ABOUT LINDA
LINDA LIEN-RIBARDI
CREATIVE CHIEF
Linda Lien-Ribardi is an award-winning brand builder with a decade-long career focused on both restaurant marketing and higher education. For starters, she’s the mastermind behind Ironsides Waffles, the award-winning food truck that received the 2015 Best Menu Concept Award from Food Management, was named one of “the hottest food trucks in New Orleans right now” by New Orleans Eater, and made the list of the top 7 food trucks in New Orleans by Top 7 Travel.
Her flair for both industries shows in her re-branding of Sodexo’s campus dining program for Tulane University, which was named one of the best colleges for food in America by the Daily Meal in two consecutive years during her tenure. She crafted a brand voice and a media-appealing image for the university’s food scene which contributed to more than 20 industry recognitions, including two awards from the prestigious National Association of College and University Food Services in 2016. She’s worked on additional special dining and hospitality projects for Nunez Community College, Delgado Community College, Xavier University, Dillard University, and Nicholls State University; and has received over 13 industry awards recognizing her design direction, communication expertise, and strategic planning. It’s no wonder that Food Service Director Magazine named her one of its “People to watch under 30.”
Linda’s credentials go beyond her area of specialty, though, giving her critical versatility in the creative fields. In her current role as Art Director at Loyola University, where her visual panache and creative branding strategies recruit prospective students and catch the eyes of current ones, she draws on an extensive background in higher education to speak to demographics heavily courted by advertisers – and give them something both memorable and fresh
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Emma
WordPress
Drupal
Mailchimp
Unbounce
Microsoft Office
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Business planning, project management, budget
managing, client relations, event planning,
interpersonal communication, market analysis,
and market research.
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University | Anticipated graduation date ’21
MBA | Marketing
Nicholls State University | ’07
BFA | Graphic Design | Art History
LANGUAGES
Reading, writing & speaking proficiency
English
Mandarin Chinese
HOBBIES
COSTUMING
PHOTOGRAPHY
TRAVELING
CELEBRITY
HUNTING
DANCING
FOOD
ANIMALS
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES
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Creative Director
Loyola University New Orleans
August 2016 - Present -
Freelance Creative Director
Freddie's Finds
January 2014 - December 2020 -
Marketing Director
Sodexo
October 2006 - August 2016 -
Graphic Designer
Naked Pizza
November 2010 - 2011 -
Senior Graphic Designer
ASI Signage
June 2009 - October 2010 -
Graphic Designer / Advertising Director
Print All, Inc
January 2008 - June 2009