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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

As Senior Brand + Creative Design Strategist for ElectriCities, I create visual pieces that help convey the message and value of public power. ElectriCities and NC Public Power encompass a great deal of detail and information. It is our team’s duty to collaborate, visually support that message, and present things in ways that are easy to comprehend – all while staying within our brand guidelines. Based on the need, that could be anything from creating print/web/branding materials for member cities and towns to graphic support for our in-house departments.Duties include but are not limited to:• Lead on Conference design (print and digital)• Lead on brand guidelines• Create new and edit existing Logo Designs, Bill Insert Designs, web and print graphics as needed, etc.• Creative lead on Annual Report (coordination, scheduling, production, creative direction and project management) Earned APPA Public Power of Excellence Award in Communication, 2021• Manage contract designers for in-house graphics and ads• Manage ad calendar for Economic development producing multiple artworks each month• Manage production for quarterly newsletter (print and e-blast)• Provide in-house graphic and web support for all other departments as needed• Project manage as needed• Help new team members as needed

Raleigh, North Carolina

Responsible for the overall layout, design and branding of Midtown Magazine, a 164-230 page Raleigh lifestyle magazine featuring 100+ advertisers. www.midtownmag.comResponsibilities and Duties- Ad design, page layout and production process of Midtown Magazine- Manage web updates and create web graphics for each issue's debut- Manage and produce email marketing- Collaborate with in-house sales and design staff- Assign corresponding photography for each issue- Design other media contents such as brochures, media kits, one sheets and trade show graphics- Oversee design and production of sister publication, Cary Living

Raleigh, Nc

Layout design of Cary Living Magazine, a 76+ page publication in western Wake county. • Advertising design• Building relationships with advertisers and writers through proofs and reminders• Editorial design• Managing the content of the publication, keeping up with deadlines• Updating the website• Email marketing

Raleigh, Nc

Lily & Jude is my DBA for anything I do on the side as a freelancer. I've also illustrated a children's book that can be found here at https://goo.gl/AFHf06• Responsible for creation of all new products and sales• Customer service• Custom design• Order fulfillment• Create and maintain web presence at www.lilyandjude.com• Photography and social media• Design a wide variety of items: throw pillow covers, greeting cards, invitations, t-shirts, tote bags and morePRESS:• Woman's Day Magazine - July/August 2015 issue features Abstract Ocean throw pillow by Lily & Jude alongside Rifle Paper Co in a collection of mint colored items• Huffington Post - The Definitive Guide to Including Your Dog in Your Wedding - features "Puppy Love" Wedding Invitation by Lily & Jude - http://goo.gl/gJglb3• Etsy - Front Page Feature Summer of 2014 - Pineapple Pattern throw pillow cover by "lilyandjude"• Buzzfeed - 28 Gifts To Buy The Bacon Lover In Your Life (#7 features a Lily & Jude coffee mug) - https://goo.gl/wmqX8g• Society6 - "Southern Magnolia Leaves" by Lily & Jude was selected to be featured in the official Society6 Shop in June 2016 - https://goo.gl/iYojty

• Responsible for all graphic work for Fords Gourmet Foods and sister company Fords Produce• Design web and print ads and keep up with all deadlines• Design, print and grommet banners up to 20 feet long• Update catalogs and product labels on a regular basis• Design and print new labels for existing products• Attended, worked and created booth signage for Fancy Food shows in NYC and San Francisco• Update online shop as needed• Design and handle email marketing, etc.

• Proof, correct and typeset • Design stationary, invitations, photo cards, stamps and stickers• Photo editing: adjusting color, contracts, date removal, dust particles, red eye, etc.• Sending proofs to customers and creating final PDFs for print

• Design multiple weekly editions of The Slammer, a tabloid averaging 30 pages per edition• Illustrate and design weekly centerpiece feature• Create and upload compliant PDFs for commercial printers• Confer and troubleshoot with printers as necessary• Design ads, marketing materials, new publication prototypes, etc. • Created and produced weekly "Officer Jimbob" strip cartoon• Created and produced weekly Slammin' Stats infographic illustrating topical crime statistics.

Associate Of Science - As, Graphic Design

Diploma