Julia Garcia received a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications from Loyola University Chicago in 2018 and shortly after began working for Boka Restaurant Group as Lead Graphic Designer and Brand Manager for Chef Stephanie Izard's four award-winning restaurants and countless other concepts and ventures. Currently, Julia is a part of Cresco Labs' internal creative team, The HotBox, working as an Art Director primarily on the company's retail brand, Sunnyside.
Julia enjoys working digitally in clean and tactful ways to create works that are simple, strong, and timeless. While at 25 she is still rather fresh in her professional career, Julia feels confident in her understanding of the bigger picture and is strongly invested in the strategy behind the creative decisions that she makes.
Currently available for freelance opportunities.
Loyola University Chicago
BA in Visual Communication
Management Minor
Women & Gender Studies Minor
Magna Cum Laude, 2018
Cresco Labs
Art Director
February 2022 - Present
Cresco Labs
Digital Social Designer
January 2021 - February 2022
Boka Restaurant Group
Lead Graphic Designer (Stephanie Izard Concepts)
April 2018 - January 2021
Boka Restaurant Group
Lead Hostess (Duck Duck Goat)
April 2017 - November 2018
Loyola University Museum of Art
Graphic Design Intern
July 2016 - May 2017
Boka Restaurant Group
Lead Graphic Designer
April 2018 - January 2021
Duck Duck Goat
Lead Hostess
April 2017 - November 2018
Loyola University Museum of Art
Graphic Design Intern
July 2016 - May 2017
Uses She/Her/Hers Pronouns, Lives to Eat (does not eat to live), Wears A Lot of Black & Has Two Orange Cats (you do the math), Wouldn't Mind Living in a Seaside European Town Selling Gelato, Current West Loop Dweller
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Sketch, Beginner UI/UX, Social Media Planning, Microsoft Office, Organization, Social Media, Squarespace, Webflow, Creative Strategy, Copywriting
