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Concept and create insert, key art, print/set, and monitor designs needed to successfully air ESPN productions across multiple platforms. Most recently have designed for NBA rebrand, NBA Draft rebrand, and Monday Night Football rebrandDesign key art, product art, and promotional panels that are utilized across Disney Streaming platforms and ESPN linear programs to engage audienceAttend show design critiques for production designers to provide art direction and support on teams daily show monitor graphics Handle and oversee the creation of project boards in Asana for project management, tracking, and mapping of linear projectsUtilized Figma to create design for ESPN.com story ‘More Than a Summit to Scale’, showcasing the story of the first all-black expedition team to summit Mt. Everest

Bristol, Connecticut

Created designs and 2D animations for network productions and long-range assignments including SportsCenter, College Football 2020 Rebrand, Telestration design, MLB, Little League World Series, and College World SeriesCoordinated monthly one-on-one critiques with show design staff working on SportsCenter to provide art direction on recent graphics to maintain the brand standards of ESPN's flagship program2019-2021 oversaw Associate Designer New Hire training program, which entails onboarding new hires, initial new hire meetings with trainers, coordinating schedules, and communicating with management team throughout the entirety of the training processDistributed Weekly Designer Spotlight, highlighting the best show design graphics of the week

Bristol, Connecticut

Utilized Adobe software such as After Effects and Photoshop to create designs and animations for ESPN productionsCreated and developed graphics for studio shows and remote eventsCut and processed headshots, action shots, and logos for ESPN Image Management system and Workspace

Boston, Ma

Designed infographics and social media graphics using Photoshop Designed Twitter and Facebook ads Developed content calendars and created social media content Produced monthly blog posts Maintained daily Twitter feed for real estate handle Monitored social media using Sprout Social and NuviParticipated in weekly client calls

Td Bank Sports Center, Hamden, Ct

Created promotional posters, flyers, and schedules in InDesign and PhotoshopHandled ticket sales in person and over the phone Assisted in game operations for men's and women's basketball and hockey games

Greater Boston Area

Generated content for employee news letter and BWH website Wrote story for external newsletter, BWH Bulletin Created press releases, media contact lists, and media pitchesDesigned visual graphics for TV screens in hospital using InDesign and PhotoshopShadowed internal and external teams on shoots, interviews, and press conferences