• Charlotte Bender

    Creative Leader & Entrepreneur

    Located in Boulder, CO

  • 3 Words to Describe Myself

    Creative, Versatile, Confident

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Welcome to my portfolio

Please allow me to introduce myself…My name is Charlotte Bender, I am a versatile creative leader with 12+ years of professional experience in the creative field. I possess a broad range of skills including creative direction, UX/UI design, creative strategy, brand strategy, brand identity, and graphic design. I have a reputation for reliability; delivering initiatives on time and to specifications using a variety of leadership, management and teamwork skills.

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I SPECIALIZE IN...

Creative Direction

Creative Direction

I have lead several teams, and completed countless creative initiatives. From inception to execution, I have a wide range of creative skills that enable me to achieve the best solution for your creative direction needs.

Design Strategy

Design Strategy

With more than a decade of experience, I have a wide range of design strategy skills that allow me to appropriately identify opportunities, test theories, and develop solutions for design problems.

UX/UI Design

UX/UI Design

User experience and user interface design are two of my strongest skills. I have built many digital experiences using thorough UX design processes to inform beautiful UI designs that drive both engagement and conversion.

Teamwork

Teamwork

I am skilled at leading and collaborating with internal and external teams. I have professional experience both on the client side as well as the service provider side. Teamwork makes the dream work!

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Ashley Pinakiewicz

Creative Team Leader (former) / Tough Mudder

Charlotte led our design team at Tough Mudder, and set the standard for the rest of the Marketing department. Her incredible creative vision was matched by her stellar project management skills, a unique combination in the design world. She welcomed increased responsibility with positivity and people-centered management. I will hire Charlotte again as soon as I get the chance.

James Slider

Operations Supervisor / Tough Mudder, Inc.

The wealth of projects Charlotte has seen through to completion for this company is remarkable, and each bear evidence of her unmistakable knack for aesthetic flow, content, and the representation of key pillars of the Tough Mudder brand. Through both the projects we collaborated on and the ones I saw come to fruition through other avenues, she’s continued to impress me with her work.

Mindy Michalek

Vice President, Marketing & eCommerce / World Travel Holdings

When Charlotte worked for me, she was the go-to person on the team. She was extremely driven, dependable, and efficient. She possessed excellent communication skills, which allowed her to easily understand requests and consistently deliver above and beyond those requests. Charlotte also had a great personality that easily fit into the team environment. I would hire her over and over again!

Taryn Westberg

Founder & CEO / Glö

Working with Charlotte is a delight. She has a great eye for design and delivers fabulous work on time and on budget. Charlotte also listens to, understands, and incorporates business and brand objectives into her design work, which is *not* easy to find.

Trent Gillaspie

Senior Product Leader / The Finish Line, Inc.

Charlotte offers a rare combination of strategic thinking, tactical execution, and deep relationship building all while maintaining a very design-centric vision in all that she does. I am particularly impressed by Charlotte's ability to handle so many concurrent projects and be diligent in her follow through with each of her commitments. Her keen eye for all things related to design, great sense of humor, easy-going nature, and very forward approach to providing input make her a great team player. It is without hesitation that I would recommend Charlotte for any opportunity she chooses to pursue, especially within a design-focused or leadership position. She would be a great asset to any team, and I would welcome the opportunity to work closely with her again in the future.