- Design compelling marketing graphics for use across multiple digital channels for national pet supply retailer (email, social media, digital ads, website).- Concept and deliver elevated email designs that uphold brand standards in order to achieve business goals and drive revenue.- Collaborate cross-functionally to develop brand identity, lead creative process changes, and align on campaign creatives to support execution of marketing strategies.

- Generate original design concepts for freelance projects, including murals, environmental signage, print collateral, digital campaigns, social media assets, and website graphics.- Collaborate with marketing teams, creative directors, and clients to understand project requirements and objectives, and translate them into visually impactful design solutions.- Oversee multiple design projects from ideation to final delivery, maintaining impeccable design standards while adhering to brand guidelines and project deadlines.

- Manage the daily operations of a monthly greeting card subscription service which delivers to over 1,000 subscribers across the United States.- Develop a complete brand identity and a robust e-commerce ecosystem that supports online purchases, recurring billing, customer accounts, data collection and fulfillment.- Product photography, image editing, copywriting, designing digital and print collateral.

- Develop and implement HTML email campaigns and automation flows using Klaviyo.- Apply dynamic personalization techniques, audience targeting and segmenting, mobile and dark mode optimization, and troubleshooting issues across email clients.- Partner with remote in-house marketing team to ensure a creative yet consistent aesthetic that supports the company brand, identity and messaging.

- Lead a small team to design and install Chicago's premier annual flower & garden show. - Maintain morale through rigorous physical labor and long hours while managing a highly efficient time table.- Duties included set design and construction, floral design, landscaping, plant maintenance, and post-show teardown.

- Lead a small team of artists to design in-store marketing graphics, POS graphics, shelf talkers, wayfinding signage and visual merchandising displays.- Develop visual identity systems based on purchasing trends and communication goals for high-volume retailer with $150,000+ in daily sales.- Manage projects efficiently and meet tight deadlines despite shifting priorities and scopes.

- Planned a marketing calendar and managed art inventory and digital image library for renowned art gallery representing over 200 artists.- Designed digital graphics and executed email and print marketing campaigns.- Assisted with exhibition curation and installation, and event planning and production.

- Spearhead new graphic design service within the Illini Union Marketing Department, which uniquely served the marketing needs of over 800 student organizations and university departments.- Design posters, flyers, brochures, websites and ads for print and digital.