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New York, United States

New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Collaborated on cross-functional visuals, wireframes and motion graphic assets for G/O Media’s editorial and branded content, generating a more than 20% growth in engagement.• Managed assets and stakeholders to deliver projects ahead of deadlines to Visual Director for a wide spectrum of sites reaching an audience of 100M+ viewers per month.• Reviewed marketing strategy goals for site rebrands and identity visuals to highlight specific editorial voices.• Worked in tandem with editorial journalists across multiple teams to develop and produce visual content for award-winning features.• Interviewed, hired, art directed and oversaw a small team in creating key visual content for different brand identities across the G/O Media umbrella.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Staff illustrator for Gizmodo Media, including sites: Deadspin, Jezebel, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Jalopnik, The Root, io9.• Proficient in tight deadlines and excels at conceptual editorial design. Cross functional collaboration with editorial staff and creative director.• Experienced in sketching up 25+ complete ideas per week, while executing 2-3 final illustrations.

New York, United States

• Prepared manuscripts for press, pre-press and packaging while art directing both cover and interior spreads. • Attended weekly metric meetings to assess deliverables and adhere to production schedules.• Additional duties included color editing, production review and project management.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Freelance Illustration Specializing in Editorial & DesignSelected Clients include: The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Scientific American, Target, Vox Media, John Hopkins University, Starbucks, Penguin Randomhouse, Pollen Midwest, Education Week, Naked & Famous Denim and more.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Hosted private and public networking events for creatives.Responsibilities included:• Building B2B relationships with local event venues• Designing event posters and signage• Space Curation• Securing Sponsors, Vendors and Event Timeframes• Email marketing• Client acquisition • CRM