Hey! I’m Zane Miller.
I’ve developed a knack for creating engaging materials across different media, and enjoy the challenge of translating ideas into visuals that resonate. My portfolio showcases a range of projects, from institutional graphic design work at Hillsdale College to custom web design solutions. I’ve had the opportunity to create publications, craft event materials, and develop brands—always with the goal of merging creativity and functionality.
Please feel free to explore my work and see how I approach design challenges. If you think we might work well together, I’d be happy to connect.
What I Do Best
Web Design
Brand Identity
With an extensive background in in-house graphic design, as well as developing brands for a plethora of clients, I am proficient designing for both new and established brands.
Work Experience
September 2021 – Present
Design Fellow
Hillsdale College
Institutional Advancement: Create impactful design materials for the College’s Institutional Advancement department, including materials for major fundraising campaigns and donor engagement collateral, to support and enhance the College’s development efforts.
Publication Design: Leveraging InDesign to redesign, refresh, and lay out periodicals updating the College’s alumni, parents, and donors on campus and community happenings in collaboration with Institutional Advancement and Marketing departments, as well as numerous writers, editors, printers, and photographers.
Event Materials: Develop comprehensive materials for a range of College events, including the Center for Constructive Alternatives (CCA) Series, National Leadership Seminar, Freedom Forum, and other major on- and off-campus events.
Branded Merchandise: Design custom apparel and branded materials for the College’s eCommerce store and promotional items for the Public Relations department.
May 2021 – September 2021
Senior Web Designer
Advanced Safety & Training
Primary Developer: Led the development of a custom WordPress-based online learning platform that enabled business owners to subscribe to a catalog of OSHA and other safety training courses.
IT Management: Supervised an external IT team and maintained the email server and Microsoft Services for the company, and managed software licensing for Advanced Safety staff.
Brand Design: Reinvigorated the company brand with a fresh logo design. Developed a new website alongside refreshed advertising, marketing, and promotional material.
March 2020 – January 2021
Graphic Design Intern
Tennessee Board of Regents (tbr)
Campaign Design: Spearheaded the creation of high-impact campaigns for donor engagement, scholarship and grant awareness, legislative initiatives, COVID prevention, Tennessee eCampus enrollment, the Tennessee Reconnect Program, and career services.
Strategic Collaboration: Partnered with Marketing, Digital Strategy, and Public Relations teams, clients, and stakeholders to deliver comprehensive design solutions for campuses within the Tennessee Board of Regents system—13 Community Colleges and 24 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT)—with an emphasis on Fundraising, Admissions, and Community Relations programming.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Hillsdale College
Skills
Adobe Suite
Brand Identity
Typography
WordPress
HTML/CSS
Print Production
Photography
Microsoft Office