• Consult with schools and units across campus to develop their annual giving plan.• Utilize online database to pull segmented populations of donors, alumni and friends for solicitations.• Create mail and email appeals for each school/unit using design assets set forth by the Campaign for Carolina brand standards.• Analyze response data from past solicitations to plan strategically for upcoming appeals.• Participate in the planning and execution of GiveUNC, Carolina's annual day of giving.• Design other various materials for GiveUNC, the faculty/staff campaign, student giving, etc.

Paperwhites: paperwhitespress.com | etsy.com/shop/paperwhitespressLolo Lincoln: lololincoln.com | etsy.com/shop/lololincolnKnots & Pearls: knotsandpearls.com | etsy.com/shop/knotsandpearls• Utilize visual design principles and Adobe Creative Suite products to create new wedding stationery products (invitations, programs, etc.) and branding materials (sample packages, coupons, website graphics, etc.) for all three brands - Paperwhites, Lolo Lincoln and Knots & Pearls.• Assisted the owner in the creation and launch of two new brands: Lolo Lincoln (launched Jan. 2013) and Knots & Pearls (launched Sept. 2013). Developed new designs and branding materials for both brands.• Developed new proofing techniques that have increased productivity and reduced the numbers of printed errors.• Help maintain all three brand websites, Etsy shops and media channels, such as Facebook and Instagram.• Typeset and create PDF proofs to be sent to clients. Prepare press sheets and print all types of wedding stationery.• Manage proofing, printing and production of all orders, making sure that all deadlines are met.• Juggle multiple projects simultaneously - as many as 50 orders in our busiest time - while remaining on schedule.• Employ excellent grammatical and communication skills when corresponding with clients through email and phone to help them through the ordering and proofing process.• Photograph products (using Canon Rebel) and edit photos for the website and Etsy shops.• Use working knowledge of the printing process to make sure registration and calibration are good for printing and that all printed materials are excellent quality.• Hire, teach and manage all interns.• Assisted the owner to prepare for and exhibit at the National Stationery Show in May 2014.

Gulfstream Communications: Charleston Magazine, Charleston Weddings, WNC, Grand Strand, and House Calls.• Designed and edited magazine spreads, advertisements and other media outlets for Gulfstream Communications• Assisted with photo shoots and edited photos to be included in the publications.• Used Adobe Creative Suite products to design and edit content and photos.• Communicated with featured companies to request high resolution images.

• Uploaded content and selected images to be included in the Blue Ribbon Vendor gallery on the Southern Weddings blog.• Pinned images from posts on the Southern Weddings blog to the appropriate Pinterest boards, and wrote captions for each image.• Other duties included: re-sizing and editing images, uploading content to the blog using Word Press, and packaging and mailing the magazines.• Used Adobe Creative Suite products to design and edit content and photos.

• Designed photo boards for the online magazine and provided guidance to staff designers.

• Designed various stories in the magazine, such as a photo contest story, and the quirky calendar which ran each month. Assisted the graphic designer with various tasks.• Wrote the “update” section each month on accomplishments of women in the Triangle area.• Compiled information and wrote other various stories, including recipes and performing arts stories.• Read proofs and assisted in editing all content for the magazine.• Updated the magazine’s Facebook page.

• Applied my knowledge of design principles, printing processes, and Adobe Creative Suite products to design and edit front and inside pages and create graphics for a weekly newspaper.• Responsible for designing the front page of the newspaper and delegating inside page designs to the design staff.• Attended budget and pre-budget meetings each week to plan the design for the upcoming newspaper.• Worked alongside the Editor in Chief, as well as the other news desk editors, to identify important information from their stories to be highlighted in graphics.• Managed a small staff of designers and provided advice and feedback on their work.• Responsible for continuing the vision of the redesign that was launched in May 2011.• Started as a page designer in Sept. 2010 and was promoted to design assistant in Jan. 2011, and then to design editor in May 2011.

• Worked with the Marketing Department to design campaign materials such as advertisements and posters.• Designed and edited various printed materials such as the 2011 Leadership Book, 2011 Impact Report, Women’s Leadership Council Luncheon invitation, Poverty Simulation materials, and customized QR codes.• Assisted with photo shoots for the Live United Campaign.