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Texas, United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Directs creative output and brand standardization for Flagship and acquired companies under the Flagship brand. Presents design concepts and creative content to Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Human Resources executives and then subsequently manages creative team to meet project goals. Responsibilities include directing projects from concept to completion, translating marketing objectives into creative strategies, and orchestrating multiple projects by utilizing resources effectively and efficiently.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Managed creative output for the Flagship brand from early concept stages through production. Duties included design ideation, overseeing design and brand management for our FM, Aviation, Lab Services, and Culinary divisions, working with department leads to create a shared vision, leading a design team to complete creative projects, and setting the visual tone for the Flagship brand; marketing and communications, graphic design, and presentation design. Provided technical training to employees, interviewed job candidates, and onboarded new hires.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Developed and executed digital and visual information design for sales, operations, and marketing at Flagship; presentations, quarterly business reviews, trainings, weekly reports, branding and promotional projects, and digital signage. Designed and maintained customized templates and graphics to ensure a consistent brand identity. Used data analysis to present complex technical information in a way that is easily digested, effectively communicated, and visually appealing. Role combined expertise in graphic design, technical media production, workflow management, and multimedia and audio-visual production.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Served as Creative Director for the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) at UT Dallas. Led a team of creative professionals to set the tone for the development and storytelling of the ATEC brand; marketing and communications, graphic design, web content, social media, video production, photography, and digital signage.Managed all stages of the creative process; concepting through production. Oversaw the curation/creation of building artwork, showcase spaces, and wayfinding/environmental design.Directed photo/video shoots, conducted on-camera interviews, coordinated production schedules, managed budgets, provided technical training to employees, interviewed job candidates, and onboarded new hires. Trained and managed a full-time employee and a team of three student employees, all specializing in different areas of creative output.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Produced all designed materials for the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) and Rebus Media, the ATEC in-house communications studio, which served the greater UT Dallas community. Managed ATEC website; content and design. Trained and managed a team of student employees.

Greater New York City Area

Actively managed multimedia projects and produced all designed materials for the School of Media Studies, both internal and public facing. Projects ranged from branding large-scale University events, such as exhibitions and galas, to designing brand collateral, publications, handbooks, posters, infographics, web graphics, various marketing materials, wayfinding, and logos.

Greater New York City Area

Successfully taught class of 20 graduate students the basics of graphic design through the introductory graduate course, "Media Practices: Design Principles". Studio course included instructing students in the proper way to utilize design software Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Bridge. Assistantship included teaching classes with and without professor assistance, leading group critiques, and weekly lesson planning.

San Francisco Bay Area

Produced marketing materials, email blasts, packaging, and social media elements for eCommerce website Dot & Bo. Part of the creative team that envisioned the initial branding for a new startup. Dot & Bo now reaches thousands of unique users daily. Regularly updated the Dot & Bo website with new content and maintained the Dot & Bo brand image throughout all web projects. Trained and managed a full-time design Intern.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Designed consumer facing emails and web content for Fossil US and International sites, external wholesale sites, mobile app designs, brand shops, and web banners. Regularly updated multiple Fossil websites with new content and maintained the Fossil brand image on all web projects. Created designs for other Fossil brands such as Emporio Armani, Burberry, Michael Kors, and Marc Jacobs.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Developed new design standards for Back40’s Outlook magazine, designed layouts, advertisements, and created marketing materials for metro area businesses. Provided art direction for on-location feature photo shoots. Worked directly with clients and provided helpful feedback to tackle existing design issues.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Designed advertisements, marketing materials, assisted in client meetings, and produced printed materials for client projects. Photographed people and products for client websites and advertisements.

Master Of Science (Ms), Media Management

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Visual Communication

Activities and Societies: AIGA, OU Graphic Design Association Officer, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity