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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Baltimore, Maryland Area

As a freelancer, I've created editorial illustrations, posters, fliers, signage, and packaging designs for a variety of area and national clients, including Adweek, The Atlantic, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Bluemercury, Brick Bodies Fitness, Chase Brexton, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Friends Records, The Sound Garden, and The Washington Post,.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

As the Senior Designer, I work closely with leadership in the Marketing, Development, and Education Departments to cultivate the aesthetic look and feel of our print and digital materials from season to season. I also oversee the production output of the design team and manage multiple concurrent design projects with efficiency and attention to detail.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Baltimore, Maryland Area

As Head Music Buyer, my responsibilities included maintaining and fostering partnerships with 30+ independent music vendors; cultivating new relationships with record labels and distributors; editing and maintaining new music inventory for multiple store locations; arranging and implementing marketing co-op with individual record labels; receiving and merchandising new releases; and managing/training new employees.

As Head of Returns Department: Evaluating and removing returnable items from inventory, producing and submitting RA requests to vendors, shipping returns. As Sales Manager: Receiving new inventory, buying and receiving used inventory, training new employees, customer service, running register and reconciling daily money and sales reports.

As Assistant to the Research Department, I engaged in administrative tasks such as database maintenance and preparations for peer review panels; communication with former grant recipients, including requests for progress reports and items to add to the NEH Library.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Integrated Design, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

▪ Visual and Verbal Rhetoric ▪ Design Principles and Strategies ▪ Editorial Style ▪ Web Development ▪ Typography ▪ Interaction.

Illustration

▪ Editorial Illustration ▪ Digital Illustration ▪ Propaganda Illustration

English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: ▪ Certified Tutor - UMBC Writing Lab ▪ Co-editor in Chief - UMBC Review: Undergraduate Research ▪ DJ - WMBC.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Painting, Illustration, and Printmaking