• Managed, supported and mentored creative department personnel across global regions — including in-house team, contract designers and external agencies• Supervised the intake of creative requests and assigned projects to design team based on each individual’s capacity and forte — while managing timelines and stakeholder expectations • Oversaw and implemented creative direction and execution of two major re-brands in collaboration with outside consulting agency and internal branding team (one when I started at TransUnion in 2015 and one in 2023)• Fostered relationships with marketing and other internal departments design works closely with• Organized the design server for our internal project management system and archived all design files for future reference• Continued design and support for campaign materials for a variety of industries, such as financial services, media, technology, insurance, public sector, tenant and employment screening, private investigation and collections, as well as for internal initiatives and departments such as sales and human resources • Continued design and concept support for all event experiences, including summits, advisory board meetings, national sales meetings, tradeshows, internal events and building designs

• Managed and produced myriad global, B2B design projects, including campaigns, events and product launches, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment• Enforced and ensured the alignment of all creative work to company brand guidelines, marketing vision and desired business goals• Created a streamlined process to create and manage hundreds of projects which provided easier access to project materials with a team of eight internal designers, external freelancers and an outside agency • Managed, supported and mentored creative department personnel across global regions — including in-house team, contract designers and external agencies• Trained and advised new designers, contractors and agencies on company brand and approved work distributed to various lines of business• Continued design and support for campaign materials for a variety of industries, such as financial services, media, technology, insurance, public sector, tenant and employment screening, private investigation and collections, as well as for internal initiatives and departments such as sales and human resources • Continued design and concept support for all event experiences, including summits, advisory board meetings, national sales meetings, tradeshows, internal events and building designs

• Generated campaign materials for a variety of industries, such as financial services, media, technology, insurance, public sector, tenant and employment screening, private investigation and collections, as well as for internal initiatives and departments such as sales and human resources •Maintained, enforced and enhanced an organization-wide set of brand guidelines and created design brand standards to help TransUnion employees understand company aesthetic, voice and mission•Acquired and developed working relationships with creative and production vendors while strengthening existing provider partnerships •Collaborated with internal events team to conceptualize design themes and deliver a wide range of assets for large-scale corporate events, such as annual sales meeting, industry tradeshows, various vertical summits, etc.• Created and approved internal office designs for TransUnion’s US company headquarters in Chicago, IL, as well as updated designs for other office locations and those acquired globally

As a programming chair on the board of directors for AIGA Chicago, I assist in the development and creation of events for our chapter. The Chicago chapter is one of the top three largest in the country.

- Co-coordinated the Fueled Event Series, Studio Tours and the Business of Freelancing Series

• Executed design and production work of all marketing materials, including printed collateral, ad campaigns, large-scale graphics and web projects• Created and assembled promotional materials for product launches and events• Directed photoshoots for new products

Krames Staywell Communications, Terlato Wines International, Two by Four Advertising Agency, McGuffin Creative Group, CDM, Life Fitness, McDonald’s• Executed design and production work for brochures, sell sheets, flyers, catalogs, direct mailers, tradeshow booths, emails, etc.• Produced fact sheets, infographics and tutorial posters• Built PowerPoint presentations• Created, edited and touched up keylines for advertisements• Designed customized itinerary booklets for clients• Laid out, adjusted and edited magazine spreads• Retouched photos

• Designed, coordinated and produced all marketing collateral • Coordinated all national sales meetings and tradeshows• Managed the communication channel with all regional managers, territory managers and brokers to communicate price increases, new product announcements and important company memos• Distributed leads to the appropriate sales representatives daily• Updated the intranet’s information library, enabling sales representatives and brokers to access materials out in the field

• Designed and oversaw production for all marketing materials — ranging from printed materials to large-scale graphics• Provided creative support for SANYO product launches• Coordinated all aspects of national tradeshows, including design and production of all event materials, communications with prospective clients and planning of related activities • Directed photoshoots for new products

• Designed and developed concepts for covers and interior pages for nationally distributed newsstand and subscription magazines• Proofed pages during production process and adjusted files as needed• Adjusted, edited and supplied image files per clients’ requests