Hello (👋)! I’m Heidi Konkel, a design unicorn by trade that builds all things creative using strategy, storytelling and innovation.

*AKA, the grin reaper.

Art Director leading team of designers in office

With over 15 years of design experience, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to work on a variety of brands covering a number of industries in both advertising and marketing environments.

15+

Years of design experience

40+

Client brands across B2B and B2C

Expertise

Creative Direction

Art Direction

Advertising / Marketing

Brand Identity / Development

Creative Strategy

UX / UI Design

Motion / Animation / Editing

Software / Applications

Adobe Creative Cloud

Google Workspace

Adobe XD / Figma / WordPress

Confluence / Jira / Trello / Monday

Mac

Awards

Minneapolis 32 under 32 Nominee

Luminary Award

Portfolio client logo Google
Portfolio client logo Anytime Fitness
Portfolio client logo Red Wing Shoes
Portfolio client logo Zebco
Portfolio client logo Jamba Juice
Portfolio client logo Crystal Farms Cheese
Portfolio client logo Summit Brewing Chevron
Portfolio client logo Nerdery

THANK YOU for all the work you are doing to support the entire growth team, from prospecting postcards, website mapping & dev updates, building a new sales portal, and so much more!

– Laura Etches, VP of Marketing

Heidi, thank you for being such a fantastic partner across the entire website project! You did so much — from advising on design, to attending development meetings, to UAT, to seamlessly getting all of the content assets organized and delivered. And, on top of that you were consistently two steps ahead with thoughtful feedback and quick change edits. We could not have done it without you!

– Hallie Steele, Director of Marketing

Heidi, thank you for always showing kindness and being so on top of my many design needs for social (as well as all the other website, video, etc. content!) I admire your ability to ask great questions, provide creative solutions, and always being willing to collaborate with me on new ideas. You are truly a design wizard in that you make my copy come to life 🪄 and all of us Nerds greatly appreciate your talents and hard work!

– Courtney Stucker, Social Media Coordinator

If you worked with this gem of a nerd once, there’s no doubt that she made your job not only easier, but you actually learned something as well.

In the past four years, Heidi has been a great video/photo partner to me and without her existence, my career wouldn’t be where it is today.

– Mike Ross, Senior Multimedia Video Producer

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