Cathleen Heard
Creative Leader / Graphic Designer
Creative Leader / Graphic Designer
Profile
Multi-disciplinary, team-focused, and strategically minded Art Director and Graphic Designer with 15+ years of experience. Conceptualized impactful, revenue-generating publications, brand initiatives, and multichannel content for top brands, including Disney, Amazon Prime, and iHeartMedia. Highly proficient in industry-standard tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, with design and leadership acumen applicable across sectors.
Career HighlightsDynamite Entertainment
Commended by Disney’s Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman for design and project leadership on the Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan graphic novel. Collaborated on Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand (2018 Diamond Gem Award–nominated), contributing to a graphic novel that debuted at #2 on the New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller list.
Commended by Disney’s Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman for design and project leadership on the Gargoyles: Here in Manhattan graphic novel. Collaborated on Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand (2018 Diamond Gem Award–nominated), contributing to a graphic novel that debuted at #2 on the New York Times Graphic Books Best Seller list.
iHeartMedia
Increased Philadelphia market site traffic 5x and increased unique visitors by 40%. Chosen for the iHeartRadio Festival National Content Editing team based on live event experience and strong performance under pressure.
Increased Philadelphia market site traffic 5x and increased unique visitors by 40%. Chosen for the iHeartRadio Festival National Content Editing team based on live event experience and strong performance under pressure.
WXPN
Orchestrated visual direction for the Sustainability: The New Frontier campaign, generating $40,000 in revenue.
Orchestrated visual direction for the Sustainability: The New Frontier campaign, generating $40,000 in revenue.
Work Experience
Art Director
Dynamite Entertainment, Apr 2019 - Jun 2025
Dynamite Entertainment, Apr 2019 - Jun 2025
Spearheaded visual strategy and production for 15+ monthly titles with a six-member team, driving $50K–$8M in profits and rolling out flagship releases like The Boys Omnibus (Amazon Prime tie-in). Shaped the look of distinct, branded periodicals, anthologies, and collateral for licensed properties, including Disney’s Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Senior Graphic Designer
Dynamite Entertainment, Jan 2016 - Apr 2019
Dynamite Entertainment, Jan 2016 - Apr 2019
Balanced design of comics, graphic novels, and advertising while accelerating the turnaround of 75+ annual releases by 10%, completing on-schedule, on-brand, and on-budget publications.
Digital Producer, Team Lead
iHeartMedia, Apr 2010 - Jan 2016
iHeartMedia, Apr 2010 - Jan 2016
Guided visuals and site functionality in alignment with web strategy across six radio brands and 45+ events and promotions per year, supervising a 5-member digital production. Created multimedia and graphic assets for web and social platforms. Coached 15+ on-air staff in content creation, SEO, CMS, and fair use.
Additional Experience
Web Content Developer
WXPN
WXPN
Played a central role as the lead designer for an NPR-affiliate and its microsites through several redesigns and migration to a CMS. Managed publishing of content, blogging, and training documentation.
Skills
Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Office | HTML/CSS | Canva | ChatGPT and DALL-E (Beginner Level)