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Greater Denver Area

Overseeing visual brand identity, creative production and art direction for various print and digital products in F+W’s diverse Craft Group, its marketing efforts, and 23 different quilting, sewing, knitting, jewelry and fiber publicationsManaging large team of in-house and freelance junior designers, senior designers, photographers and art directors Determining best practices in scheduling and project managementManaging large art direction budget, exploring cost-saving… Show more Overseeing visual brand identity, creative production and art direction for various print and digital products in F+W’s diverse Craft Group, its marketing efforts, and 23 different quilting, sewing, knitting, jewelry and fiber publicationsManaging large team of in-house and freelance junior designers, senior designers, photographers and art directors Determining best practices in scheduling and project managementManaging large art direction budget, exploring cost-saving strategies and vendor selectionsProviding direction on photo shoots, including but not limited to: fashion, and product flat and styled workServing as liaison between corporate stakeholders and craft group design team membersHolding regular one-on-one meetings with team membersOverseeing selection and facilitating contracts with freelance contractors in photography, styling, hair/makeup and design Show less

Daily administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Creative brand management for primary label, Cinch Jeans, and its additional 6 sub-brandsManaging relationships with print vendors, magazines, and digital ad agenciesDeveloping strategies for advertising campaignsManaging several large marketing budgetsDirecting photo shoots (including hiring talent and styling product)Spearheading SEO and keyword optimization… Show more Daily administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Creative brand management for primary label, Cinch Jeans, and its additional 6 sub-brandsManaging relationships with print vendors, magazines, and digital ad agenciesDeveloping strategies for advertising campaignsManaging several large marketing budgetsDirecting photo shoots (including hiring talent and styling product)Spearheading SEO and keyword optimization effortsManaging products and copy on $100,000 a month e-commerce siteLeading a team of 2 or more junior graphic designers and photographer/multimedia production specialist Design responsibilities include, but are not limited to:Multiple seasonal catalogs, print/digital ads, email blasts, event signage, large-scale graphics, email marketing, photo editing, website store-front maintenance and logo design Show less

Boulder

Managed all creative assets based out of CU Marketing & PromotionsDesign liaison for 12 sports teams, donor and fundraising groups, academic support, event planning and othersBrand manager for CU AthleticsTypes of design included, but were not limited to: fliers, ads, posters, cards, email blasts, apparel, logos, brochures, tickets and various large-scale designsResponsible for managing work flow for dozens of project requests per weekServed on various… Show more Managed all creative assets based out of CU Marketing & PromotionsDesign liaison for 12 sports teams, donor and fundraising groups, academic support, event planning and othersBrand manager for CU AthleticsTypes of design included, but were not limited to: fliers, ads, posters, cards, email blasts, apparel, logos, brochures, tickets and various large-scale designsResponsible for managing work flow for dozens of project requests per weekServed on various committees, including vendor search committees and the Visioning and Branding Committee for the new athletic facilitiesOrganized and directed all marketing photo shootsManaged graphic design interns Show less

— Overseeing production of weekly publication and more than eight yearlyspecial magazine publications in print and online— Working with advertising clients to design marketing strategies / designing ads— Supervising and mentoring part-time production employees and interns— Maintaining current website, gunnisontimes.com— Researching and developing website redesign— Designing all Gunnison Times publications, preparing photos and ads for print— Providing on-site IT… Show more — Overseeing production of weekly publication and more than eight yearlyspecial magazine publications in print and online— Working with advertising clients to design marketing strategies / designing ads— Supervising and mentoring part-time production employees and interns— Maintaining current website, gunnisontimes.com— Researching and developing website redesign— Designing all Gunnison Times publications, preparing photos and ads for print— Providing on-site IT support when needed Show less

Columbia, Missouri

Classes taught included: — Beginning and Advanced News Writing and Reporting— Beginning and Advanced Print Production— Creating Online Media (Using XHTML and CSS to publishand market student work online)— Digital Photography (theory and principles of advertising photography,fashion photography and photojournalism)

— Managed team of copy editors and designers— Performed night-side news editing, headline writing and page design— Posted stories, images and multimedia on theMissourian website, ColumbiaMissourian.com— Paginated, sent pages to publisher

Master Of Journalism, Graphic Design & Editing

— Studies focused in the areas of design and editing — Practical work included daily news design and weekly feature design for the Weekend.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications Studies / Criminology

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of the student-produced newspaper, the Sonoma State Star. — Graduated with 3.49 GPA — Recipient.