Madison Echlin

maechlin19@gmail.com ▪ http://echlinma.msu.domains/

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology June 2023
Michigan State University College of Social Science; East Lansing, Michigan
• Minors: Leadership of Organizations and Graphic Design
• GPA: 3.9

AWARDS
Michigan State University – Honors College
Dean’s List - 2019-present

EXPERIENCE
Graphic Design Director December 2023–Present
The State News, East Lansing, MI (https://statenews.com/)
• Oversees the graphic design department which consists of six other team members
• Creates schedules and assigns work to each designer, also trains each team member on the company’s structure
and workflow processes
• Oversees and contributes to print layout and visual requests
• Takes on any creative projects needed by the company including the creation of posters, advertisements,
promotional material, company merchandise, and some events

Graphic Designer September 2021–2022

The State News, East Lansing, MI (https://statenews.com/)
• Executed multiple assignments per day in a senior creative designer position to increase readership of the
company’s website and publications
• Maintained responsibilities such as coaching other team members, initiating projects, and communicating with
other departments, also contributed to print layout, the adjustment of advertisements, and design requests

Participant of Qisasna Virtual Exchange Program September - December 2021

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Collaborated and coordinated events with four students in Yemen
• Communicated about the effects of COVID and the differences between social lives in America versus Yemen
• Created a podcast episode detailing our findings

Contributor to Fake Archaeology Website October -December 2021

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Evaluated documents on two different subjects pertaining to fake archeology
• Applied appropriate methods for presenting evidence and research to an audience
• Created two articles on Prince Madoc and Barry Fell as my contribution to the website

SKILLS
Technical:
Excel & Google Sheets (intermediate)
InDesign (proficient)
Illustrator (proficient)
Photoshop (intermediate)
WordPress (intermediate)