Paper & Pixel - Kelli Gruen Work Examples

Paper & Pixel - Kelli Gruen Work Examples

Company: Corefact Corporation - StationeryHQ

Role:

Art Director (2024 - 2025)

Senior Design Lead (2017 - 2024)

Scope:

• Managed the design and launch of hundreds of Corefact products and campaigns. Postcards, mailers, variable-data pieces, signage, digital assets and more. Making print-to-digital marketing seamless for real-estate professionals.

• Concepted and art-directed the Bright Side product line, which became one of Corefact’s top performers and surpassed $1.5M+ in its first year.

• Drove consistently strong B2B email performance, maintaining a 4%+ CTR, through refined storytelling, segmentation and creative strategy.

• Directed the full brand refresh and creative evolution at StationeryHQ, creating a modern, approachable identity that resonated with independent designers and entrepreneurs.

• Owned multichannel campaign strategy and execution. Concepting themes and designing cohesive assets for email, social, packaging, digital promos, and trade-show experiences.

• Redesigned the StationeryHQ Shopify storefront to improve UX, product clarity, and overall conversion across key collections.

• Built robust creative toolkits for affiliates, influencers, and partners, enabling consistent on-brand content, faster go-to-market timelines, and better campaign alignment.

• Provided operational and infrastructure creative support across Corefact + SHQ, including facility graphics, event signage, internal comms, and environmental branding.

• Created original illustrations and pattern work that expanded product lines at both companies, strengthening proprietary visual identity and differentiating the market offering.

• Collaborated closely with sales, production, marketing, and engineering, aligning creative with manufacturing capability, simplifying workflows, and ensuring accurate delivery.

Concept - R&D

Role: Senior Design Lead Scope: Concept, Pitch, Develope, Produce

The Bright Side · Making Real Estate Fun (On Purpose)

We asked a simple question: Can real estate marketing be silly and still sell?

Result: The Bright Side surpassed 1.5M in revenue in the first year and continues to sell.

Collection of real estate flyers featuring images of dogs and cats, with text promoting house selling, home values, moving, and home fetch insights. Includes contact details and QR codes for house valuation and home reports.

Company: USA Today

Scope: Infographics

Company: Weeds Floral Design Decor

Scope: Point of Sale Website, Packaging

Company: White Loft

Scope: Packaging, Product Design, Print and Digital Campaigns

Set of three minimalist landscape art prints featuring sunrise, sunset, and moon over rolling hills in soft pastel colors, framed in light wood.

Company: Sweetees

Scope: Apparel Design

I am proud to have worked with these brands, and many more.