As a small business owner, I can relate to the concerns and challenges facing small businesses and non-profits; I also spent many years in a corporate environment and understand the facets important to marketing and branding a larger enterprise. I am highly organized, detail oriented, diligent, resourceful, and operate with honesty and integrity that is crucial to my work, as it ultimately represents both my clients and myself.I am able to see the forest AND the trees, and enjoy figuring out the best path to the other side. My passion is creative problem solving; I'm not afraid to make a pitch, utilize constructive criticism, brainstorm openly, and learn as much as I can from every experience in order to achieve a result that works for you. My goal is to exercise my unique artistic talents and skills so that my contribution is integral to the success of your project or business. I am confident and committed to the idea that we can work together to not only meet, but exceed, your expectations.With over 20 years as an art director and brand manager, I've worked with a variety of clients and media to develop and execute branding, marketing and design concepts. After earning a full academic scholarship to UT Dallas and graduating with a BA in Art in 2000, I began my career in web design. As I gained industry experience, I expanded my prowess in print design, art direction, advertising, marketing, and brand management. The combination of these disciplines has equipped me to offer a well-rounded approach to your creative needs, including not only digital design but also on-set direction, post-production, copywriting, content writing, social media management, interactive media, trade show planning, location build-out, and more. My achievements range from complete identity strategy, to national advertising campaigns featured in W and Harper's Bazaar, to textbook writing and production.Proficiency: I specialize in the WordPress website platform and have advanced design, customization, and troubleshooting experience. I've also worked with HubSpot, Community Server/Telligent Community, and numerous website planning tools such as Slickplan, Jumpchart, and FluidUI, as well as all common social networking, CMS, CRM and SEO tools and apps. I am fluent in HTML and CSS, and have expert photo retouching skills. Software expertise includes Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and other industry-standard design and file management utilities, as well as MS Office suite and Google Workspace tools; I am comfortable working with most file formats.