Resume

I’m a multi-faceted designer who can handle a wide range of design problems. I am a seasoned Art/Photo Director, Layout Designer and Creative Producer for print and web. I am also currently in the Web and Digital Media Program at Madison College where I’m learning Web Design, UX/UI Design and Social Media. I see the new skills I am learning as an extension of my abilities as a Designer.

Accomplishments

• Bring stories to life with compelling photography, video, design and illustration for print, web, social media and marketing
• Orchestrate large projects including editorial photography, cover design and layout as well as concepting and producing creative content
• Worked with many leading brands, such as Better Homes and Gardens, Taste of Home and Hy-Vee Grocery Stores
• Creative Producer for three Better Homes and Gardens, Do It Yourself magazine 2016, 17, 18
• Trusted to provide seamless Art Direction for Taste of Home magazine during a 6-month time of transition

Professional Skills 

Photo & Video Shoot Production & Direction | Creative Content Producer | Layout & Graphic Design | Illustration | User Experience Design & User Interface Design | Social Media Design | Website Design  

Personal Skills 

Organized | Deadline-driven | Clear Communicator | Detail-oriented | Creative | Original thinker | Empathetic | Hard Worker 

Education 

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Illustration, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, 2009  
• Associates Degree, Web and Digital Media, Expected Graduation, Spring of 2023

Software

Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Bridge, Acrobat, After Effects, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams 

Operating Systems

Mac and PC 

Other Software

Trello, Slack, Marvel/POP, Milinote, Miro, Wix, Squarespace, Wordpress, Figma 

Social Media

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube

Scholarships and Awards 

• McCollow Merit Scholarship 2008/09, MIAD
• Dean’s List MIAD, Spring 2009, Fall 2008 
• The William T. Evjue Foundation Merit Scholarship, Fall 2021, Spring 2022 
• Dean’s List Madison College, Fall 2021 

Work History 

Lee Enterprises 
Designer/Producer National Lifestyles Desk 
Madison, Wisconsin, 2019 – 2020  

Freelance Designer/Art Director/Producer  
2002 – Ongoing 

Geronimo Hospitality 
Marketing Specialist
Beloit, Wisconsin, 2018 – 2019  

Sundog Studios (Mittera Group)  
Photo Director   
Des Moines, Iowa, 2012 – 2013 

Reader’s Digest (Trusted Media Brands)
Magazine Layout Designer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2010 – 2011  

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Art Director/Gallery Graphic Designer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2008 – 2009   

Pilgrim Imports
Product Designer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2006 – 2007  

The Free Press
Production Assistant
Rockland, Maine, 2001 – 2006