©
Keaton
Dillard 
2024

EXPERIENCE


RIGHTNOW MEDIA

Graphic Designer | 2024–Present | McKinney, Texas
Served the marketing team with thoughtful design and attention to detail across email, social media, series and product branding, and general day-to-day design challenges. Helped the production team complete the major Essentials of Faith initiative and collaborated with the entire design team to define the visual style of the God’s Kids curriculum launch.


FREELANCE

2022–Present | Denton, Texas
Collaborated with a variety of clients across book design, environmental and hospitality branding, brand systems, and fine art.


THE GEORGES

Design Intern | Summer 2024 | Dallas, Texas
Aided the design agency through dynamic thinking and disciplined execution on environmental graphics, illustration, and branding. Participated in redesigning the Dallas-based Plaza at Preston Center logo and branded the public art festival AURORA Biennial 2024.

HAWKINS DESIGN CO

Design Assistant | 2023–2024 | Denton, Texas
Responsible for designing dynamic and engaging graphics, packaging, social media posts, and brand systems. Ideated and executed design strategies to guarantee excellence and consistency across brand systems. Client work included coffee packaging for the regional brand Voltage Coffee Project, as well as social media design and copywriting for the internationally known Dr. Seuss and Richard Scarry.
 


EDUCATION


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

4.0 GPA | Denton, Texas | May 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design with a Concentration in Graphic Design
Art History Minor

SKILLS


PROFICIENT

Illustrator | InDesign | Photoshop | Procreate | Attention to Detail | Conceptual Thinking | Hive | Microsoft Suite

FAMILIAR

After Effects | Figma | Notion | Painting (Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil)


AWARDS


KAREN DORFF AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE

UNT ComDes Awards | Senior Portfolio | 2024

BEST OF SENIOR PORTFOLIO BRONZE AWARD

National Student Show & Conference 19 | Senior Portfolio | 2024

NEW TALENT ANNUAL 2024 SILVER AWARD

Graphis | Film Title Sequence—The Menu | 2024

THE JACLYN WILLIAMSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COLOR & TYPOGRAPHY

UNT ComDes Awards | Junior Portfolio | 2023

NEW TALENT ANNUAL 2023 SILVER AWARD

Graphis | Design Books—The Royal Priest | 2023

THE JACK SPRAGUE AND MIKE ESTES COMMUNICATION DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

UNT ComDes Awards | Sophomore Portfolio | 2022


NEW TALENT ANNUAL 2022 GOLD AWARD

Graphis | Poster—48th Telluride Film Festival Poster | 2022

AAF DALLAS SILVER AWARD

American Advertising Awards | Single Out-of-Home Poster—48th Telluride Film Festival Poster | 2022

© Keaton Dillard 2026