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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

As a UI Designer, I transform wireframes and UX strategies into engaging, visitor-focused websites. I explore compelling ways to bring brand identities into interactive spaces and develop atomic design systems for consistency and ease of application. Utilizing Figma, I create high-fidelity, interactive prototypes and facilitate collaboration with internal and external teams.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

As a senior designer, I guided clients through a collaborative process from concept exploration to design execution. I worked closely with the Art Director and Creative Director to ensure our work offered thoughtful, strategic solutions to our clients’ complex business challenges. We engaged in various projects as a team, including brand identity systems, websites, print, packaging, installations, and campaigns. I transformed Nonfiction’s approach to web strategy workshops, developing a framework that better aligned with and reflected our clients’ unique needs and objectives.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

As a Lead Designer, I took ownership of branding projects, overseeing the execution of various print and digital applications. I collaborated closely with clients to ensure designs met their vision and objectives and provided mentorship to junior designers. I also led the redesign of the studio’s website, creating a bold and engaging online experience.

Columbus, Ohio Area

My role involved client-facing branding and environmental design projects and working with the in-house marketing team to build WSA’s new brand. I enhanced WSA’s award submission process with visual storytelling, tripling the studio’s annual design awards won per year. Additionally, I helped establish graphic standards for architectural and construction documents, enhancing WSA’s brand consistency. The marketing team’s efforts in launching the new WSA brand earned an American Advertising Federation Gold Medal Award.

Westerville, Ohio

I met deadlines while working on multiple signage and print projects simultaneously, managed the West-Camp social media accounts, and worked with the pre-press team to prepare files for digital, offset, and wide-format printing.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I designed stationery, internal documents, and sales collateral for EMS’s 2018 brand refresh, managed social media accounts via Hootsuite, and participated in department meetings with agency leadership.