Hi there!
Jane Snider is a graphic designer based in Sacramento, California, with a passion for creating bright, thoughtful visuals that connect with the right audience. She earned her B.S. in Graphic Communication from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she learned to blend strategy, storytelling, and design into work that’s both polished and approachable.
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Now a Graphic Designer for the Los Rios Community College District, Jane creates professional, student-centered designs that feel current, inclusive, and engaging. As a Gen-Z creative, she brings an authentic understanding of the student experience to every project, balancing creativity with clarity to make sure each piece communicates with purpose. When she’s not designing, you’ll find her baking something sweet, experimenting with film photography, sewing, or planning her next travel adventure.
Experience
Graphic Designer
Los Rios Community College District, July 2024 - present
In my role at the Los Rios Community College District, I design beautiful, audience-focused visuals that support and engage the student, staff, and faculty of the four colleges. Often mistaken as a student myself, I have a strong understanding of campus culture while keeping my work professional, relevant, and accessible. I approach every project with a balance of creativity and intention, ensuring each message is clear, effective, and thoughtfully executed.
Freelance Graphic Designer
June 2023 - present
As a freelance designer I offer services including digital design, branding, print design, web design, and photography. The software that I work with is Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Squarespace, Wix, Adobe Express and Canva.
Social Media Director
Graphic Communication Department, Cal Poly
June 2022 - June 2023
In this role I was a designer, project manager, and instructor. I conducted lectures about social media management for the "Introduction to Applied Social Media in Graphic Communication" course as the teacher’s assistant. I reviewed and critiqued over 700 social media posts produced by student groups, ensuring quality, accuracy, and adherence to brand guidelines. I created graphics and copy for series and cross-platform campaigns on Instagram, Reels, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Monitoring KPIs and analytics was important to continuously optimize planning strategy.
Education
2019-2023
B.S. Graphic Communication
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
I completed courses in packaging design, web design, book design, video journalism, magazine design, digital photography, materials & substrates, digital publishing systems, offset printing, flexographic printing, typography, consumer packaging, marketing, sales, and binding & finishing.