Howdy

I’m Cedric, a brand designer and photographer in Champaign, IL. Eight years in, building identities and leading rebrands across fintech, food and beverage, and music, the kind of work where a company already has something worth keeping and my job is figuring out what that is. Logos people still build companies on, photography that ties it together.

I work well with people, and I’d rather be in the room for the strategy than handed a deck afterward. I’m a collaborator who’s always ready to work through a problem and crack a couple jokes along the way.

Off the clock: chasing new music, recording my own, air drumming at red lights.

Cedric Wilder portrait photo

Areas of focus

Logo Design

Brand Development

Photography

Illustration

Industries of experience

Food & Beverage

Finance Technology

Music & Entertainment

Previous work @

Simon and Moose

Recharge

Jimmy John’s

Northbrook Public Library

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Cedric Wilder — Resume

BIO

I’m a brand designer and photographer with 8 years of experience building scalable identities and the systems that make them last. I work best at the intersection of creative instinct and systems thinking, where bold ideas get the structure they need to actually ship. I’m looking for a team that treats design as strategy, not decoration.

EDUCATION

Illinois State University

Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design • 2016–2018

Heartland Community College

Associate’s Degree, Art • 2014–2016

SKILLS

Brand Identity

Logo Design

Art Direction

Brand Systems

Campaign Design

Packaging Design

Event & Environmental Design

Photography

DESIGN TOOLS

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Lightroom

After Effects

Premiere

Figma

EXPERIENCE

Recharge

April 2024 – April 2026

Senior Graphic Designer

Led branded campaigns end-to-end, managed web assets, and kept brand consistency across teams, weighing in on design feedback as a senior member of the team.

Recharge

Jan 2021 – April 2024

Graphic Designer

Created the Recharge logo, built sub-brands for flagship events, and led product launch branding across every channel.

Jimmy John’s

July 2019 – Jan 2021

Graphic Designer

Designed print ads and brand assets with custom photography, running daily product shoots for a national rebrand.

Northbrook Public Library

Aug 2018 – July 2019

Graphic Designer

Maintained the library’s visual identity and built a new asset request system to streamline design requests.

Normal Public Library

May 2017 – Aug 2018

Graphic Designer

Designed event flyers and monthly newsletters, photographed library events, and helped kick off the library’s rebrand.

© 2026 Cedric Wilder. All rights reserved.

© 2026 Cedric Wilder. All rights reserved.

Cedric Wilder

Great ideas demand exceptional design.

© 2026 Cedric Wilder.
All rights reserved.