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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St. Paul, Mn

Created branded marketing materials and executed content marketing plan across social media channels, email marketing, landing pages, and e-commerce website. Collaborated on monthly digital marketing campaigns with vendors to promote their products to our customers.

St. Paul, Mn

The annual pilgrimage to northern Minnesota, Design Camp® is AIGA Minnesota's premier event and the largest regional design conference in the country. Held annually since 1980 in late September/early October at a lodge in northern Minnesota, Design Camp sets the standard for regional design conferences. Its atypical three-day structure mixes indoor and outdoor activities with both educational and social events.

The annual pilgrimage to northern Minnesota, Design Camp® is AIGA Minnesota's premier event and the largest regional design conference in the country. Held annually since 1980 in late September/early October at a lodge in northern Minnesota, Design Camp sets the standard for regional design conferences. Its atypical three-day structure mixes indoor and outdoor activities with both educational and social events.

Minneapolis, Mn

Create and distribute promotional print and web collateral, including brochures and catalog pages, for Savvi Retail and Wholesale divisions. Supervise execution of Prom and Wedding direct mail programs. Create content for promotional email blasts. Conceptualize and design the Savvi Leader, a quarterly newsletter distributed to Savvi wholesale accounts.Redesign Savvi Menswear website for use on E-commerce platform in order to increase traffic and sales. Created logos for Savvi subdivisions, Savvi Evening Collection and Tuxedos by Savvi.

Answered and routed phone calls for corporate office and plant; worked with wholesale accounts to place orders, determine correct sizing, and assist with any problems via phone; and assisted with accounts payable and accounts receivable data entry and billing. Designed the new Savvi Menswear website, as well as logos for Savvi subdivisions, Savvi Evening Collection and Tuxedos by Savvi.

Conceptualized and designed a new informational website for a small bridal shop looking to update their current website.

Assisted the Gift Buyer for UMD Stores in stocking merchandise, creating and organizing store displays for weekly sales, choosing merchandise with appeal to the college market, and designing graphics for UMD imprinted gift merchandise.

Conceptualized and created weekly posters for Late Night Kirby events, including concerts, movies, and game nights. Worked closely with the Late Night Kirby Manager to conceptualize a redesign of the LNK website for the 2007-2009 Academic school years, which I then designed and illustrated.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Graphic Design

Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, German Studies

Summa Cum Laude Departmental Honors