History

Mission & Career

Paola is a graphic and experience designer striving to connect, empower, and inspire through design to produce sustainable and socially conscious solutions for brands, products, and people. With a formal education in architecture, she has translated those skills to work in numerous industries such as luxury jewelry, publishing, product design, and marketing. Inspired by nature, travel, and the little things that make us all human, Paola is driven to help others tell stories that are authentic and timeless.

Old North Marq

Sr. Design Strategist

Executed user research-driven strategies to uncover new product, service or business opportunities or improve upon existing ones. Combined creative and analytical skills to deliver powerful narratives through web design, marketing plans, and brand management.

Nov 2019 — Now

July 2019 — Oct 2019

Paradigm Innovation

Director of Growth and Social Innovation

Directed the effort to bring people, organizations, and resources together to reimagine the way we live, work, and play through actionable and accessible processes. Worked to ideate and implement more purposeful methodologies to understand what, how, and why we “innovate.” The 2nd annual Global Innovation Summit served as an opportunity to provide tangible proof of concept for these ideas. While doubling attendance, and quadrupling revenue from the previous year, this experience design project brought more than 90 attendees and 15+ speakers together to talk about new ideas, debate better ways to work and learn about processes that accelerate innovation.

Renaissance Innovations LLC

Senior Graphic Designer and Strategist

Worked directly with the founder and CEO to design graphics, branding, web design, and marketing strategies for product lines and clients. Lead the photography, design, and editing team for the production, publication, printing, and distribution of the book “My Flipping Life.” Provided design solutions for cover design, artwork, typesetting, paper, and cover specifications. “My Flipping Life” is currently ranked as an Amazon Best Seller in three categories.

August 2018 — Sept 2019

May 2018 — Sept 2018

CORRAL RIding academy

Marketing and Graphic Design Intern

CORRAL is a 501(C)(3) certified nonprofit.
Researched and implemented social marketing strategies that resulted in a growth of 60% and engagement increase of 90%. Outlined future content strategies and aided in the design of the 2018 annual report.

Wisdom House Books

Publicist and Marketing Strategist

Guided new and established authors through publication, marketing, and promotion of their book. Planned, executed, and measured marketing campaigns through design, copy writing, and strategy on a team and independently. Established and maintained relationships with media and retail outlets.

Feb 2018 — DEC 2018

August 2013 — July 2017

Luxury jewelry Brand

Creative Director and Lead Designer

Jill Maurer Jewelry - Oversaw branding, product design, photography, marketing, and sales strategies. Managed a team of photographers, videographers, graphic designers, and CAD artists that worked in office and remotely while also contributing directly to the design of products and jewelry as a team member and designer. While in this position, our team lead the company to win 3 national design awards.

NC State Design Camp

Design Counselor

Oversaw and helped guide students through the exploration of the design process, through projects, lectures, and team building activities.

june 2014

Spring 2013 & Spring 2014

IEEE NC State student Chapter

Graphic Designer

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Designed and presented branded team materials including t-shirts, business cards, marketing materials, and competition materials. Presented t-shirt design was recognized for first place in best design at the IEEE South East Conference in 2014.