​Debbie Walker is an American artist with a diverse career in design. Her passion for art and creativity comes naturally and is an important part of who she is.

 

Impressively, Debbie has been continuously employed for over twenty years – anywhere from a three-person startup company, to a franchise, to a small design firm, to large international advertising agencies and then to the top fortune 100 company in the world. Debbie understands the creative process and pipeline of all kinds of business models and has no trouble adapting.

 

Upon graduating with a graphic design degree 1987, Debbie started her career illustrating, developing private label packaging, signing, brand identity and collateral. With that experience she was promoted to senior art director and eventually associate creative director responsible for integrated promotions, websites, exhibits, strategy and new business. This led her to a twelve-month contract to develop a startup virtual advertising and
design firm where she was able to input business decisions, platforms and work through the structure and operations of a virtual creative world.

 

In 2006, Debbie had two more critical opportunities that expanded her into a powerhouse designer.

                                        

The first was an opportunity to become a Senior Textile Design Manager with three direct reports. This gave her four years of on the job training and education as a manager and textile designer. She traveled domestically every quarterly for comp shopping, supplier meetings and trend development, and globally twice a year for international production meetings. She also attended regular management training and vendor ethics/compliance meetings in order to achieve government standards and customer satisfaction.

 

The second opportunity was a Senior Integration Design Manager designing for a new in-store customer experience division of Walmart. This opportunity gave Debbie the chance to start putting all of her knowledge and experience together in a larger creative platform. Over four years, she worked to learn new software, build internal and external networks, develop processes, manage contractors, mentor teammates, learned how to read CAD drawings, the ins and out of ADA and other legal compliances all while creating one of a kind prototype fixtures and new innovative ways to sell merchandise to customers.

 

With the foresight to see where all the possibilities of where 3D design is headed, Debbie left Walmart in 2014 to peruse a BS in Computer Animation for environment modeling, shading and lighting. This life-long learner graduated at the end of 2017 and is currently seeking opportunities to take her skills to a new level that will create unique customer experiences that drive sales and brand loyalty. 

 

Now you can have the experience of a senior creative with all the excitement and education of a recent college graduate. Debbie would be thrilled to speak with you and can be reached, at your convenience: DebbieWalker@igo2create.com