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Greater Chicago Area

Manage visual brand and creative strategies across multiple channels and formats in support of ACHE’s communications and marketing initiatives, publications and websites, in alignment with strategic priorities. Coordinate with internal and external customers to understand needs, develop requirements, prepare creative plans, manage project budgets and ensure alignment with the brand. Maintain a unified process of marketing concept/design, and digital design for a variety of projects.

Greater Chicago Area

Manage ACHE's brand and corporate identity along with the creative process keeping projects on budget, on schedule and in line with strategic initiatives. Projects include but are not limited to a Bi-monthly magazine, event branding, digital marketing assets, print brochures, video and audio editing of podcast episodes.

Greater Chicago Area

Worked on Healthcare Executive Magazine to design covers as assigned, editorial features and department columns. Designed all house advertising and worked with web team develop the magazine's online presence. Also serve as second-level reviewer for magazine layout.Designed all in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as the team lead for the magazine imposition process by preparing imposition sheets, guiding the placement of magazine’s ads and leading each meeting… Show more Worked on Healthcare Executive Magazine to design covers as assigned, editorial features and department columns. Designed all house advertising and worked with web team develop the magazine's online presence. Also serve as second-level reviewer for magazine layout.Designed all in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as the team lead for the magazine imposition process by preparing imposition sheets, guiding the placement of magazine’s ads and leading each meeting. Conducted post production video and graphic design work for marketing and pieces and use on YouTube channel. Maintain print vendor relationships and manage projects through the entire production process.Photographed all staff for annual report. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Developed and implemented creative solutions within the organizational brand for internal clients in a timely manner and within budget constraints and serve a design lead during project meetings with clients. Designed features as assigned and columns for each issue of Healthcare Executive magazine and acted as 2nd level reviewer of each issue. Designed all in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as the team lead for the magazine imposition process by preparing imposition… Show more Developed and implemented creative solutions within the organizational brand for internal clients in a timely manner and within budget constraints and serve a design lead during project meetings with clients. Designed features as assigned and columns for each issue of Healthcare Executive magazine and acted as 2nd level reviewer of each issue. Designed all in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as the team lead for the magazine imposition process by preparing imposition sheets, guiding the placement of magazine’s ads and leading each meeting. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Developed and implemented creative solutions within the organizational brand for internal clients in a timely manner and within budget constraints. Designed a feature and columns articles for each issue of Healthcare Executive magazine. Design several in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as designer for the CEO Newsletter, a targeted newsletter directed at the top-tier of the association’s membership. Maintained print vendor relationships and managed projects through the entire… Show more Developed and implemented creative solutions within the organizational brand for internal clients in a timely manner and within budget constraints. Designed a feature and columns articles for each issue of Healthcare Executive magazine. Design several in-house ads for Healthcare Executive. Served as designer for the CEO Newsletter, a targeted newsletter directed at the top-tier of the association’s membership. Maintained print vendor relationships and managed projects through the entire production process. Show less

Design graphics and layout for compact discs.

Temp Work

Designed web graphics, banner ads, and web page manipulation through on-line templates.

Managed marketing programs from conception through implementation. Designed all marketing materials including billboards. Wrote radio copy and business letters. Interacted directly with print house on all jobs. Maintained client databases for sales force of 25. Implemented a more aggressive presence on the web. Wrote press releases and researched new markets.

Worked with the National sales Manager on the Ford, Chrysler and GM accounts to get the travel agents to book with a Marriott hotel for their business travel.

Ma, Graphic Design

While I was a student at SCAD I also worked full time.

No Degree, Metalsmithing

This is a great place to take classes.

Baa, Commercial Rec., Advertising

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Aside from Course work I worked on campus at the Student Activity Center as well as bartered.