Experience
CORE GROUP
SENIOR DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR
December 2020–Present
lead designer and art director for creative services team
managed a one-stop shop for internal and external design support
developed visual systems for parent brand, family of sub brands, and franchise offering
worked closely with many different departments (sales, events, operations, etc.) to develop custom strategic marketing campaigns tailored to their specific target audiences
Hark Connect
UX/UI DESIGNER, SENIOR DESIGNER
January 2020–March 2020
designed front-end user experience for custom focus group monitoring & recording software
worked closely with back-end developers to ensure a short project timeline was achieved
developed branding and style guidelines to be used in product marketing for the app
National Instruments
JUNIOR DESIGNER
July 2017–December 2019
oversaw environmental design and signage for annual corporate conference
worked with executives on sales and marketing presentation graphics and overall flow
managed out-sourced design teams working overseas and art directed internal and external facing projects
Cart Designers
JUNIOR DESIGNER, SENIOR DESIGNER
November 2011–October 2016
developed front-end websites for wide array of e-commerce clients
supported smaller clients with branding recommendations and marketing strategies
created customizable website templates featured on the first page of BigCommerce online store
Skills
Prioritizes multiple projects effectively to ensure all deadlines are met
Experience leading design teams as art director and marketing teams as creative director
Comfortable working independently or with a team
Experience working in a fast-paced production environment with short turn-around times
Familiar with explaining graphic design concepts to non-designers
Proactive at learning new software and developing skillset
Technical
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
INDESIGN
XD
FIGMA
GOOGLE WORKSPACE
OUTLOOK
SQUARESPACE
WORDPRESS
HUBSPOT
JIRA
BASECAMP
CVENT