Dawn Tessman Visser

I was grateful to have Dawn help manage a large corporate rebranding project. She brought a rare combination of creativity and corporate branding expertise to her project management role. Her design background clearly elevated the quality of our work. She communicated requirements to our creative team with clarity, efficiency, and insight—keeping projects moving smoothly and helping us meet our goals. Dawn was an invaluable asset to the team and a true professional throughout the process.

“Dawn is an absolute JOY to work with and an exceptional project manager. She communicates clearly and effectively with both clients and designers, ensuring everyone stays aligned. Her eagle eye for detail means nothing is missed, keeping projects on track and consistently meeting deadlines.”

“Dawn is an exceptional production designer, highly dedicated and really fun to work with. She consistently balances the creative vision with the technical requirements and she approaches each project with precision and thoughtfulness. What sets her apart is her reliability and that she works so fast! She’s also a great teacher and is constantly on the lookout for better design and production solutions. And her positive attitude makes her a joy to work with. I highly recommend Dawn to any organization looking for a committed, capable, reliable, and dedicated creative team member.”

“Dawn is an absolute joy to work with, bringing a positive can-do attitude to the team and always being willing to help support the team where possible. Dawn has an excellent eye for details, and has a meticulous approach to all things quality control. Every project we worked on together, I trusted and knew the design production would be in safe hands with Dawn. I highly recommend partnering with Dawn for any of your production design needs, she is a dedicated, motivated, joyful, and trustworthy team member.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Dawn during our time together at Sans Serif, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. As a Senior Production Designer, Dawn consistently delivered exceptional work that was both visually stunning and highly functional. She has an incredible eye for detail, ensuring every project met the highest standards of design and quality.

“What truly sets Dawn apart, however, is her collaborative spirit. She approached every project with a positive attitude, always willing to lend a helping hand or share insights with the team. Bringing a level of enthusiasm and creativity to every task that made working with her an absolute pleasure. I’m confident that Dawn will continue to achieve great things and any agency would improve greatly by bringing her on.”

“Dawn is a multi-talented Production Artist with an incredibly positive attitude. She has provided our team with solid support this past year, contributing to a wide variety of assignments ranging from print to digital to experiential. I so appreciate her proactive nature, her strong attention to detail, and her willingness to raise her hand. She’s a delight to work with and I wish her the best as she moves onto her next adventure.”

“Dawn is a fantastic collaborator with a keen eye for detail and a day-brightening smile. She operates with optimism. She is at the ready, willing to pivot, take a stab, make revisions… you name it. Dawn is known for truly caring about quality and getting things right. She also cares about people, which makes her an asset to any team.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Dawn on two different in-house creative teams, where we collaborated on several different projects. Dawn has a superior attention to detail and is always willing to jump in and help her teammates. She is adept at managing brand assets and client expectations. Dawn would be an asset to any team.”

“I was lucky enough to work with Dawn at the Lacek Group, where she was one of my favorite co-workers. She worked quickly and somehow always gave me what I needed on the first try, like it was some kind of Jedi mind-reading demonstration. Whether it was a mundane ask or something that required a bit more creative zing, Dawn approached it with the same enthusiasm and professionalism and knocked it out in the middle of a whole bunch of other people’s honey-do lists. Great attitude, great backstory, and all-around good person… Dawn’s a keeper if you’re lucky enough to get her.”

“Dawn is, hands down, the most professional artist I have ever worked with or managed. She was dedicated to making each job as close to perfect as possible, she was hardworking, eager to always help and always had a smile on her face.”

“Dawn is an absolute dream to work with. She is skilled, follows directions, has the patience of a saint, and is always cheerful and good–natured. I always knew I could rely on her to deliver clean, accurate work on time.”

“Of all the colleagues I have worked with over the years, Dawn stands out. I had the pleasure of working with her when she joined the Best Buy Weekly Ad team at Wunderman Minneapolis. In a short-time, she learned the job, fit the culture and became an asset to the department. She was articulate, quick with solutions, paid great attention to detail and took initiative to learn more than just the basics of the job, She contributed her time and talent to take on extra projects and mentor newer co-workers. The job had a huge learning curve and a fair amount of stress. Dawn was always ready and calm. I relied on her every week she was there. She was a true pleasure to work with and one of the nicest people I know.”

“In this business, it can be difficult to find a designer/production artist that really does have the chops to do the job well. What is even more difficult is finding someone with those skills who ALSO has the type of personality that adds energy to the workplace. That was my experience with Dawn when we were both working at Martin Williams. She always arrived at the office with a smile that could be seen from across the room, and spent her days getting things done right and on time. She’s one of the good ones.”

“Dawn is an absolutely great production artist! Excellent attention to detail. Diligent and hardworking. Precise. But most of all — she was a great teammate. She does everything with a positive attitude and a smile.”