PROGRAMS

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver PremierePro, After Effects, Acrobat Pro)

• Apple (Final Cut Pro X, iMovie, Keynote, OS X)

• InVision Prototyping

• Autodesk Autocad

• Email Marketing (Mailchimp, Informz)

SKILLS

• Graphic Design (Branding & Identity, Infographics, Web and User Interface Design, Proposal and Presentation Development, Print Design and Pre-press)

• Art Direction & Content Strategy

• Visual Storytelling and Video Editing

• Basic HTML5 and CSS

• CMS Maintenance (Drupal, WP, Squarespace)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Art Director U.S. Senate, Democratic Media Center
November 2018– Present

Washington D.C. Metro Area | Creating digital media content for all senators in the Democratic Caucus.

Senior Designer, 2018 Election Cycle The Pivot Group
July 2018–November 2018

Washington, D.C.  |  The Pivot Group is a voter communications firm specializing in providing direct mail, advanced targeting and strategic guidance to progressive causes and Democratic campaigns.

• Collaborated with senior staff to develop and create smart, strategic concepts that tackle progressive issues. 

• Interpreted client needs, giving recommendations to result in an optimal finished product.

• Mentored and trained additional election-cycle creative support staff. 

• Created production-ready work across platforms, including direct mail and brand identity.

   

Senior Creative Designer The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) July 2015–July 2018

Washington, D.C.  |  NAEYC is a non-profit membership organization.

• Played a key role in rebranding efforts; roled out new brand consistently throughout various marketing pieces.

• Wireframed website interfaces using Sketch and Invision for major site redesign.

• Developed and designed eBlasts utilizing Mailchimp and Informz. 

• Implemented new approaches to digital design, including social media campaigns and videos.

• Acted as manager for the association’s two magazines: Young Children and Teaching Young Children.

• Overhauled and organized the production process for both publications; acted as liaison between senior editors, authors, designers and printers, while rebranding and heightening visual impact.

• Streamlined eBlast process, allowing marketing to work more efficiently without needing designer assistance.

• Mentored designers and contractors; effectively delegated to ensure project deliveries.

• Managed many projects at a time, ensuring smooth delivery from concept to completion.

Graphic Designer (Contractor) NASA August 2014–July 2015

Washington, D.C.  |  Media Fusion, Inc. runs NASA HQ’s in-house design agency.

• Conceptualized and implemented creative campaigns for print publication, ePublications, exhibit, presentation, interface design and marketing collateral, maintaining the integrity of NASA’s brand.

• Collaborated and communicated effectively with many personalities, from peer to administrator level.

• Designed website graphics, eBanners and performed routine website maintenance (Drupal, HTML5).

• Developed extensive, complicated style sheets and created templates for 300+ page Indesign books.

• Overhauled training materials, creating more intuitive visual guidelines; trained new colleagues.

• Filmed and edited marketing videos.

Graphic Design Consultant APCO Worldwide April 2012–August 2014

Washington, D.C.  |  APCO Worldwide is a large global communications agency.

Associate Consultant April 2012–February 2014
Consultant March 2014–August 2014

• Supported the firm’s business development efforts globally, regularly working across time zones with colleagues from 33 offices worldwide; directly collaborated with C-Suite on many projects.

• Partnered with colleagues to conceptualize and produce a wide range of products, including fully designed InDesign documents, presentations, infographics, logo designs, creative spec (including ads, websites and social media tools),  interactive PDFs, illustrations, room design, and strategic graphics. 

• Led email marketing communications (visual and content development) for several campaigns. 

• Drove several initiatives to improve business development processes: re-designed the library of resources on the company’s intranet to be more user-friendly, created an interactive tool to help colleagues develop more well-thought out strategies and developed a library of customizable templates and graphics.

• Delegated work to interns, freelancers and vendors to keep projects organized and on track.

• Assisted in the pitch process for several large account wins.

CAD Designer Engineered Solutions, Inc. June 2007–March 2012

Natick, MA  |  Engineered Solutions is a small engineering consulting firm. 

• Employed knowledge of graphic design to create strong visual presentations.

• Developed company brochures, proposals, presentations and marketing materials.

• Learned Autocad on-the-fly, drafting schematic diagrams, details and markups.

• Drafted scaled floor plans and drawings, often transforming complicated field notes into digestible, polished diagrams.

• Addressed lack of on-board training by creating visual tutorials for new employees.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder and Creative Director Campaign Boldly
January 2017–Present

• Pro-bono branding and design services for women running for political office, at a local and state level. As two designers with full time jobs, we have successfully helped over 15 first-time grassroots candidates with creative strategy, branding, and websites that provide them with the confidence garnered from having a polished, professional looking campaign.
  

Volunteer Consultant Run for Something
January 2017–Present

• Consulting with candidates running first-time campaigns on marketing design and branding.