Skills

  • Adobe CC

  • Sketch

  • Figma

  • Invision

  • CMS, Basic HTML/CSS

  • Ideation/Brainstorming

  • Photoshoots

  • UI Design

  • User Research

  • Prototyping

Experience

Art Director | 03.22 - Present

Avail (Consultant) | Remote

  • Lead designer on brand team, coordinating with lead stakeholders across all divisions to marry their ideas with the new look and feel of Avail

  • Collaborated with the UX team to rebrand entire site and online booking system

  • Strategized the 2022 brand and product launch

  • Collaborated with social media team to create a living brand book with new design guide

  • Created assets to strengthen customer outreach and brand awareness

Art Director | 07.21 - 12.21

The Barbarian Group (Consultant) | New York, NY

  • Collaborated on pitch work with big brands such as Nike, Fenty Cosmetics, JBL Speakers and Samsung

  • Planned and created monthly social media calendars and posts for JBL speakers

  • Strategized, designed and developed new social playbook for JBL speakers (launching early 2022)

  • Created and optimized digital media for Samsung website

Digital Art Director | 10.18 - 05.21

Wunderman Thompson | New York, NY

  • Designed new on-brand visual elements to effectively convey concepts and messaging.

  • Generated digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing.

  • Developed company logos and unique, memorable websites, which bolstered brand and corporate identities.

  • Contributed ideas during strategic and conceptual brainstorming sessions.

  • Determined styles, size and arrangement of illustrations and graphics.

  • Followed corporate brand guidelines to enable brand consistency across campaigns and marketing programs.

 

Jr. Art Director | 03.16 - 10.18

Upshot | Chicago, IL

  • Collaborated with development team and photographers to design, develop and launch e-commerce websites

  • Art Directed yearly photoshoots for social media content for various brands

  • Participated in agency pitches for prospective clients

  • Designed new on-brand visual elements to effectively convey concepts and messaging.

  • Managed multiple clients and deadlines on daily basis

 

Jr. Art Director | 09.14 - 11.15

KL Agency | Chicago, IL

  • Generated UX concepts such as tasks analysis, storyboards and use cases to accelerate user flow.

  • Supported conceptual thinking processes to generate customized digital services across multiple platforms.

  • Crafted digital branding based on UI system layout, asset identification and project requirements.

  • Completed design projects to meet budget, equipment, performance and legal requirements.

  • Redesigned sites to enhance navigation and improve visual appeal.

Education +
Extras

Flashpoint Chicago '15

AAS Visual Communications

Design Labs '22

UX Certification - Pending Graduation

Social Media Manager | 07.20 - Present

The Portage Bar | Minneapolis, MN

  • Designed logo, branding and merch

  • Design, post and manage all social media accounts

  • Design, implement and manage website for theportage.com

  • Run customer engagement, bookings, questions on social accounts