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Bethany, Ct

- Develop impactful UX research and testing strategies to inform brand development using design thinking principles- Advocate and mentor staff on user-first principles across the agency - Ideate and concept digital experiences using industry-leading tools such as Adobe Suite, Sketch, Invision and Optimal Workshop- Use research to identify competitive landscape & industry trends- Manage and lead designers and developers to deliver innovative products- Define and develop style guidelines and design systems for clients- Create and maintain perfectionist-level consistency across brand assets- Gain a deep understanding of user needs and behavior utilizing methods such as user research, interviews, surveys, customer journey mapping, remote testing and card sorting

- Create new web-based strategies and solutions for clients- Devise and develop user experience and customer interaction models- Work with in-house staff to position brands with SEM / social media- Manage external and internal digital resources- Create engaging design experiences to develop new business relationships

Greater New York City Area

- Collaborate with clients to gather insights and consumer data to inform projects- Concept and iterate through ideas to develop campaigns that help tell the product story- Using studio product photography and compositing to develop meaningful, beautiful and on-target photographic experiences for clients - Retouch, perfect and composite images for other photographers and agencies - Conceptualize and develop animation and stop motion for use in social advertising campaigns- Collaborate with and direct external personnel

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Dictaphone Corporation is a privately held company specializing in medical and emergency dictation systems. Dictaphone's products are used in a number of the largest hospitals across the United States as well as in Europe and have been highly respected and recognized for over 100 years.Collaborating the Dictaphone staff as a full time contractor I helped to bring marketing campaigns to life, create and implement multimedia and product demos, designed user interfaces for various software packages, and redesigned the corporate website and store.

America's Second Harvest and The Nation's Food Bank Network is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization with a network of more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.Working directly with the Marketing Director at the America's Second Harvest in Savannah Georgia, I concepted and implemented a number of design strategies including the corporate website and various marketing materials for use in advertising to the local population.

B.F.A, Graphic Design And 3D

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Liberal Arts

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