Creates custom commissions and pet portraits as well as products featuring original works for sale at www.cozyeasel.com

Graphic Design: Designed predominantly marketing materials. Some past clients were Shop Sabu on Etsy, PJ Skidoos, various student organizations at George Mason, various Realtors in the Washington DC Metro Area, and a few self published authors. Photo Editor: Basic editing, glamor editing, and special effect editing mostly for individuals, rarely companies.Illustrator: Completed a wide range of work in varying styles. Work consisted of vector illustrations, photo manipulation illustrations, and hand drawn illustrations.

Manage the firm’s marketing projects among part-timers’ projects and relationships with the web development and design agencies. Art direct and manage presentations for the firm’s live webinar series. Manage the development and report metrics of the firm’s blog and outbound email marketing campaigns. Work with the CMO and the sales team to develop sales collateral, marketing materials, and campaigns.

Developed proposal graphics for print submissions, e-submissions, as well as oral presentations. Collaborated with capture team personnel, proposal teams, and other internal clients to conceptualize what they are trying to convey and the best way to visually communicate that information. Investigated competitors' recent design work to ensure we are up-to-date with proposal design standards. Developed new infographic styles to convey complex information provided by authors. Additional Responsibilities:-Mentored junior designers-Collaborated on a team tasked with the creation of a new set of proposal icons-Followed procedures for control numbering graphics to ensure easy search-ability on servers

Designed for PenFed’s print and digital properties, ranging from basic social media images to branding full digital campaigns and simple newspaper ads to a suite of in-branch signage. Collaborated with a team of designers, product owners, and brand managers to develop mission critical print and online designs for all PenFed products and messaging. Orchestrated closely with the events team and devised unique event branding for a multitude of internal/external events. Implemented event branding across all necessary collateral either individually or overseeing a team of designers. Utilized video editing and animation techniques to create short but appealing videos for social media and digital advertisements.Accomplishments:-Created the branding and web experience for the best performing internal Bountiful Baskets fundraising campaign for PenFed Foundation. This was the first time it was all web based, due to COVID-19.-Recipient of a 2020 American InHouse Design Award from Graphic Design USA for my work on the PenFed Foundation #MyThankYou End of Year Appeal-Recipient of multiple internal company awards for excellence-Planned and ran a very successful photo op event for employees when the Washington Nationals' World Series Trophy came to visit-Had the opportunity to be a photographer to document PenFed Executives donating to a charity on the field at the Washington Nationals' Stadium during the start of a game. Additional Responsibilities:-Participated in hiring-Trained interns-Covered for Project Manager when they were out

Contracted at PenFed Credit Union. Was brought on Full-Time at PenFed Credit Union after 6 month trial period as contractor.

Created collateral following brand and voice standards. Produced designs in a timely manner and ensured they were engaging for clients and potential clients. Worked on digital projects for edelmanfinancial.com, including email marketing, nurture emails, social media, and offsite ads. Common print projects consisted of monthly print ads for seminar and firm promotions, sponsorship ads, and advertisements for the various marketing campaigns generated on a monthly basis. Collaborated with UX designer and creative/marketing team to develop a consistent look and feel from digital to print across marketing campaigns. Worked closely with Ric Edelman and the production team leading up to and during the filming of The Truth About Your Future with Ric Edelman for a PBS Special.Accomplishments:-Served as project lead for time-sensitive presentation that needed significant edits. With the help from my team I was able to deliver a finalized presentation on-time for the filming of a company mini-series.-Single-handedly elevated the design of company's planner charity ads. Additional Responsibilities:-Participated in hiring interviews-Arranged, shot, and edited professional portraits of financial planners-Maintained staff photo and signature directories-Worked with printers to ensure all documents they had were press ready-Ensure all online graphics are optimized for web

Served remote and part-time as their Design Editor, while the Association of Writer's and Writing Programs (AWP) was in transition to their new offices on the University of Maryland campus. Ensured all design collateral for the organization remained consistent during this transition and that deadlines were kept.

Filled the roles of graphic designer, brand manager and art director. Hired and worked with freelancers and other internal creatives. Provided illustrations, layout, and art direction for the Writer’s Chronicle, a bimonthly magazine for writers. Created all environmental and promotional materials for the AWP Conference and Bookfair each year including a 260+ page event program. Created illustrations and other imagery for posting on website as well as social media. Established the branded look to apply to AWP’s social media presence. Interviewed, hired, and managed an intern to assist with our 2017 annual conference, in addition to our 50th anniversary gala that occurred at the 2017 conference.Accomplishments:-Created Dogear (brand character) originally to encourage members to vote for governance reform and in the 6 months after first introducing him, quorum was met for governance reform. Dogear has since become a brand icon and can be seen most prominently on AWP social media.-Streamlined the process for content procurement and efficient layout of the 260+ page program that is designed annually for the AWP Conference & Bookfair.Additional Responsibilities:-Participated in hiring interviews-Ensured all print documents were press-ready-Made digital images and advertisements optimized for web

Utilized Power Pet Sitter to organize pet sitting assignments. Consistently exceeded pet owners' expectations of service.

Developed well-standing relationships with clients. Created advertisement design, social media campaign design and execution, product label designs, point of purchase designs, e-blasts, public relations, and copy writing services. Managed client social media properties such as Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Maintained client brand identities. Prepared trade show materials. Trained new employees in company protocols and design standards.

Greeted and directed guests and visiting clients. Facilitated all incoming calls and resolved callers' inquiries. Designed marketing materials for Marketing Solutions. Created a directory of salon chains in Northern America for 2012 American Salon Green Book.

Organized the calendar, wrote emails and many other general assistant tasks. Designed logo, branding, price lists, e-blasts, and other various mailings. Delivered high-quality glamour edits, basic skin edits, and special effects edits. Instituted the branding of the company's online social media presence along with creating guidelines for successors on maintaining activity on the profiles.

Created characters to be portrayed in front of the lens. Often executed my own make-up, hair and styling. Surpassed photographer expectations with my creativity, timeliness and positive attitude during shoots. Actively maintained a online presence in the community using modeling sites. It was a wonderful and fun experience. Featured as a hair model in a runway show in Tyson's Corner. Published as a hair model in Passion Updo Book.

Supervised children ages ranging from infants to 4 years of age. Composed weekly blog entries for parents to see the activities their children participated in during the week.