# Rachel Cifarelli > Climate Designer | Sustainability Activist | Freelancer Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rachelcifarelli Hey there! I'm Rachel, a graphic designer using my skills to support businesses and organizations who really give a damn – mainly, folks who want to see our planet greener, our societies healthier, and our people happier. Some of my precious clients include SOLARCYCLE, Equation Campaign, Sierra Club, Global Climate Legal Defense, and Fluence Energy. I've racked up work in industries like clean tech, philanthropy, non-profits, e-commerce, social justice, and agency work. And I've got a lot more work left in me. When I’m not in front of my computer, I’m *far* away from it – hiking the next trail, traversing a new city, or reading my latest grab from the bookstore. I firmly believe that design has the power to improve lives and change culture. If you believe the same, we should team up! Send me a message on here or check out my portfolio at rachelcifarelli.com. ## Work Experience ### Graphic Designer (branding, UI/UX, marketing materials, presentation decks) @ SOLARCYCLE, Inc. Jan 2022 – Present Currently on retainer with SOLARCYCLE where I am in charge of all things client-facing design, communication, marketing collateral, social media graphics, and brand buildout. ### Graphic Designer (branding, layout design, reports, marketing) @ Equation Campaign Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 Currently on retainer with Equation Campaign as their go-to designer when it comes to creating informational marketing materials, presentation decks, social media graphics, one- or two-pagers, or other visual content. ### Graphic Designer (branding, social media, email marketing, infographics) @ Sierra Club Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 Currently on retainer for Sierra Club, where I work on various design projects such as printed collateral for chapter events, email campaigns, social media graphics, fact sheets, and illustrated work and coloring books. ### Lead Researcher @ Climate Designers Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Remote I've interpreted survey responses and conducted one-on-one interviews with students all over the country to understand their perception of sustainability in the design field and how to effectively integrate climate design into their education. My research is meant to uncover: 1) How design students perceive sustainability in the design field 2) How design students want to see climate design integrated into their education I wrote and designed a research report with the findings from Fall 2021 to share with design educators around the country. Are you interested in bringing climate design into your classroom? Download the PDF at www.climatedesigners.org/edu/newwave ### ESG Report Design @ Fluence Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Rachel Cifarelli Fluence approached me needing their first annual ESG report designed and visually appealing. Taking it one step further, I worked with them to ensure their graphs and information was easily digestible, taking advantage of lots of different data visualization formats, pull quotes, and imagery. The report ended up being over 60 pages long. ### Brand and Website Design | RePurpose Energy @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote RePurpose Energy is a battery repurposer working to maintain a circular economy for EV batteries. They approached me needing an updated brand and website, which are both currently in the works! ### Brand and Website Design | Jones Property Management @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Katonah, New York, United States Luke Jones is a locally-known, community-oriented family man building up his business in home care and property management. He wants to build brand recognition and create an effective website for his clients to find comfort and assurance in. This is a work in progress! ### Graphic Designer | Dominion Vistas @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote Dominion Vistas is a marketing agency serving local nonprofits and businesses in the Richmond, VA area. ### Brand and Identity Design | Kim Amrine Consulting, LLC @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Kim Amrine has 15+ years under her belt working in diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership roles, and was ready to go out on her own as a Fractional Chief Diversity Officer, a CDO who is hired part-time at a company. She needed a brand that would express her professionalism and authority in the space, while still being modern and exciting. I developed a new brand identity for Kim, including logo, color palette, typography, graphic assets, and stationery suite. I also completely redesigned her website, kimamrineconsulting.com, and applied her new brand to her site. Lastly, I refreshed her downloadable biography with her new brand. ### Web Design | SHEMP Yarn Company @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote SHEMP Yarn Company is revolutionizing the textile industry by creating a yarn that is made from hemp and wool, two amazingly renewable resources. I collaborated with a copywriter and web developer to build a brand new website for SHEMP and its owner. I worked within SHEMP's brand standards to produce design flows, graphics, and website structure while aligning with SHEMP's long term goals for their company. ### Logo and Web Design | SOLARCYCLE @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote SOLARCYCLE is a recycling platform providing comprehensive end-of-life services to solar asset owners. I developed for them a logo, a few presentation decks, and a landing page for them to send to potential clients. I worked with them on their tight timeline and helped get their business off to a great start. ### Graphic Design | Bedford 2030 @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Bedford, New York, United States Bedford 2030 is a grassroots environmental nonprofit with the goal of getting the town of Bedford, New York onto 80% electric energy by 2030. I worked with their executive director and staff members to update their website, design newspaper ads, and create social graphics. ### Graphic Design | Sierra Club @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote Sierra Club is the nation's largest environmental grassroots nonprofit, and I worked for the national design studio. I communicated with the creative director to apply Sierra Club’s vision to both printed and digital assets for various campaigns. I designed within the organization’s brand standards to create impactful visual experiences on projects like t-shirts, stickers, mailers, signage, fliers, social media graphics, email newsletters, informational fact sheets, and postcards. I also prepared files for final production stages in both print and digital work. ### Brand Identity and Menu Design | Brooklyn Organic Kitchen @ Rachel Cifarelli Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Mahopac, New York, United States Brooklyn Organic Kitchen is a local restaurant in Mahopac, New York that believes everyone should be able to eat delicious food, no matter their dietary preference. Because of this, they cater to vegan, gluten-free and traditional palates. I established a brand identity and collaborated with the restaurant owner of Brooklyn Organic Kitchen, Sandra, to conceptualize a new cohesive collection of assets that resonates with the owner’s vision. I developed a brand standards guide, multiple menus, signage, and business card for Sandra, and coordinated with printers to ensure final printed assets such as business cards, menus, and signage were properly produced to the owner’s satisfaction. ### Design Chief @ Phi Psi Cli Yearbook Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 - Oversaw the design of the cover, end pages and spreads of the entire 2020-’21 yearbook - Worked alongside the Editor-In-Chief to foster a fun and inviting environment for members - Empowered individuals to use their own design skills for layouts and collaborates with them to ensure everything looks consistent and unified ### Creative Content Producer @ Live Oak Communications Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Elon University, North Carolina, United States - Worked with real clients in the Burlington area to provide them with effective campaigns and creative solutions for goals such as raising awareness of the brand and increasing the customer base - Partnered with an account team to align a creative vision with actionable steps toward achieving the company's goal - Understood the needs, hopes, goals, and visions of the client through constant communication and feedback ### Chapter President @ Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 - Served as chief officer and led the chapter (170 members) and executive board (14 members) in goal-setting and relationship-building - Acted as a liaison between the chapter and university staff, advisors, and headquarters officials - Held members accountable to organization values to ensure brand consistency and positive community reputation ### Sales Associate @ AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC. Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Communications Design and Psychology Elon University ### DIS - Study Abroad ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rachelcifarelli - Portfolio: https://rachelcifarelli.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/rachelcifarelli JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rachelcifarelli/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29