We are located downtown, just west of UW-Madison at:
1925 Monroe Street No. 3
Madison, WI 53711
Ph. 608.255.0002
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For more information, please email us at misspants {at} cricketdesignworks.com
Principal
Cricket grew up in Holliston, Massachusetts in the 70s, the daughter of an entrepreneurial mechanical engineer and a home economist/master seamstress and From them she got the genes to make stuff. In college she chose to study biology and art, and then design at the Rhode Island School of Design. During rough economic times she turned back to biology and got a job in environmental consulting which led her to Wisconsin to get an M.S. in Oceanography and Limnology. In grad school she enjoyed making charts, graphs, powerpoints and maps much more than she did doing stats and reading journal articles. After a couple years back in the field as an environmental scientist she ditched that career and built up a graphic/web design portfolio and got a job at a nice agency in town. She worked there for a couple years before leaving to start her own freelance gig that evolved over the course of 7 years into the thriving studio that today employs four folks and turns out great work for great clients. Cricket has also taught in the Graphic Design program at Madison Area Technical College and sits on the Board of Advisors for the Graphic Design Program. She also serves on the board as the Speaker Chair for Design Madison, and speaks on creativity, design thinking and process when asked.
Current favs: Seed catalogs, frites, my orange scarf, Hammond B3, trail running, yoga, and a good book - always looking for a good book!
Graphic Designer
Julie is a designer, artist, seamstress, baker, volleyball enthusiast, and closet bird-watcher. She was born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin but traded in Lake Michigan for Lake Wingra when she came to Edgewood College in 2000. Julie has been in Madison ever since working as a designer, lecturing computer graphics and artists' books courses, and attending graduate school. She completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has continued to exhibit her work nationally. After the fun is done for the day at Cricket Design Works, Julie loves to step into her personal studio to create paper, sculptural artwork. She enjoys problem-solving a design challenge and is excited to get involved with anything that involves a creative perspective.
Current favs: family & friends, paper, Sobo glue, spring and summer, coffee, cake, Union Terrace, good shoes, two-door Cavaliers
Graphic Designer
Nicole Lahy is one multi-dimensional Cricketeer: designer, print maker, sculptor, embroiderer, amateur calligrapher, and resident DJ. Equipped with some mad design chops and the need to make stuff with her own two hands–she’ll tackle just about anything set in front of her with meticulous craft and attention to detail. She grew up in Oregon, WI and was voted most creative in her class before she went on to graduate from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s graphic design and printmaking programs. Nicole likes the process of learning new hand-crafted techniques, picking up new software skills, and understanding the backstory of a project as well as the business case for how design can help advance a cause.
Current favs: birds, iridescence, Tom Waits, grilled salmon, Harry Potter, miniatures, The X-files, country roads, neon, superman ice cream and the letter Q
Bookkeeper
Peg minds the books and keeps all of us creative types in order. We love the way she lights the studio when she's here. You can catch Peg riding her bike into the studio on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, except for in March when she is visiting her daughter at college, taking in March Madness and spring breaking someplace warm, sandy and sunny.
Current favs: fresh air, people-powered transport, reading, knitting and time with family and friends. You know, the healthy stuff.
Office Manager
Annie was born under Cancer and led a hard-knock life until she landed in Madison and was adopted by Cricket and Phil. Since then it's been easy living-laying on the couch eating bon-bons in between stints working at the studio—greeting visitors and delivery people, cleaning dishes, reading and responding to e-mails from her fans.
Current favs: Greg the UPS Guy, biscuits, belly rubs
We are located downtown, just west of UW-Madison at:
1925 Monroe Street No. 3
Madison, WI 53711
Ph. 608.255.0002
Google Map »
For more information, please email us at misspants {at} cricketdesignworks.com
We're hiring!
Description
You're an ambitious self-starter with strong portfolio, minimum 3-4 years of working experience in graphic design, the practical know-how to take a print project from concept through production, source vendors and press check. You know Adobe CS better than the back of your hand. Preferably you'd also have experience with 3D design (signage/environmental and packaging) and/or interface design (with understanding of HTML 4/5, CSS). Knowledge of Flash, jQuery or good front-end coding skills would be a plus.
The full-time position will allow you to work on a broad range of projects: identity, print, environmental graphics, packaging, ads, books, web design (writing code not required). We're looking for someone who can manage schedules and budgets well and can work creatively alone or in a team. We are a small tightly-knit crew who work closely with each other and our clients. You should know how to have fun, and be good with sharing your knowledge and work. Project Management and planning skills are crucial—as is attention to detail. Your salary will be commensurate with your experience.
Submission Details
Interested? Email your cover letter, resume and online portfolio to misspants@cricketdesignworks.com. Please submit resume and link to online portfolio or PDF that is 5MB or under by March 25th.
Other Ways To Apply
You can also kick it old school and send us hardcopies in the mail:
ATTN Miss Pants
Cricket Design Works
1925 Monroe Street, No 3.
Madison, WI 53711