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Milwaukee, WI, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Developing visual communication strategies and marketing campaigns for clients. Graphic design specializing in branding, print and digital marketing, web and app design, social media, paid media, publication design, and digital out-of-home advertising. UI and UX design in Figjam and Figma, utilizing Squarespace and Wix CMS platforms for development. Brand.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Design Mentor providing one-on-one tutoring for Autistic students in Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Independent consultant, specializing in branding and graphic solutions, including web and social media, interior design, merchandising, marketing, illustration, e-commerce, product production and fulfillment.

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States

Freelance illustration and art projects, in traditional, digital, and new media. Creative direction, design, illustration, product development and production, photography and photo retouching, marketing, copywriting, web, social media, and e-commerce and fulfillment for the brand. Collaborating with local small businesses to plan, promote, and execute.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Worked in an Allied Printing Trades Council Union print shop serving local and national clients. Promotional, marketing, and publication design, project management, art direction, and customer service. Prepared files for digital and offset print, CMYK color separations, large-format digital printing, large-format vinyl cutter programming to create.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Served unique local and national craft beers, wine, and spirits. Mixed house drinks and classic cocktails, concepted new cocktail recipes, and maintained safe serving practices. Opened and closed the bar, including bookkeeping. Team lead for events.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Served local craft beers, domestics, and mixing drinks for tour guests and various events at Best Place, sharing an integral part of Milwaukee’s brewing history with locals and tourists.

Milwaukee, WI

Developed extensive knowledge of locally-sourced and house-made kitchen ingredients and rotating menu offerings. Helped customers choose from various alcohol options & gifts from the restaurant shop. Created cocktail recipes and batched signature drinks for service. Took orders via phone, prepping, and delivering curbside to-go orders, with specific focus.

Milwaukee, WI

No menu ordering from a collection of over 450 cocktails, choosing drinks based on conversation with customers. Exercised highly-developed customer service skills bartending and serving tables. Prepped proprietary drink ingredients, cut garnishes and made whip cream for service and backups. Cleaned and sanitized glassware, tables, and restrooms. Opened and.

Milwaukee

Served local craft beers and mixing house cocktails. Responsibilities included handling orders, processing payments, working with font and back of house teams, communicating any menu changes daily, and developing new cocktails.

Brookfield, WI

Planned for and taught a puppet-making workshop as a Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the arts Resident Artist. Lessons focused on storytelling and students creating a puppet-character that they will then use to express emotion through gesture. Created workshop in conjunction with student viewings of puppet performances at SLWCA of "I Love My Little.

Milwaukee, WI

Responsible for setup and take down of bars, as well as maintaining a tidy work space and stocking coolers for service. Created and served signature mixed drinks while providing excellent customer service in a fun atmosphere for patrons to drink and paint. Taught acrylic painting lessons and techniques, featuring art work from the studio’s collection.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Taught as an Art Teacher on the Kohl's Color Wheels traveling team, working with youth and families throughout the Milwaukee area to make art for free.

Milwaukee, WI

Created an educational outreach program for The Pitch Project, an artist's studios and gallery space in Milwaukee, WI. The program featured classroom visits and The Pitch Project docent tours to teach students and youth throughout the Milwaukee educational community about art in their city and a chance to develop relevant art making skills.

Milwaukee, WI

Designed digital and print marketing content for the UWM spirit store, the Panther Shop. Developed visual brand aesthetics in conjunction with Retail Operations Creative Director utilizing UWM brand standards. Photographed merchandise, retouched photos, developed modular marketing layouts, designed posters and banners for print, and created social media.

Menomonee Falls, WI

Designed for Kohl’s Social Media, creating Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Snapchat content. Worked with vendors, stylists, and Art Directors to develop social media aesthetics, editing and retouching Social team photography, and creating illustrations for team use.

Menomonee Falls, WI

Designed for Kohl’s Homepage and mobile applications. Utilized digital assets to develop and refine dynamic UI. Worked with Project Managers and Digital Creative Director to maintain brand aesthetic across digital media.

Menomonee Falls, WI

Designed weekly print mailer layouts. Detail-oriented InDesign file creation for product and national marketing versioning.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Designed custom screen printed apparel for local and national clients. Production duties included silkscreen preparation (coating with emulsion, exposing and washing screens), screen printing, packing orders, and reclaiming screens for future use.

Milwaukee, WI

Created branded promotional materials for varying events and exhibitions at the Charles Allis Art Museum and the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, as well as those presented by the CAVT Collective, hosting inspirational talks, lectures, local music and art at both venues.

Milwaukee, WI

Designed marketing campaigns for student and campus organizations, primarily for the Union Art Gallery. Mentored beginning student designers and developing marketing campaigns for changing shows throughout semesters. Production work included preparing files for large-format printing with a variety of materials, printing posters, window clings, or other.

Milwaukee, WI

Captioned telephone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing; as a Captioning Coach provided quality control by monitoring captionists when their captions fell below an acceptable standard.

Milwaukee, WI

Provided tech support for the University in the UITS call center fielding calls from students and professors with issues or questions concerning university online applications (email, online class platforms, etc.) as well as monitoring campus computer labs.