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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Deerfield Beach, Florida, Us

Led and assisted Freshmade teams on strategy, research, copy, art direction, and brand and packaging design. Clients I contributed to include Publix, Factor, Bolthouse Farms, and The Fruitist.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Brand DirectionLed MarketPlace through a rebrand and website launch, which led to an increase in sales leads and three years of significant revenue growth. My contributions included creative direction, design, strategy, writing, and internal stakeholder presentations.Group Creative DirectionServed as interim Group Creative Director and contributed regularly on the client fulfillment team at MarketPlace. In this part-time role, three of my package designs were selected by clients (Farmland Traditions, Bunge, Huggibles) and commercialized.Creative CampaignsSecured internal approvals and served as Assistant Director for the short film "A Food Story: The Regenerative Rancher." It garnered Official Selection at 6 film festivals and Best Cinematography.Earned MediaWorked across the Research, Creative, and Media departments at MarketPlace to develop a thought leadership and consumer insights platform, which earned $50,000+ worth of press: speaking engagements at key industry events, podcast interviews, and articles. Through gated reports and paid social campaigns, it became a significant part of MarketPlace’s sales funnel and growth.Investment PlatformWorked with the CEO and President on an investment program, where branding services were exchanged with emerging brands for equity or a commission on sales. I provided guidance on the negotiations and served as the Account Lead and Creative Director for any investment-based accounts. Experiential BrandingManaged and served as Creative Director for two MarketPlace trade show exhibitions, resulting in above-average lead generation and contributed to new account growth.Growth StrategyCreated a framework for tracking growth-related business metrics: brand engagement, lead generation, client churn, and annual account value, which informed my annual marketing plan and content calendar.

Boston, Ma, Us

Worked with Toast’s CMO to build keynote decks and to assist with various design needs. I also worked with the Senior Director of Demand Marketing to design reports, lead generation calculators, and other resources and materials.

Co-founded two SaaS startups (Invisible Industries and Linkship), leading product design and branding. Invisible Girlfriend received a St. Louis Arch Grant, a Webby Award, an entrance into Capital Innovator's Fall 2015 Class, and was featured by 200+ media outlets including the New York Times, BBC News, the Today Show, Conan, Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and the Guardian.Worked as a Creative Director and Designer with in-house teams at Washington University, Toast, Phillips 66, Clearent, and Food Pedaler and agencies MarketPlace, Brighton Agency, Studio C5, Filament, and Route 3 Films to create strategy guides, brand systems, websites and digital products, sales tools, pitch decks, collateral, and photography.Led and executed marketing strategy, UX/UI, and design for dozens and small to mid-size companies including Food Pedaler, Tree Bicycle Co, Blue Door Acupuncture, and others.Worked alongside Clearent's Lead Engineer to re-design their online banking terminal, executing UX research and handing over a design kit and 200+ interface designs. After the project was complete, I was recommended for an internal design position at Clearent by the development team.Built my own e-commerce business that sold custom Snapchat filters on Etsy. 8 months after launch, I was listed in the top 1% of sellers on Etsy's platform.Volunteered and participated in various entrepreneur-focused communities including Startup Weekend, Cambridge Innovation Center’s Venture Cafe, 1 Million Cups, The Treehouse Network, House of Genius, and EQ Mag.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us