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United States

- Delivered an all new iOS and Android consumer mobile app in a record eight months from concept to market, integrating multiple third party vendors and working with remote development team. - Conducted a cross-industry competitive analysis and presented findings to experience design team on an on-going basis. - Currently managing mobile product, engaging.

Bütschwil, St. Gallen, CH

Assumed role of Editor in Chief of this online publication with an intentional growth plan.

New York, US

Arts and Culture editor at a global culture magazine. Actively cultivating and maintaining relationships with a robust set of galleries, organizations, and corporate interests in the New York area, exposed to client-side PR. Areas of expertise: automobile industry, society/charity, fine art.

Chicago, Illinois, US

In this position, I worked with a wide variety of teams to bring approachability and renewed relevance to this multifaceted e-commerce brand, acquired by FedEx in December 2020 for $228M. Visual and UX work involved overall strategy, brand book development, product wireframes, as well as qualitative and quantitative data analysis and recommendations..

New York, US

In this position, I lead Flaneur's digital product development- including a comprehensive relaunch of their website- as well as art direction in the effort to drive growth and customer retention. Digital Product: - Lead complete website overhaul from concept to execution, initiated by a thorough brand audit.- Decision-making regarding complete user.

Queens, NY, US

Leading team of graphic designers, photographers, content creators, and more, executing countless advertising campaigns oriented toward Millennial and Gen-Z students, from Relay for Life to a full rebranding of St. John’s University and Student Government, Inc.; from planning stages to execution, from digital content, print media, apparel and more.Tasks.

Queens, NY, US

Work ranging from major campus-wide campaigns spanning websites, physical objects, flyers, social networking marketing to highly focused, responsive design projects. PR, Designer/Developer, consultant role.

Tasks include: Product design (Sketch, Figma, Drama/Aftereffects, Adobe Suite, user-journey mapping softwares), corporate and startup brand development, pitch development (voiceover, syntax), data visualization, data analysis (organic), pitch deck development (VC), photography, copywriting, compliance (Plain English campaign, copy-editing), cross-timezone.

New York, NY, US

Lead a full-stack branding effort, from copywriting to ad design, all mediums including print.Worked directly with PR director, president, CFO, and lead designer to execute an extremelycohesive and immersive brand experience while maintaining a very well defined aesthetic. Includes creation of lookbooks, custom in-house typefaces, targeted advertising.

Paris, FR

Functioned as the English-speaking liaison for this Indian Restaurant; taking phone orders, answering questions, and managing a group of four waiters and hosts. Drove the general atmosphere of the restaurant toward premium dining.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Local campaign work and managed lists and entered data, requiring numerical and computing proficiency. This job also included door-to-door canvassing, requiring an ability to be approachable and natural whilesubscribing to a script in order to retrieve information that was necessary.

Dictated the overall design direction for this young charity startup, with funding from Google. I also did extensive web development work, as well as maintaining an unorthodox work schedule and functioning in a workplace based entirely online.

Private startup/sandbox effort completed in High School, code released publicly as open-source.

Political Science, Political Science And Government

High School Diploma