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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Contribute strategically through print and digital design in support of the organizational mission of education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is the largest regional nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to saving the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams, and wildlife.

Intermittent contract work and project as a sole proprietor designing infographics, collateral, and print.

Lutherville Timonium, Maryland

Design for Loyola University Maryland's in-house marketing agency within the Office of Marketing and Communication. The role focused on creative print and digital design in internal and external brand strategy, communications, marketing, and public relations.

Baltimore, Maryland

Create marketing strategy, coordinate the creation of materials for associated audience generation, student outreach, and build awareness of fundraising efforts – website, emails, flyers, posters, blog posts, search engine marketing, etc.Established Google Ad Grant with $10k monthly free advertising. Write and distribute press releases serving as a contact fo PR materials to publicationssSocial media, Blog/Vlog content, blog/vlog coordination, email marketing management: create and maintain multiple email newsletter lists by group type such as students, show attendees, and donors along with regularly creating and sending newsletters to these lists

Annapolis Junction, Md

Decisive visual concepts for print design, branding, and web. Clients including Amazon Web Services, Next Day Blinds, Brick Bodies, American Psychological Association, University of Baltimore. Create logos, magazines, newsletters, brochures, posters, collateral, web and print ads. Client relations, meetings, create custom workflows for each client's needs, scheduling deadlines, writing, and guiding projects as needed. Promoted in September 2016 to Senior Graphic Designer

Baltimore, Md

Design of features and brand creation for client-based custom publications including the international Inside Arts magazine, Visit Baltimore, and in the arts, tourism, education, health care and entertainment industries Managing design of each project from concept, page layout to final completion in an Apple OSX environment using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.Develop concepts designs and translate these concepts into final magazine layouts. Assist and collaborate with clients, designers, editors and advertisers.Create original illustrations, perform color correction, photo enhancement, proofreading and printer-ready file preparation. Managing all design aspects of multiple projects simultaneously. Targeting a wide variety of markets and styles with clients in various industries: tourism, business-to-business, consumer focused, chambers of commerce, arts and entertainment and education. Design new business presentations in response to request for proposals: creating templates of suggested designs and final proposal page design.Today Media Custom Communications was formerly doing business as Media Two.

Baltimore, Md

Magazine and Special Projects Editorial Designer January 2008–July 2011Editorial design for themes annual and semi-annual special sections, publications, guides and magazines. Define visuals of editorial pages. Illustrate art concepts for eye-catching covers editorial graphics. Coordinate photo shoots in the studio and in the field.Layout in InDesign under OSX with art director, writers and editors, marketing, advertising departments. Various color processes on glossy, newsprint and premium paper considering each paper’s requirements. Output documents to printer. Coordinate/newspaper layout of North County News, the Owings Mills Times and the Howard County sports sections.Special Projects Advertising Designer June 2007–January 2008Design advertisements for Maryland Family Magazine, Howard Magazine, Baby Steps magazine and other publications.Advertising Designer March 2007–June 2007Produce newspaper display, classified and spec advertisement designs.Baltimore Sun Media Group's community division was formerly doing business as Patuxent Publishing.

Bethesda, Md

Develop and provide creative direction for clients’ visual communication needs based on project objectives. Coordinate production details with printers, manufacturers, installers and other vendors through final delivery. Design brochures, signage, displays, business cards, greeting cards, posters, letterheads, menu boards, engraved products, as well as products of various fabricationManage accounts and projects from initial contact to final completion. Develop concepts and pitch ideas. Suggest ideal media and communications strategy based on what the client intends to convey. Developed strong customer relations. Determine pricing with consideration for all costs involvedUtilize Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop primarily along with secondary software such as QuickBooks Pro, Microsoft Office, Open Office . Other software used as needed. Operate large format printers including the HP 5500, HP 1055 and Roland SolJet Pro III. Graphtec plotters used for vinyl and pen plots.

Laurel, Md

Created layout and style of text and graphics for custom rubber stamps and print products. Consulted with Laurel and DC sales team andproduction team to ensure smooth production. Customer service tasks and production.Implemented designs for products including rubber stamps, business cards, and logos. Designed company form layouts, displays and advertisements.