An omni-channel retailer located in Hamilton, MO that sells art supplies, knitting yarn, fabric and other quilting products worldwide with annual revenues over $100 million• Lead and guide 17 person in-house creative studio that is responsible for all graphic design, writing and product/lifestyle photography• Work collaboratively with a variety of departments including product development, marketing, inventory, product web launch and video• Report to the CMO and serve on the Operations Leadership Team• Project manage the creative process from concept to final launch• Review all visual communication for web, print and video to ensure brand standards are met• Motivate and improve communication within remote and hybrid team setting which resulted in a 35% increase in job count without additional staffing levels

Experience in corporate communication, advertising and marketing withindustry emphasis in healthcare, engineering, nonprofit, insurance, businesstraining, retail, food, retirement communities and education• Provide creative direction on a variety of platforms• Plan and execute ad campaigns, brand and corporate identities• Support in-house graphic design groups• Work with executives to advise and execute marketing plans• Well-versed in working with big and small budgets under tight deadlines• Provide support for digital development including websites, web ads, social media and email campaigns• Self-starter with excellent project management skills, self discipline and a dry sense of humor

(Recruited back to where my career began after 10 year absence)A global training organization which presents public and on-site seminars to more than 500,000 people in United States, Canada and Europe with annual revenues of $82 million Responsibilities• Passionate public speaker that loved engaging with new group of daily attendees, while handling and disarming the occasional heckler.• Developed and presented seminars on business leadership, management/team building, project management and marketing topics. I’m very comfortable with and enjoy public speaking and crafted custom seminars for each organization using real world examples that were relevant and relatable. • Designed direct mail and email campaigns leading to increases in client profitability.

A diversified health care system with 15,000 employees and annual revenues of $2.1 billionResponsibilitiesDirect and evaluate all components of graphic design work for internal and external communications and advertising for 15 hospitals and related system organizations. Manage the design work of four full time graphic designers and part time interns. Reported to Director of Communications/Marketing