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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Lead site walkthrough sessions with new clients, effectively identifying the needs and preferences of their users and relevant stakeholders.• Create design deliverables for the life-cycle of the project including discovery, architecture and design with emphasis on Visual Design, in the form of Sitemaps, Wireframes, and High Fidelity Mock-ups.• Ensure all user interfaces are not only aesthetically pleasing, intuitive and responsive, but that they also adhere to ADA and WCAG guidelines.• Utilize all standard design software including Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Cloud and more.• Present design deliverables to clients on a weekly basis to articulate why certain design decisions were made based on actionable items uncovered in the discovery phase.• Manage multiple project timelines and deliverables simultaneously, up to 7 projects at a time.• Prepare detailed Development Specs for handover to the development team, ensuring accurate implementation of design.• Participate in functionality meetings to convey information or insight to the development team that ensures the client’s vision is realized during BETA presentation and testing.• Support efforts to onboard, train, and support new designers to help promote collaboration and team cohesion.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Led a website redesign initiative for the College of Business, focusing on User Research, and Planning to enhance usability and incorporate new university branding. • Streamlined six existing Commencement programs into a single program, significantly reducing resources required to update, print and distribute. • Create the University’s Commencement Ceremony program on a yearly basis, since 2021.• Created the Strategic plan and Accreditation Report for the College of Business Administration 2019-2020

Orange County, California Area

• Spearheaded the creation of the 40+ page inaugural issue of the quarterly events magazine (CONNECT) for digital and printed distribution • Created digital content for the website, Social Media and other campus-wide applications as needed. • Generated a diverse range of marketing materials to promote 200+ yearly campus events, including programs, posters, digital ads, recruitment materials, venue graphics, flyers, and other promotional items.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Produced print and digital designs for a diverse range of freelance clients on both ongoing and per-project bases.• Designed various creative assets including logos, branding materials, flyers, brochures, book covers, packaging, CD and DVD packaging, event promotion materials, infographics, presentation decks (Power Point), web and digital content, and more.• Delivered high-quality design solutions tailored to meet the unique needs and preferences of each client, ensuring consistency with their brand identity and messaging.• Demonstrated versatility and adaptability across different design mediums, platforms, and project scopes, to achieve clients’ desired outcomes.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Created all marketing materials as needed to promote campus events• Solely responsible for creating the quarterly events calendar • Designed department-specific event advertising materials and general promotional materials as needed.

Orange County, California Area

• Produced a wide array of marketing materials, including leasing flyers, reports, directories, web graphics, signage, promotional items, barricade and construction site graphics, and more.• Provided oversight of the Jr. Graphic Designer’s work to maintain consistent graphic standards across all materials.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Created all standard marketing materials as well as maps, RFPs, Photoshop renderings, and tradeshow graphics. • Evaluated, selected, and managed outside design firms to ensure consistency in branded products, timelines, and project scope.

B.A., Visual Communications Design

Major projects included work in typography, corporate Identity systems, logo/branding, package design and re-design, environmental.

Ux Design

480 hours of coursework to develop core skills in User Experience Design, including: User interviews, primary and secondary research.