• Use color theory to select and sell matting and framing materials to compliment art.• Measure and cut mat board, foam core, glass, acrylic, and paper to prepare materials needed to frame art.• Use hand held and power tools to build and construct frames.

• Design print advertisements and social media graphics for 5 different campaigns across the country. • Establish branding style guidelines for the duration of campaigns. • Produce multiple informational flyers and reference sheets for volunteers to use while communicating to the public about their campaign. • Responsible for personal branding and print materials for clients.

• Worked directly with the Mayor’s Office to create comprehensive branding for all City communications and events through print and digital media.• Converted and redesigned communication and marketing materials from English to Arabic languages with the assistance of internal translators.• Collaborated with a cross-department team to develop and design the City’s new website, dearborn.gov (launching summer 2024), using the Drupal platform.

• Designed multi-piece invitation suites for weddings, showers, memorials, parties, and more using Adobe Creative Cloud for various print sizes.• Consulted with clients to determine their design needs and desires, adhering to their vision.• Worked with multiple printers in creating files best either digital or offset printing methods including thermography, letterpress, foil, and more.

• Established the graphic design role, the standard for how the visual brand was used across the organization, file-naming convention, and how communication for how materials were requested and delivered in a timely fashion.• Assisted in developing products for the retail shop such as lapel pins, t-shirts, postcards, greeting cards, wallpaper, and more.• Worked with all departments to develop marketing collateral through print and digital mediums including magazines, newspapers, web assets, and digital signage.• Requested estimates and order materials in bulk regularly from multiple local printers, as well as ensure that their invoices are paid.• Designed, scheduled, and maintained in-house rotating digital signs using Carousel Digital Signage and edited event pages using WordPress for www.fordhouse.com.

• Engage with customers using a personal interest in pop culture to sell merchandise to a wide array of demographics outside of the target age of 12–16. • Use professional and personable skills to create a fun and friendly environment for customers to feel welcomed, especially for the parents of the store’s target market. • Create visually appealing merchandising displays while also emphasizing targeted products.

• Implemented the design procedures and techniques used for the highest grossing advertorial campaign for Hour Detroit magazine for 4 years in a row, which became the standard for other publications across the country. • Produced comprehensive branding and advertising campaigns for at least 15 events per year, as well as all marketing materials promoting the event in both print and digital formats. • Created, modified, and preflighted up to 40 print and digital advertisements for clients on a daily basis in between working on larger design projects. • Developed a uniformed collection of media kits, event sponsorship packages, and other printed sales materials for the flagship magazines.

• Recruited, organized, and delegated tasks to annual volunteers (up to 20 per year). • Designed and distributed VIP parking passes, sponsor table maps, marketing materials, and volunteer handbook.

• Staff liaison to over 50 international jazz musicians, their management, Marriott Hotel staff, and the festival production team for the duration of the festival. • Arranged for transportation, payments, and personal schedules of musicians. • Used creative problem solving to attack logistical constraints as needed on the festival grounds.

• Promoted upcoming local concerts at retail and lifestyle locations, as well as at local shows.• Displayed posters at the show venue and passed out flyers after the event.• Assisted select bands, tour managers, and venue production as needed.

• Promoted various types of musicians at local retail and lifestyle locations.• Distributed swag at local concerts while communicating with concert-goers about music.• Participated in weekly conference calls.• Worked at major music festivals such as Warped Tour, Mayhem Festival, and Taste of Chaos organizing volunteers and promoting similar artists to patrons.