Evelynn Perlman is a design and communications director with over 25 years of experience leading branding and marketing initiatives for nonprofit organizations. She has extensive experience implementing visual branding, designing print and digital collateral, managing projects and vendors, and mentoring creative teams. Currently, she is the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Central Florida Partnership where she developed a branding campaign that increased awareness of the organization's mission.

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Design and Communications Director successful leading and implementing organizational brand
management using strategic planning abilities, innovative design solutions and superior technical
skills with a passion for excellence and quality. Partner with multidisciplinary teams to build consensus
and ensure projects meet all milestones, deadlines and budget requirements.
- High design acumen
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Project life cycle management
- Strategic planning
- Advanced print production
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- High-volume management
- Brand consistency
- Customer focused
- Mentoring of creative staff
- Cost control and budget administration
Director of Marketing and Communications, 2014 – Present
Central Florida Partnership, Orlando, FL
Develop, design and manage communications that promote the collaborative spirit and regional
priorities championed by the Central Florida Partnership and its multiple lines of business –
Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Orlando, BusinessForce and myregion.org.
Responsibilities
- Implement visual branding and design production; ensuring consistency with graphic standards
- Design and produce collateral including brochures, invitations and programs, conference booklets,
presentation graphics, banners and signage
- Design and produce digital content for websites, social media channels, HTML email blasts
and outdoor advertising
- Collaborate with internal and external clients on special projects to fully-develop a coordinated
final suite of materials
- Manage and maintain multiple websites via Accrisoft Freedom CMS
- Photograph events and edit for use in publications and online media
- Write and edit copy for marketing materials
- Compile and schedule all communications projects
- Coordinate advertising and media placement
- Secure and negotiate vendor agreements and pricing
- Engage and manage outside design agencies and photographers on projects as needed
- Write press releases and work with the public and media for information requests
Selected Achievements
- Led a team to develop the “Powered by Partnership” branding campaign that included a
re-imagined Investor Brochure and series of monthly postcards that focused on each of the Central
Florida Partnership’s priorities and special initiatives. Increased understanding and awareness of
the Partnership’s mission has strengthened the organization’s effectiveness in the region and state.
- Developed concept, researched, wrote and produced art for a special gate-fold cover for
i4 Business magazine that was distributed to attendees of the 2016 ACCE Annual Convention
in Savannah, GA. Resulted in attendee excitement and support for Orlando’s bid to host the
ICC WCF World Chambers Congress in 2019.
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- Branding, print and advertising design
- Custom photography, graphics and digital imaging
- Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat
- Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook
- Mac OS X

2. Design Director, 1993 – 2013
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Raleigh, NC
Directed creative processes and efficiently administered design projects for the marketing of programs
and initiatives for a nonprofit business organization serving more than 4,600 members in Raleigh, NC.
Responsibilities | Design
- Developed and implemented visual branding and design production
- Designed and produced collateral including direct mail, brochures, newsletters, invitations and
programs, training and conference booklets, presentation graphics, banners and signage
- Developed concepts and themes for special events ensuring a cohesive, coordinated final suite
of materials
- Photographed events and edited for use in publications and online media
Responsibilities | Management
- Built and nurtured a high-performing design team that delivered superb work under
tight deadlines
- Managed online communications including website and email design
- Planned and managed printing budget
- Compiled and scheduled all communications projects using Central Desktop project
management software
- Coordinated advertising and media placement
- Organized direct mail fulfillment
- Secured and negotiated vendor pricing and sponsorships
- Cultivated relationships with service bureaus, print and paper vendors
- Engaged outside designers and photographers on projects as needed
Selected Achievements
- Managed and produced visual branding for publications and collateral on 751 projects
ranging from inhouse sponsor boards to all collateral for the Chamber’s successful
$1.7 million total resource campaign in the 2012/13 year.
- Led team to evaluate project life cycle processes and select, implement and educate
staff on new project management software, Central Desktop. Resulted in increased
collaboration, quality and efficiency.
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Owner/Freelance Graphic Designer, 1991 – 1993
GraphiConcepts, Selma, NC
Graphic Designer, 1986 – 1991
Channel Master, Division of Avnet, Inc., Smithfield, NC
School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC
Certificate in Computer Graphic Design
Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC
AAS Degree in Commercial Art and Advertising Design
- President’s Award & Outstanding Graduate in Commercial Art and Advertising Design
Current Member
- Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)
- Leadership Raleigh Alumni Association
1996 – 2012
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
Communications Council Awards
- 13 Awards of Excellence
- 7 Awards of Merit
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1994 – 1999
Printing Industry of the Carolinas Awards
- 5 Best of Category
- 2 Special Judges Awards
- 1 Award of Excellence