Emma KG Design Clients
Testimonials
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“I had the pleasure of working beside Emma at Bellingham Technical College for more than three years, both in person and remotely. Emma is a consummate professional, with incredible attention to detail, a deep commitment to accuracy and clarity of information, and a wealth of creativity. She was a vital part of our team and our campus. As our sole designer, she was able to juggle deadlines and feedback cycles, multitask, and work efficiently and effectively while still maintaining a strong creative style. She handled an incredibly high workload, and created everything from brochures and flyers to data visualization and unique illustrations.
Emma is an excellent communicator, whether working face-to-face or remotely. She checks in frequently with drafts and questions and is very conscientious of keeping project timelines, while still being flexible and nimble in responding to feedback and edits. 
Emma is a joy to be around and is always approachable and easy to work with for a wide variety of projects and audiences. She is thoughtful and considerate, anticipating the impacts of all angles of a project and keeping her client and her audience in mind as she works. She views each project as important, whether it’s big or small, and she works diligently to ensure that she is creating materials that not only meet but exceed her clients’ expectations. Her skills would be an asset to any organization.”
~Zoe Fraley
Director of BTC Marketing & Communications
Former Social Media Manager at Western Washington University
Former BTC Marketing Assistant
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"Emma’s attention to detail and organization is a refreshing way to execute design work.
On top of being a talented designer, her project management skills make the process exceptionally smooth. As we all know, time is money in business and her ability to help us synthesize and quickly execute ideas makes her stand out."
~Lauren Blake
Emma KG Design Freelance Client
Localite Media
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“Emma Kelly-Glasoe designed a portfolio website for me. I provided the content and she did the rest. This included design, layout, organization and website identification and license. She was patient with me; listening and translating my desires into an interactive and spiffy looking site that exceeded my own vision. I would definitely recommend Emma Kelly-Glasoe’s expertise. She was a joy to work with.”
~Dennis Ladick
Emma KG Design Freelance Client
Portland Artist
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“Emma manages an intensive, high-volume workload often with short lead times. She is detail-oriented and gives each project her full attention. Emma consistently works to inform and educate clients of the appropriate amount of time needed to create the best possible outcome. She does this with the intention of allowing for creative design time and best solutions for each project. She is articulate in explaining this to clients. Emma consistently completes her work on time or ahead of schedule and on budget. She demonstrates a strong commitment to increasing productivity and she works at a faster pace than normally expected for the position. She is flexible and willing to rearrange her production schedule to make room for last-minute projects with a positive demeanor.
Emma is always professional, approachable and positive. She is open to client feedback, which is key to her success. If she disagrees with a direction she offers an alternate solution. Many departments tell me how much they appreciate and like working with Emma. Melisa Nelson (BTC Business Services) coordinated a poster which had multiple levels of stakeholder feedback. Emma took the multiple rounds of design in stride and Melisa came to me afterwards to compliment Emma’s flexibility. RaeLyn Axlund-McBride (BTC Executive Director) also felt that Emma went above and beyond to create the Strategic Plan poster that would grab the campus’s attention — she too complimented Emma on her design ability and her willingness to interpret feedback and meld two different designs.
Emma shows considerable dedication and commitment to excellence. She is a creative and at the same time process-oriented. Annually Emma’s design work is recognized with awards both regionally and nationally through the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations.”
~Marni Saling Mayer
Director of Whatcom Community College Communications & Marketing
Former Director of BTC Marketing & Communications
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“It is impressive how Emma navigates multiple projects and competing deadlines with amazing composure. I have always seen Emma with a smile and have known her to be a great presence here at BTC. Something I appreciate about Emma is that she has always been eager and willing to help promote Student Life events and activities. She is receptive to new ideas and willing to provide her creativity to help Student Life and student program success through visual communications. 
Emma is instrumental in helping represent BTC with the utmost professionalism when communicating through multiple mediums. Quarterly, Student Life will coordinate at least one diversity event. When we request materials for these events, Emma is thorough in her questions and making sure the event and identity groups are appropriately represented. Through her design work, she has served various marginalized groups and takes appropriate measures to make sure she is respectful of various cultures when preparing different materials.”
~Matthew Santos
Dean of BTC Professional Technical Education
Former Interim Director of BTC Advising & Career Services
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"I worked with Emma to design our wedding invitations. They turned out great! She did a wonderful job capturing the feel we wanted for our wedding and did so in an extremely timely manner. She was great with communication and took my feedback to make minor adjustments to the design. The end product was perfect and so special for us! I highly recommend her work."
~Katelyn Sticha
 Emma KG Design Freelance Client
Small Business Owner
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“Emma is a tremendously valuable asset to the Marketing Department and Bellingham Technical College for the following reasons:
• Emma is very adept at keeping all of her numerous and disparate marketing projects moving forward while maintaining a very positive customer service attitude.
• Every time I partner with Emma on marketing projects she consistently approaches the job with a very receptive and collaborative attitude which illustrates to me that she is genuinely interested in my satisfaction as an internal customer as well as her innate desire to create a piece that represents the college and department in a positive manner.
• Emma always strives for excellence and never takes the “easy route” or shortcuts when working on her projects. 
• If Emma ever does encounter challenges or roadblocks during a project, she approaches them with an infectious ‘can do’ attitude which inspires confidence.
• Emma is a clear and positive communicator and pro-actively communicates important details related to the projects that she is working on.
• The results of Emma’s work are consistently excellent and typically matches the initial “vision” of the project, which is often very difficult to achieve.
Emma is one of these employees that inspires this reaction: “what a tremendous asset to the college — we are very fortunate to have her.”
~Dean Fulton
BTC Foundation Executive Director
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"When it comes to her work, Emma exhibits a strong work ethic, getting quite a lot of projects completed in a short time. She is gracious and welcoming if I come to her for advice, if I have a small change to a project request, or if I want to bring her examples for future projects. I have always received superior results from the items I have requested from here and I look forward to seeing the finished product each time.
It is amazing how the efforts of one person can have such a positive effect on an entire team. Because of these efforts, Emma has earned not only my recommendation for the 2018 BTC Outstanding Performance Award, but the respect and admiration of her peers here at BTC”
~Melisa Nelson
BTC Director of Purchasing
Former Assistant to BTC Vice President of Student Services
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“I hired Emma Kelly-Glasoe to make some improvements to my author website and to fix some glitches. Her communication was clear and her rates and hours to do the work were very reasonable. She found the tiny error in a link that I had missed and was able to fix it very quickly. She was proactive in proposing alternate (and simple) ways to make the improvements I needed. I highly recommend Emma and will hire her again next time I need website help.”
~Karen Meadows
Emma KG Design Freelance Client
Published Author
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“Emma has an amazing work ethic and always produces top-quality work. She’s willing to create last minute projects that are needed, even if she’s swimming in other work. Her attention to detail and willingness to help is outstanding. She’s an excellent team player and has an amazing, positive attitude.”
~Britny Covert-Avilla
Boeing Business Operations Manager
Former BTC High School Relations Program Manager
Former Director of Whatcom County CTE Dual Credit Consortium
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“Emma’s print productions are fabulous works of art. Many of the publication pieces she has produced have been recognized with awards outside of BTC. The Marketing Department is made of dedicated women who have made extraordinary contributions to our college.”
~Sherrie Anderson
BTC Confidential Administrative Assistant
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“I have had the good fortune of knowing Emma Kelly-Glasoe since 2017. During that time, Emma has continually impressed me with her positive attitude, integrity, and generosity. Emma is someone I trust and rely upon, both personally and professionally. 
I have relied on Emma as a mentor since before the inception of my small business, and her input and professional advice has proven invaluable as I've worked to get my company off the ground. In fact, Emma is one of the reasons why I started my business as her enthusiasm and coaching gave me the confidence to take the leap to entrepreneurship. I highly recommend Emma - she is highly talented and will make an invaluable addition to your team.”
~Miranda Leon Jones
Bellingham Public Library Events Coordinator
Small Business Owner


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