Chris
O'Brien

Web, eCommerce, and email marketing specialist combining design, development, and lifecycle strategy.

Los Angeles, CAobrienweb24@gmail.comOpen to full time, contract, and freelance work

Experience

Independent Designer and Developer · Freelance

Present
  • Design and build responsive websites, eCommerce experiences, landing pages, and digital campaigns for businesses and independent brands.
  • Manage projects from strategy and wireframes through visual design, development, launch, and ongoing optimization.
  • Work across WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, HTML/CSS, email platforms, analytics, and creative production.

Social Media Manager · Kao Aesthetics

Jan 2026 to Apr 2026
  • Planned, designed, and published social content for an aesthetics brand, creating a more consistent visual presence across campaigns.
  • Generated 175,481 content views and reached 37,364 accounts in 90 days, with reach increasing 43.8%.
  • Drove 93,012 views in the final 30-day period, while accounts reached increased 169.2% and the audience grew to 11,641 followers.

Email and SMS Specialist · Olive Tree People

Jun 2025
  • Designed and produced email and SMS campaigns supporting promotions, launches, education, and retention.
  • Built responsive campaign creative and customer journeys for sends reaching audiences of up to 180,000 recipients.
  • Coordinated messaging, visual production, segmentation, testing, and performance review across the campaign lifecycle.

Web and eCommerce Designer · The BudGrower

May 2021 to Jun 2025
  • Led website, eCommerce, campaign, and lifecycle work across The BudGrower and its related product brands.
  • Contributed to 45% revenue growth and 25% stronger customer retention through storefront improvements, product education, and lifecycle campaigns.
  • Improved email opens by 15% while reducing unsubscribes by 10% through segmentation, creative testing, and automated journeys.

Web Designer and Developer · NKP Medical

2015 to 2021
  • Designed and developed responsive websites, landing pages, and digital marketing experiences for medical practices.
  • Translated client goals and brand direction into clear page structures, polished interfaces, and conversion-focused calls to action.
  • Collaborated with account, content, SEO, and development teams from concept through launch and ongoing updates.

Web Designer · JumpStart

2008 to 2015
  • Designed web experiences, promotional pages, and digital assets for a family entertainment and educational gaming brand.
  • Supported product launches and ongoing campaigns with visual design, front end production, and interactive content.
  • Partnered with multidisciplinary teams to deliver accessible, engaging experiences for children and families.

Skills

Web and eCommerce

Shopify, WordPress, Webflow, HTML/CSS, responsive design, merchandising, landing pages, website management

Design and Measurement

Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, campaign assets, Google Analytics, performance reporting, social and video

Email and Lifecycle

Klaviyo, Mailchimp, email/SMS campaigns, HTML email production, automation, segmentation, A/B testing

Credentials

HubSpot Email Marketing, Inbound, and Digital Marketing certifications

Klaviyo Product Certificate

Braze Certified Practitioner

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