Graphic Design & Communication

I am a creative, detail-oriented communications and graphic design professional with extensive experience delivering high-quality print and digital assets under tight deadlines.
Collaborative, adaptable, and quick to master new tools and technologies, I am known to translate strategic goals into clear, engaging visual communications.
Experience
Design and Production Associate: Responsible for creation of all marketing and communication materials — catalogs, brochures, signage, web, promotions.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) provides intellectually stimulating non-credit courses and learning opportunities for people “50 and better.” There are 124 OLLIs across the United States, each hosted by a college or university. OLLI at NU is hosted by Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. Members enjoy active discussion-based study groups versus passive lectures—learning with and from one another in small seminar-style study groups.
Marketing Communications Manager: Design and create all marketing materials, including redesign of website; source and attend relevant trade shows, promote the practice within the community.
Bay Dermatology is a dermatology practice that provides dermatologic and cosmetic procedures with 9 locations in the Tampa Bay, FL area.
Graphic Design and Production Artist: Create, design, coordinate, and produce high-volume, deadline-driven magazine-style programs for over 20 entertainment venues; collaborate with clients to ensure designs adhered to brand guidelines and editorial standards.
Performance Media publishes performance-based programs and magazines for leading cultural institutions and arts venues in the metropolitan Chicago area. Performance Media currently publishes over two million copies of magazines, programs, and guides per year that are read by over nine million metro Chicago consumers.
Design and Production Associate: Established and managed in-house design department; responsible for all advertising and marketing initiatives.
Smart Jewelers: An established, family-owned high-end watch and jewelry boutique offering over 15 Swiss watch brands and high-end jewelry.
Education
M.S., Integrated Marketing Communications, Medill School of Journalism
B.A., Graphic Design
B.S., Communications, School of Human Ecology
Technical Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere Pro)
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Cascade CMS, HTML
Print and digital design, brand identity, image editing, production workflows, copywriting, photography
