Ariel Ellis is a web designer with over 10 years of experience in digital marketing, web design and development, and graphic design. She also has experience in Search Engine Optimization and web accessibility. Over the course of her career, she has worked in various industries ranging from education to automotive. While employed at Bowling Green State University (BGSU), she has received an AAF Toledo award for 3..2..1 Liftoff, an interactive article that highlights three BGSU students who currently work for NASA.
Career highlights include establishing an effective web accessibility strategy for BGSU that informed faculty and staff of the importance of web accessibility and actions that were being taken to improve the BGSU website’s overall accessibility. This was comprised of the creation of BGSU’s Web Accessibility and 508 Compliance micro-website as well as sending quarterly newsletters to employees. At Taylor Automotive, she managed eight websites that represented each of the dealership locations as well as the company’s overall digital presence.
Ariel earned a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Technology, specializing in web design/development and photography, and a master’s degree in Instructional Design Technology from Bowling Green State University.
When it comes to SIOP, she is responsible for planning and integrating all activities related to web application design, development, and implementation. As well as serving as the “caretaker” for all content placed on the SIOP website.
