Grow With Google
Black Women Lead Initiative
Branding
Deck Design
Social
Art direction
Context
I was brought on as an Illustrator and Designer for this campaign, where I developed a custom set of illustrated characters and a brand identity that extended across all campaign collateral. As part of Google’s commitment to support the Black community through its Grow With Google (GWG) initiative, this project focused on delivering jobseeker resources in partnership with the Divine Nine sororities, lpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta, alongside The Links and Dress for Success.

Together, we created a series of customized GWG workshops centered on women’s empowerment, job search strategies, career development, and peer mentorship.

This first-of-its-kind collaboration brought together historically Black sororities, the largest Black women’s volunteer organization, and Dress for Success to help 100,000 Black women build the digital skills essential for today’s workforce.
Team
Agency
Mass Appeal
Account Manager:
Brette Garber
Creative Strategist:
Jon Colclough
Sr. Art Director:
Saata Bangura
Illustrator & Art director:
Laetitia A
Social Strategists:
Laura Reid, Danielle Turner
Motion Designer:
Hannah Wong
Production support:
Michael Lukowski Ricardo Castaneda, Cristiaan Jackson

Concepting

Moodboard

Application

Character illustration
Color & style exploration sketches

Final direction

Figures
Final Vector images

Social Assets

Google IG Post
View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Google (@google)

Key animation graphic
Animated by Hannah Wong
Sororities feature animation
Sororities feature IG & Twitter posts
Sororities IG Story posts

Google Slides Flyers

An accessible template for the Organizations to customize for their events
Organization flyers
Presentation Deck
Testimonials slides
Design by Saata Bangura

Campaign collateral

Pins
Tote Bag
Notebook
Mockup by Saata Bangura
Merchandise Box
Water Bottles
Mockup by Saata Bangura
Certificate of completion
Team
Fox Business
"Google to provide 100,000 Black women with career, digital skills training"
Grow with Google Blog Post (press release)
“Google Announces Pledge to Train 100K Black Women in Digital Skills By 2022”
Afrotech
“Google Announces Pledge to Train 100K Black Women in Digital Skills By 2022”
Essence
"Black Women Lead: How Google is Transforming Black Communities with The Power of the Digital World"
Black Enterprise
"Google Announces Initiative to Train 100,000 Black Women In Digital Skills by 2022"
SmartCompany
"Google partners with Dress For Success to upskill more than 100,000 Black women"
The Workplace
“Dress For Success Mid-Fairfield County Joins Google Initiative To Provide 100,000 Black Women With Career Development And Digital Skills Training Over The Next Year”
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