Alex Van Ert
Graphic Designer · General Mills
Minneapolis, MN
In My Own Words
I'm Alex. Graphic Designer, Musician, Beer Brewer, and past semi-professional Barista. I grew up in St. Paul, MN and have been practicing Graphic Design professionally for nearly two years. I'm an avid guitar player and vocalist and love to explore as much as I can. I am a printmaking lover and try to incorporate it into my work when applicable.
Work Experience
Graphic Designer
General Mills2016 – Present
Contract Designer for the Totino's and Old El Paso brands. Responsible for research, content development, ideation, and production on print and web-based projects. Responsible for banner advertisements and majority of brand social posts.
Social Media Manager | Cellarmen
Real Deal Brewing2014 – 2016
Brainstormed and produced social media and marketing campaigns for the brewery. Created social posts and updated information on all platforms. Also, performed Assistant Brewer and Cellarmen positions in the brewery.
Junior Designer
Fusion Hill2014 – 2014
Lead Designer on all research-design projects. Assisted Senior Designers on edits, branding ideations, an more on larger client projects. Gained valuable skills in communicating with clients and printers and meeting fast deadlines effectively.
Art Director
Blue Devil Productions2012 – 2013
Responsible for brainstorming talent and events, developing marketing ideas, and producing all event collateral–as a musician this job was nice way to merge two of my interests.
