Healthcare

  • Self-promoted design work across LinkedIn, Instagram, and Threads, with a top LinkedIn post generating 72K+ impressions

Product Designer
Knewton | Dec 2013 – June 2016 | New York, NY

  • Designed the UI, icons, illustrations and process flows for an adaptive learning platform serving thousands of students

  • Partnered with product managers and engineers to deliver features through agile sprints

  • Led design reviews and contributed to feature ideation and roadmap planning

  • Improved usability and engagement through iterative testing and design refinement

  • Helped launch Knewton, a consumer-facing adaptive learning product

Senior Digital Art Director
HealthEd | Dec 2008 – Dec 2013 | Clark, NJ

  • Led visual strategy and design for digital patient education tools aligned with health literacy standards

  • Partnered with copywriters, strategists, and health educators across healthcare client projects

  • Created interfaces, animations and visual systems that simplified and synthesized complex medical information

  • Established design guidelines and scalable processes for use within the internal digital design department

  • Earned second place in a US government-sponsored health design challenge with media coverage in Wired and The Atlantic

Senior Art Director
Fusebox | Oct 2005 – Dec 2008 | New York, NY

  • Directed creative for branding, applications, and digital experiences for Chase, ESPN Magazine, Viacom, J.P. Morgan, and USAA

  • Established team workflows and file management systems to support collaboration

  • Created visual specifications to guide development of digital products and websites

  • Earned a Silver Clio Award for design and animation on a homelessness awareness campaign


Education

Presenting Data and Information
A one-day seminar conducted by Edward Tufte
New York, NY 

BFA in Graphic Design
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA


Contact

E-mail
dfxm326@gmail.com

LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/in/danmcgorry