Full-time Instructor teaching various undergraduate classes including:- JOUR 291, Writing for Mass Communications: Basic writing skills for all areas of the mass media. - JOUR 317, Toolkit for Brand Communication - Creative Execution: Use of art direction and copywriting to create advertising and brand communication across a variety of media types using industry relevant software.- JOUR 346, Graphics for Visual Communications: The personal computer software related to the design and production of graphic and photographic images for print and onscreen media.- JOUR 534, Publication Writing & Design: Publication writing and design as well as internal or constituent communications, specifically focused on an internal audience. Production of InterCom, the College of Information and Communications’ alumni magazine.Service: InterCom magazine editor

Visual brand and style manager for the largest museum in South Carolina. Member of a small in-house Marketing Communications team working on general museum branding and marketing, graphics and themes for various permanent/changing exhibitions, and promotion of museum events and programs to a variety of audiences.• Design and manage the production of all print and digital design projects for museum departments and the museum’s fundraising arm, the SCSM Foundation• Develop creative visual concepts for advertising, fundraising campaigns, institutional branding, and permanent/changing exhibition wall graphics and interpretive panels• Manage external vendors for project design, production, delivery, and installation• Pitch visual concepts and mockups to various internal stakeholders• Art direct design projects completed by part-time Graphics Assistant• Implement strong brand identity materials and guidelines for internal and external partner use

Lead graphic designer for print and digital marketing projects, promotional items, on-campus signage, and large-format graphic installations on in-house creative agency team supporting six campus locations. • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, taking projects from concept to completion, and meeting budget and deadline requirements with external vendors• Collaborated with team in brainstorming, project management, and content creation to grow student enrollment and support strategic college-wide initiatives• Supervised and provided art direction to full-time Graphic Designer

Graphic designer for print and digital marketing projects and advertising, large-format graphic installations, and promotional items. Manager for pre-production, print, and fulfillment for various projects on in-house creative agency team supporting six campus locations.• Established strong rapport with various external vendors while effectively communicating deadlines and budget, and supervised project installations• Managed Marketing Communications team annual production calendar• Supported Creative Director on video and photo shoots with external vendors

Instructor for JOUR 346: Graphics for Visual Communications, where students: 1. Demonstrate the ability to integrate visual communication design theories with graphic production techniques.2. Identify the role of research in preparing design solutions for a client.3. Demonstrate strategies for developing prototypes and presenting design solutions to a client.4. Demonstrate proficiency in illustration techniques required to create original illustrations.5. Create a graphic identity system suitable for use in branding strategies.6. Demonstrate an ability to manipulate type for use in designs, illustrations and other multimedia.7. Demonstrate journalistic and creative uses of photographs.8. Create effective and aesthetically-pleasing interface designs for websites and mobile devices.9. Identify prepress techniques for preparing graphics, photo and design work for printing.10. Create designs that include brochures, packaging and other three-dimensional forms.11. Demonstrate proficiency with graphic input devices such as a pen-based stylus.12. Evaluate the value and quality of one’s own work and the work of others based on professional-level standards, including the quality of the content.13. Understand legal and ethical issues of graphic design in various genres.14. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the source of content, including user-generated content, and appropriate methods of acquisition (stock, copyrights, cc, etc.).

Developed content for and instructed three different personal interest courses (Intro to Graphic Design, Intro to InDesign, and Intro to Photoshop) where adult learners: - were introduced to the principles and elements of graphic design - learned about basic print production - learned how to critique works of art and design in an objective manner - learned the basic functions of Adobe InDesign for use in creating layouts, flyers, business cards, etc. - designed a project utilizing InDesign following a guided tutorial of the program - learned the basic photo editing functions of Photoshop

Developed and designed various print and web publications for members, providers and internal audiencesCopyedited publications and ensured they met brand guidelines and contained consistent messagingManaged online content and coordinated website changesPerformed layout revisions and edited photosWrote Facebook content and assisted in social media strategic planningEnsured materials were compliant with applicable contract requirements and marketing guidelines

Designed and distributed print and digital marketing materialsCreated graphics for website, email marketing, and online learning modulesManaged social media presence, including Facebook and Twitter, and utilized HootSuite to manage accountsPhotographed campus and student activities for use in publications and social mediaTracked and reported expenditures of marketing projectsCollaborated with coordinators on event and program promotionCommunicated with internal and external print vendors, prepped design files for printing and completed print request forms

Constructed sitemaps for ADCO clientsPro bono website and logo designCompiled multimedia projects: photography, audio and editing

Revised and created collateral designs for clientsAnalyzed social media usage and built site maps for web content editingPhotographed and edited images of printed work for agency portfolio