resumé
education & awards
professional qualifications
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Office
- Graphic Illustration
- Digital Imaging
- Project Coordination
- Design and Conceptual Consultation
- Design and Conceptual Instruction
profile
- Motivated, hardworking and reliable.
- Skilled in communication and conceptualization.
- Develops creative solutions to solve communication challenges.
- Tailors designs to specified target audience.
- Capable of adapting quickly to new environments, software and projects.
- Exceptionally organized and efficient.
- Adroit copywriter and editor.
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Works well with a team or independently.
experience
True/False Film Festival
Head Graphic Designer (2011)
Lead Program Designer (2012)
- Oversee and coordinate design and production of festival poster, print ads, website and other design projects.
- Establish and meet ad schedule and deadlines.
- Coordinate other designers to address specific graphic needs of the festival.
- Coordinate the production of the festival program.
Stephens College
Adjunct Instructor, GDE 210: Digital Imaging
Fall Semester, 2011
- Demonstrate and instruct the proper application of Adobe Photoshop.
- Develop lesson plans that combine practical skills with the development of conceptual/strategic thinking skills.
- Evaluate students' performance and aide in their growth as design professionals.
Stephens College
Art Director, Marketing Department
August 2010 - December 2011
- Help establish brand identity across multimedia platforms including the redesign and development of an innovative new admissions campaign.
- Collaborate on concept, and set the design of website material, publications and advertising for varied audiences.
- Tell Stephens' story visually so that college-seeking women flock there, adult students find their niche and alumnae and friends fund student dreams.
Citizen Jane Film Festival
Program Designer, CJFF 2011
Lead Designer, CJFF 2010
- (2011) Design festival program.
- (2011) Redesign sponsorship brochure.
- (2010) Oversee and coordinate design and production of festival poster, print ads, festival signage, event posters, and miscellaneous promotional materials.
- (2010) Develop festival program (which will serve as the framework/template for future CJFF programs).
Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts
Graphic Designer/PR & Marketing Assistant/FRANK Liaison
January 2008 - April 2010
- Work in tandem with PR & Marketing Director to deliver countless strategic, audience-specific messages for a variety of demographics.
- Prolific designer of myriad projects and campaigns: innovative print materials, eye-catching themes, thriving social networking group and more.
- Manage social-networking presence, develop press releases and radio spots.
- Negotiate sponsorships for various theater-related projects as well as FRANK events to creatively finance initiatives that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
- Develop, coordinate and oversee multiple internships to mentor burgeoning marketing students and student designers while counteracting strict budget constraints.
- Conceptualize, implement and maintain FRANK - a membership group for young professionals interested in the arts.
- Utilize viral marketing to draw 250+ targeted guests to FRANK launch party.
- Create and host multiple happy hours for FRANK members.
- Create, promote and execute FRANK Rooftop Dance Parties.
- Coordinate membership incentives at the theater and with various local businesses to attract members.
- Negotiate sponsorships for various theater-related projects as well as FRANK events to creatively finance initiatives that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
IDPgroup
Designer + Writer
July 2006 - July 2007
- Develop and implement strategically sound campaigns via traditional and interactive media.
- Create interactive design for various web projects.
- Write copy for print campaigns, radio campaigns and promotional materials.
University of Missouri - School of Journalism
Teaching Assistant, Strategic Design & Visuals I
August 2005 - May 2006
- Instruct students in design principles and creative development of strategically sound visual ideas for advertising in a variety of media.
- Identify and evaluate strategy and concept of projects developed by students.
Triumph Pharmaceuticals
Student Consultant
January - May 2006
- Conduct primary and secondary research on behalf of SmartMouth mouthwash to determine the most effective methods to reach the 18-24/college demographic.
- Create multiple strategically-sound tactics using a zero-based budget.
- Serve as creative voice within the team, responsible for developing all creative aspects of the strategic plans.
freelance
Freelance Designer/Writer
January 2007 - Present
Owner, Red Owl Creative
January 2008 - Present
- True/False Film Festival
- Webstellung
- Kuulbox
- Citizen Jane Film Festival
- Axiom - An Identity Company
- NSI (National Systems Inc.)
- Coca-Cola
- The North Face
- Natural Light
- Classic Branson Tours/Sandy’s Classic Tours
- SomeUglyBaby.com
- Videology
- The Butterfly Tattoo
- Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
(and Couch Stone Symposium)
- Food With Love
- Debby Cook Interiors
- Ars Graphica