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Served as creative lead for projects ranging from rebranding/renaming, editorial design, web design, environmental design, and campaign design.Guided research, positioning, strategy, creative development and deployment phases of projects.Lead and oversaw the work of design staff, freelance contractors and vendors.

Created brands, campaigns, and collateral for a variety of non-profit and cause-based clients.Conducted research with client stakeholders in order to articulate brand positioning goals and platforms.Worked with printers, fabricators and other graphic vendors to ensure successful implementation of projects.

Directed the creation of all Institute graphic materials for print, digital and environmental media.Designed graphic materials aimed at a variety of internal and external audiences.Worked with internal clients and other Office of Communications staff to create advertising and promotional strategies.Oversaw the work of the design office staff (web designer, print designer, production manager and student interns).Commissioned and art directed the work of freelance creative professionals (illustrators, motion designers, type designers, composers, etc.) as needed.Worked with printers, fabricators and other graphic vendors to ensure successful implementation of projects.Art directed and designed a multi-part suite of admissions materials which was honored with awards by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the University and College Designer Association (UCDA).Commissioned and art directed the design of a new custom proprietary typeface for CalArts.Initiated and oversaw the creation of an online job ticketing system in order to improve project management and job tracking.

Designed print and digital materials (posters, booklets, programs, invites, ads, magazines, environmental graphics websites, etc.) aimed at a variety of internal and external audiences.Redesigned "CalArts", the Institute’s alumni magazine.Supervised work of design office work study student.

Designed work for a diverse range of clients including: The City of Santa Moncia, Woodbury University School of Architecture, Occidental College, Stones Throw Records, The City of Los Angeles, Good Magazine, Green LA Coalition and the California Climate Action Registry.Worked on projects for a variety of studios & designers including: AdamsMorioka, Buster Design, Counterspace Design, FerroConcrete, Karten Design, Jeffrey Keedy, Lux Typographic + Design, Jack Morton Worldwide, Ripe Media, Louise Sandhaus Design and Studio Morris.

Designed graphic materials for retail environments including window displays, pop-up shops, trade show booths and point of purchase displays.

Collaborated on organizational rebrand and website overhaul for the arts funding organization United States Artists.Collaborated on branding of new arts microfunding initiative for United States Artists, USA Projects.Designed print and digital materials for a variety of clients primarily in the non-profit and arts sectors.

Designed all graphic materials for the exhibition “Home Lands: How Women Made the West” at the Autry National Center of the American West.Worked with exhibition designers and curators to help translate written content into a compelling graphic narrative.Worked with fabricators and graphic vendors to ensure successful implementation of all graphic files.Designed look and feel, and selected materials, for advertising campaign promoting the exhibition. Components included print & web advertisements, street banners, posters and gallery guides.

Designed all graphic materials for the exhibition “Improbable Gateway: The Los Angeles Transportation Legacy” at the Banning Museum.Worked with exhibition designers and curators to help translate written content into a compelling graphic narrative. Worked with fabricators and graphic vendors to ensure successful implementation of all graphic files.Supervised the work of freelance design and production assistants.