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As a manager, I found Lauren to be one of the most dedicated and hardworking colleagues I've worked with. Her commitment to work and willingness to go the extra mile is something I'm always appreciative of. Her positive attitude is a huge morale boost for the team and when it comes to creative work, her innovative and unique takes on the challenge make great designs.

It has been a pleasure working with Lauren and I highly recommend her as a designer. She will always be one of my proudest decisions on hiring.

Lauren is incredible! Not only is she an incredibly creative and thoughtful designer, she’s also a super competent presenter and speaker.

I don’t know if a recommendation on LinkedIn is the right place for career advice, but I sincerely hope that she aspires to be a leader. Whether that’s mentoring and growing a team or representing her cohort’s work in front of clients. She truly is a great talent on so many levels.

It was a privilege to have Lauren Hodges on my team as a Senior Graphic Designer, reporting directly to me. Lauren is an exceptionally bright and talented creative professional with a remarkable dedication to growth and continuous improvement.

Throughout our time working together, Lauren consistently elevated every project she touched. She approaches new challenges with enthusiasm and insight, combining her creative instincts with strategic thinking to deliver designs that not only look outstanding but also drive real results.

One of Lauren’s greatest strengths is her ability to solve complex design problems while remaining receptive to feedback. She always considers the broader goals of a campaign, ensuring her work aligns with the overall success of the project rather than personal preferences or artistic bias. This level of professionalism and maturity sets her apart in any creative environment.

I would wholeheartedly endorse Lauren for any design or design leadership role. Her combination of creativity, problem-solving ability, and collaborative spirit make her an invaluable asset to any team.

Working with Lauren was an absolute pleasure. Her positive energy was contagious, and she brought enthusiasm, creativity, and collaboration to every project we worked on together. Whether it was a social campaign or a community initiative, Lauren always went the extra mile to make sure every detail was perfect.

Her design work was consistently outstanding. She had a unique ability to translate ideas into visuals that not only looked amazing but truly resonated with our audience. The creative direction she brought to our campaigns helped elevate our brand and drive real results.

Beyond her talent, Lauren is simply a wonderful person to work with. She is reliable, thoughtful, and always brings out the best in everyone around her. Any team would be lucky to have her!

Seeing one of the most on-point designers leave my side is truly hard. Lauren’s talent as an illustrator, precision as a designer, and constant motivation for the team make her departure a huge loss for us. She has everything it takes — one of the most well-rounded, creative, and eager-to-learn designers I’ve had the privilege to work with.

I feel incredibly lucky to have worked alongside such a great person. Her clear communication, efficiency, and ability to deliver—even under the tightest timelines—are genuinely admirable. Lauren is someone you can always count on to make things happen, and often, to make miracles happen.

Thank you, Lauren, for everything you’ve done for NZXT and for me personally. You’ve set a new standard.

I thank my lucky stars for finding Lauren!  She is super talented and highly versatile.  By that, I mean that she has worked on such diverse projects - from entirely redesigning our website to marketing campaign content for our customers and product user interface design. And always, always she has exceeded our expectations.  

Being highly organized as well, her deliverables arrive as committed (or earlier).  Overall, our experience with Lauren has been A+ - I can count on her to give me something that stands out from the ordinary.

Lauren Hodges has added a superstar element to our brand. As a regional nonprofit, creating a brand that is clean, consistent, and recognizable by sight was imperative. Lauren led our organization through a complete brand overhaul that resulted in a new logo and supporting materials that were better than we could have ever imagined.

Our new logo and brand designs are the envy of our sister organizations across the country. We get emails applauding our logo and materials from across the USA on a consistent basis. She is the ultimate professional with consistently great designs that are on-time and on-point each and every time. We trust her "design eye" and design choices implicitly as she has never steered us wrong and the art just keeps getting better and better.

Our look now rivals and exceeds the brands of our sister organizations from the largest cities and keeps growing and evolving into something that well exceeds our initial expectations. We so appreciate the valuable contributions brought to our organization by Lauren and applaud her attention to detail and quality and speed of her work.

Cook's Pest Control contracted Lauren Hodges to do a custom animation project involving daily posts featuring termites, as well as a custom-animated cover photo for our Facebook page. The idea was presented to Lauren with rough sketches of potential ideas with termite facts for a "termite week" promotion. The project was complex and on an incredibly tight turn, and not only did she deliver an amazing final product, but she did it ahead of schedule! The project got rave reviews, and performed exceptionally well on social media. She will definitely be our first call if we need more animation work done in the future.

In addition to the animation project, we also had her illustrate a 10-page coloring book to replace our outdated coloring book. Everyone has absolutely loved the coloring books, and our entomologists were amazed at how realistic, yet kid-friendly, all of the drawings were.

No matter what the project, she has exceptional skill at custom illustration and animation, and delivers projects in an efficient and professional manner. I have absolutely no problem recommending her for any project you might have.

At NZXT nominations are made where employees are given shoutouts for their hard work. This was a companywide recognition.