Over 20 years of experience working with teams, budgets, deadlines, and visions in order to create artwork for print, digital, and motion advertising and products.
- Branding
- Art Direction
- Packaging
- Graphic Design
- Copywriting
- Web design
- Marketing Materials
- Email Campaigns
- Video Production
- Photography
BRANDS INCLUDE
RÉSUMÉ
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver, Acrobat
Mac
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, and OS system
Microsoft Certified
PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Email Marketing
Mailchimp, Constant Contact
Web Development
Coding in HTML & CSS; editing Javascript; WordPress; WiX; Shopify; VHX
Freelance Art Director & Graphic Designer @ YuJu Design
Jan 2000 – Present
BRAND: logo designs, brand books, and copywriting
DIGITAL: website design & maintenance, email campaigns, social media graphics & videos, digital ads, photo retouching
PRINT: business cards, brochures, banners, flyers, posters, folders, newsletters, point-of-sale, t-shirts, packaging, labels, promotional items, car wraps, large-scale print
MOTION: video and audio editing, simple animations
DIRECTING: sourcing and directing designers for projects, leading projects from start to finish
Creative Director @ Empowered Media, LLC.
July 2016 – February 2020
Oversee and deliver all artwork and branding for the Jillian Michaels brands, including: My Fitness app; FitFusion; BODYSHRED; Lucky Jack Cold Brew Coffee; Jillian Michaels brand
SKILLS USED: Branding and development; employee hiring and management; packaging and product design, photo shoots and retouching; video editing and directing; animation; web development; copy editing; and time management.
Graphic Designer (Part-time) @ Empowered Media, LLC.
July 2016 – February 2020
In-house part-time designer for fitness and wellness products for the Jillian Michaels brands, including: My Fitness app; FitFusion; BODYSHRED; Lucky Jack Cold Brew Coffee; Jillian Michaels brand
SKILLS USED: Digital designs for social media and email marketing; copy editing; and web development.
Art Director @ Danse Création Québec / Création Styl’Production
February 2010 – February 2013
Worked with a French-speaking team to produce events, including an annual large-scale public multi-dance event
SKILLS USED: Logo creation and branding; print materials including flyers, posters, large banners, t-shirts, bags, temporary tattoos and schedule booklets; digital materials including a website in French and English, social media promotional banner ads and flyers, email campaigns, and YouTube live feeds of the event.
In-House Graphic Designer @ Sidney Frank Importing Co.
February 2006 – May 2009
Created artwork for brands in the Sidney Frank portfolio, such as Jägermeister, Tommy Bahama Rum, Corazón Tequila, Gekkeikan Sake, JC Cognac, and Michael Collins Irish Whiskey.
SKILLS USED: Branding; print and web design such as posters, banners, on & off premise materials, promotional items, car wraps and packaging solutions; photo shoots, photo retouching, presentation design; working with different brand managers, upper management, and international companies.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design / Psychology Minor
2001–2005
RELATED COURSEWORK: Typography, Advanced Typography, Word and Image, Web Interface Design, Computers for Designers, Design and Marketing, Advanced Explorations
Western School of Technology & Environmental Science
High School diploma with graphic design credits
1998–2001
RELATED COURSEWORK: 3.5 years of specialized graphic design program
You have to stay up with technology! I am always teaching myself something new, and 2020 brought about a lot of changes.
These past two years have been focused on online conferencing graphics and operations.
Work included creating static and video virtual backgrounds; creating presentations; managing and operating online shows and conferences with live streams of videos, presentations, break out rooms, and whiteboards.
Programs: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, On24, and StreamYard.
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