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Somerville, Ma, Us

Somerville, Ma

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Graphic design and illustration services.

Graphic design for print and web, infographics and data visualization, website design (architecture, wireframes, production, maintenance and SEO), motion graphics and animation for TV and web, brand guides, logo design, character design, illustration, storyboarding for television and feature film, mobile game design.Clients include: Digitas, Global Youth Justice, George P. Johnson, Monotype, NRDC, MIT, Genuine Interactive, Image Conscious Studios, Insite Creative, Verso Books, Soup2Nuts (Word Girl, PBS), FableVision, 360Kid, Deanna Paige Design, Anaptyx, Concerto Entertainment, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Network, Faso Jewelry, Lead Liaison, Frame Research, Max Planck Institute, Human Care Systems, The Jewelry Studio of Wellfleet, Metron Aviation, Signiant, PubSavvy, Full House Carpentry, Visionista, DigitalFire, iTrustPets, PinkSQRL, Magical Thinking Pictures, Amnesty International Group 133, The Biscuit Factory, World Improvement Number, Brillidian, Herbstalk, Vital Source, Portland Flea-for-All, VPG, Concerto Entertainment, Pangea Tools, Terry Law Group, Jennie Cooks Catering, Pierce Law, Education Development Center, and more.Industries include education, commercial products, media, science and biotech, non-profits, politics, entertainment and television, and design agencies.

Responsible for all the graphic design needs for an advocacy organization focused on addressing the human rights impacts of companies promoting fossil fuel expansion. Generation of social media content, videos, reports, and other graphics. Communication and coordination with a group of over 175 member organizations and a 50-person scientific advisory board.• Created brand guidelines and built the website.• Development and management of all social media materials and videos.• Designed a report featuring contributions from CRC’s partner organizations.www.climaterightscoalition.com

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Hired to singlehandedly manage and orchestrate companywide graphic design strategy, tactics, and deliverables. Generated trade show banners and installations, banner ads, scientific posters, marketing and informational materials, brand style guide evolution and maintenance, marketing campaign design, and other graphic assets.• Assumed responsibility for the maintenance of Vizgen’s full array of technical user guides.• Pitched and designed banner ads and promotional collateral for conferences. • Role eliminated due to organizational restructuring and a large workforce reduction.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Promoted from prior role. Hired 3 designers and 2 interns. Produced posters, journal covers, web banners, social media graphics, presentations, and other digital assets. Reviewed and approved designs and assisted leadership with decision-making by creating prototypes. Assessed department needs, approved projects, delegated work to art team, and supervised external resources. Responsible for team workflows, recruitment, training, and motivation.• Guided a redesign of journal covers across the publisher’s portfolio.• Created the internal page designs for a new society-run journal.• Started and ran an employee sustainability/ethics group.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Promoted from prior role. Managed internal and external illustrators and workflows, overseeing and triaging illustration concerns and special issues for company journals. Maintained awareness of design innovations on competing journals, investigating, and implementing new types of illustrative and multimedia content. Led projects by defining the scope of work, selecting stakeholders, and setting milestones. Experience preparing print files and working with external vendors.• Generated all graphic design and illustrative assets for 2 new journal launches.• Created an animated banner for a NASA consortium webpage.• Pitched and created an animated promotional video for conferences.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Created illustrative print and online content, journal covers, graphics, and special commercial products under tight deadlines. Maintained cohesive illustration style for the company’s scientific schematics. Ensured accuracy and performed quality control of art and design content. Liaised with editors, authors, and suppliers.• Generated a Cell Press video leader sequence and an animated cover.• Pitched, wrote, and illustrated an educational coloring book for tradeshows.• Collaborated with sales, editors, and an external sponsor to create a large-format poster.

Ba, Astrophysics, Studio Art

Graduate Certificate, Web Design

Graduate Certificate, Digital Graphic Design

Web Design, Architectural Design, Life Drawing