Career Experience
SKILLS
Creative Team Leadership
Adobe Creative Suite
Animation and Video Creation
Creative Social Media Content
On set Art Direction
Design for Web, Mobile & Print
Photography Editing & Retouching
Production planning and prop styling
Digital Publishing & Adobe DPS
WHERE I’VE WORKED
Beeby Clark + Meyler
Senior Art Director, 2018-present
Art Director, 2016-2018
Develop brand presence on social media through dynamic campaigns and daily content for various types of brands: Trusted Choice Insurance, Guess Watches, Energizer, Country Walkers Travel, Playtex Sport, Hawaiian Tropic, Skintimate, Edge Shave Gel, Stayfree, Schick Hydro, and imPRESS Press-On Manicure. Concept key ideas for influencer activations and provide art direction throughout their campaigns to execute creative concepts such as on set direction, creating video content and designing posts for several digital channels. Provide leadership and guidance to other creative team members to further develop their skills while delivering quality work for our clients.
Ziff Davis Inc.
Senior Designer, 2013-2016
Designer, 2011-2013
Assistant Designer, 2010-2011
Maintained day-to-day creative demands for Ziff Davis which included: templates for website design, promotional and editorial graphics, branding projects, social media content and art direction for in-house photo and video shoots. Organized and maintained a dynamic photo library to support PCMag.com editorial needs. Led the design for PC Magazine Digital Edition, a monthly digital iPad publication; Concepted designs for covers, features and interactive elements using Adobe DPS; Provided art direction to other designers for article design, oversaw all photo and illustration research, and aided the development for each monthly digital edition.
The Knot Inc.
Art Assistant, 2010
Art Intern, 2009
Created designs for The Knot, The Nest, and The Bump magazines, based on each brand’s set style guides. Conducted photo research, prepared final art releases for print production, and handled model casting for editorial photo shoots. Retouched images and designed web graphics for the three flagship websites and web partners. Served as the in-house stylist for The Knot TV, a weekly web show, researched and purchased props and styled sets.
Elizabeth Press, Photo Stylist
Stylist Assistant, 2010
Concepted ideas for upcoming food and lifestyle photo shoots, and helped execute those ideas by selecting props and styling products on the sets.
EDUCATION
Temple University
Bachelor of Arts
Art Direction & Design
GPA 3.75, Magna Cum Laude