Art Director  |  Korn Ferry  |  2018 to Present

 

• Establish identity and brand standards for high revenue virtual and in-class IP product line; and lead the brand management of over ninety program offerings across multiple mediums, and in multiple languages.
   

• Manage and supervise multiple projects, across multiple brands; provide design scoping, project strategy, and concepting, while managing expectations of key stakeholders, senior and junior colleagues, project managers, and vendors.
   

• Foster a heightened level of design and art direction through a tactical, hands-on approach, organization, project management, strong communication, and by helping to establish team processes, collaboration, and best practices. 
   

• Ensure financial margin targets are met through effective resource management and administration cost controls, while managing vendor relationships and establishing new partnerships as needed to execute on client deliverables.
  
  
   

Sr Graphic Designer  |  Korn Ferry  |  2014 to 2018

 

• Conceptualized and designed for Fortune 500 clients, including Google, 
  Microsoft, Salesforce, Nike, Medtronic, and Johnson & Johnson.
   

• Was a key influencer for providing design vision for client projects and internal IP and marketing campaigns; provided concepts, strategies, and design.
   

• Led team of designers through transitioning IP materials from print to virtual
  formats, while collaborating with creative directors, global department leads, senior principals, project managers, and vendors to scope and produce an aligned vision and product.

 

 

Graphic Designer  |  Mile 7  |  2012 to 2014

 

• Created concepts and designs for B2B, healthcare, and ecommerce websites, social media channels, brand identities, and print marketing collateral.
   

• Led multi-disciplinary creative teams on projects requiring careful attention 
  to detail and big data. Clients included Consumer Cellular, IDEX, InstaMed, Micropump, and Fluid Management.
   

• Partnered with executive management, tech leads, developers, IAs, editors, and project managers to determine the creative landscape and direction 
  for projects.
   

• Presented industry trends, new design concepts, and UX discussions 
  to the creative team, based on accepted guidelines and regulations.

 

 

Graphic Designer  |  Eleven Wireless  |  2009 to 2012

 

• Created and managed company’s brand standards and marketing collateral,
  including: company website, instruction manuals, product and services catalogs, and functioning prototypes of company software. Organized and directed on-site and in-studio photo shoots.
   

• Assisted developers and clients through designing user interfaces for software apps, as well as designing and developing HTML/CSS-based log in portal pages for clients in the hospitality industry, including Starwood, Hilton, Kimpton Hotels, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, and Omni Hotels and Resorts. 
   

• Oversaw the strategic planning of exhibits in international conferences and trade shows while staying within budget with duties including booth design, signage, logistics, shipping, and transportation.

 

 

Assistant Graphic Designer  |  People For Puget Sound  |  2008 

 

• Assisted art director in conceptual problem solving, design, typography, illustration, and press checks. 
   

• Designed educational materials for environmental campaigns.
   

• Worked with clients, printers, photographers, and editors to oversee projects from inception to completion and yield quality products.

 

 

Freelance Graphic Design  |  2008 to Present

 

• Design and develop websites, informational brochures, invitations, programs,
  brand identities, books, magazines, product labels, newsletters, packaging,
  posters, and fliers for a broad range of clients.
   

• Manage client relationship throughout project, as well as research market competition and target audience to produce the most effective solutions.
   

• Reliably meet tight deadlines by balancing creativity and vision with strong communication skills and efficiency.