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Des Moines, Iowa Area

Collaborated with marketing and design teams to develop creative assets for in-game use, marketing initiatives, and social media campaigns. Designed daily game content using Hatchlings art assets. Set up and scheduled daily content releases using admin tools. Worked with team to design new games; from creative brainstorming, to prototyping, wire-framing, styling, and visual design. Designed for web and mobile. Mimicked style and branding without being provided strict brand guidelines. Worked comfortably in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Promoted after 5 months to Trainer for my skills, attitude, and vast knowledge of the store. I trained new team members on how to craft beverages, deliver the “Starbucks Experience,” and succeed in their roles.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Worked with Lan. Co. Ag Board to manage and run the 2018 Super Fair. Created and ran 2 new fair events. Performed receptionist/admin duties as needed in office. Managed website and social media (insta/fb), coordinated merchandising, created PR schedule, wrote copy and press releases. Compiled web and marketing analytics. Designed signage, infographics, maps, and more.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Created hundereds of custom illustrations, graphics, and promotional materials while also performing important administrative duties such hiring new illustrators and auditing daily financial pay sheets. Managed team of 4-6 people and trained staff in using adobe photoshop, illustrator, and indesign.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Created hundereds of custom illustrations, graphics, and promotional materials while working under the demanding deadlines of a newsroom.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Used expertise with Premier Pro and After Effects to design, edit, and format videos submitted by local artists for the nightly art market. Partnered with a team to plan overall organization of art market, it’s vendors, and events. Networked and reached out to artists, creatives, and performers to take part in the festival. Booked shows.

Greater Omaha Area

Curated, promoted, and documented art events in non-traditional spaces. Designed posters to promote shows. Typeset and designed banners currently hanging on Maple St. in coordination with the Benson Improvement District Banner Project.

Greater Omaha Area

Intern for artist Todd Shalom

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Curated a bi-monthly workshop and performance series dedicated to facilitating experimental forms of performance art in Lincoln, NE. Organized events, booked shows, designed promotional materials, advertised on various platforms.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Worked independently and with a team in the fast-paced environment of an ad agency to to meet tight deadlines. Duties included visual research and designing brochures, graphics, signage, promotional material and more for creative campaigns.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Coordinated and promoted monthly group art exhibitions. Designed posters. Coordinated with 20+ artists, communicated drop off and pickup of art, recruited gallery assistants, managed catering, advertising, social media, hanging, and both opening and closing of the gallery. Events averaged 30-60 visitors over their 3 hour durations.

San Francisco, Ca

Collaborated with professors to design Revolution Times, an exhibit at the San Francisco State Univ. Design Gallery of underground newspapers and counterculture of the 1960’s and 70’s and it’s accompanying website.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Partnered with team of artists and community members to plan and organize community building events in diverse neighborhoods. Events ranged from puppet shows and interactive sculpture to summer camps and block parties.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Researched IQSCM’s extensive quilt collection, wrote, and designed three new museum guides aimed at engaging a younger demographic. Received a UCARE grant to print guides.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: Honors Ambassador, Media Director for Spectrum UNL, PACE, Daily Nebraskan, CAST Member for Hixon-Lied College.

Bachelor Of Journalism, Graphic Design