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Louisville, KY, US

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• UX design and art direction of responsive digital longform and interactive projects in collaboration with Agile-driven development teams for implementation in a custom CMS.
• Project management of multi-tiered investigative projects, working with local, regional and national market leaders.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Clear road blocks to allow my team to meet strict daily, weekly and monthly deadlines in print while remaining agile during iterative digital project development.
• Work with designers, editors and content creators to provide conceptual and captivating design on both print and digital platforms.
• Oversee design and production of legacy publications, including newspapers and magazines, appealing to a diverse set of local markets.
• Scheduling of designers and projects, deadline tracking, payroll, project management, ideation, branding standards, workflow optimization and professional development.

Louisville, Kentucky

• Lead designer and illustrator of news and special content for The Courier Journal.
• Designer and developer of tablet apps for The Courier Journal and Indianapolis Star.
• Designed infographics, illustrations and multimedia for news and editorial content.

New York, New York, United States

• Design of digital advertising, point-of-sale displays, trade show spaces and brand merchandise for Chatham's premium brands, including Michter’s Distillery.

Charleston, West Virginia

• Responsible for the overall brand and visual aesthetic of West Virginia's largest newspaper.
• Designed up-to-the-minute infographics, illustrations and multimedia for a wide array of news and editorial content.

• Designed up-to-the-minute graphics, illustrations and multimedia for a wide array of news and editorial content.
• Implemented a high-design aesthetic for section fronts and feature content.

• Part of a team of skilled designers, production staff and project managers responsible for creating complex architectural work for high-profile clients, including the NFL, NASCAR and the federal government.
• Effectively oversaw artwork for a state-of-the-art sign making process used in marketing, identity, way finding and trade show applications.
• Responsible for the quality control, copy editing, final inspection and delivery of graphic elements put into production.

• Successfully oversaw the design, layout and all graphic elements of West Virginia University’s award-winning, student-run newspaper.
• Spearheaded a redesign of the publication to better appeal to a young audience.
• Designed graphics and photo illustrations for news, editorial and sports content.
• Made copy editing and final editorial decisions.
• Led the newsroom in the transition from Quark Xpress to Adobe InDesign.

• Worked as a member of West Virginia University’s active design studio.
• Successfully established and maintained personal relationships with local clients.
• Created posters, brochures, booklets, 3-D models, logos, websites, flash animations and more.

• Successfully aided in an identity campaign that produced print and web-deliverable materials detailing the functions of the facility and its assets to the scientific community.
• Designed way-finding signage and promotional materials for facility events.
• Designed large-scale trade show and exhibit materials.