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San Diego, Ca, Us

Led a high-performing team of graphic designers, developing a strategic creative visionacross all digital and print channels, increasing brand engagement by 30%. Recruited and mentored design talent, fostering a collaborative, growth-focusedenvironment that supported the company’s expansion.Managed large-scale design projects from concept through completion, consistentlydelivering top-quality work within tight timelines.Directed design projects from concept to completion, establishing realistic timelines that consistently met deadlines and ensured exceptional quality while staying within budget, contributing to overall cost savings and project success.

Increased social media followers by 56%, boosting brand awareness and customer acquisition through targeted engagement strategies with a 20% increase in customer engagement.Streamlined digital distribution by implementing tech-driven solutions, reducing costs by 70%, and improving efficiency while expanding multi-channel reach.Created and produced large-scale LED display videos for the 7-Eleven Experience, captivating an audience of 17,500 attendees and enhancing brand visibility.Art directed and developed creative strategies for client product launches, ensuring brand consistency and delivering visually impactful materials that enhanced market presence.Led video production, copy editing, and photo editing for core partnerships, producing high-quality deliverables that increased customer engagement and satisfaction.

Provided freelance creative direction, photography, videography, creative consulting, and copywriting to clients, achieving a 20% increase in engagement rates on social media campaigns.Directed campaign production work, digital marketing strategies, and new media solutions, resulting in improvement in client brand visibility and audience reach.Advised on Digital Asset Management systems for scaling companies, optimizing asset retrieval time by 30% and enhancing overall project efficiency.Built an online community of over 10k active organic followers for a project that's been published in The New York Times, The Guardian, Huff Post, BuzzFeed and over 40 other publications.

Fort Mill, Sc, Us

Managed a team of 5 designers and photo editors, plus 2 contractors, ensuring project execution and high-quality design standards.Developed and implemented photography training best practices that cut infringement claims by 93% at Red Ventures, saving approximately $75,000 annually.Authored 8 style guides for Red Ventures brands, including Bankrate, CreditCards.com, and The Points Guy, standardizing visual brand identity.Designed training programs, training over 2,000 employees across Red Ventures and increasing compliance in DEI standards, editorial photography, and Digital Asset Management.Directed design for a $600K partnership with Opendoor, creating infographics and content on home buying and selling for their newsletter and social media.Produced video and photo shoots for a campaign that averaged 400,000 daily site visitors, enhancing brand visibility and audience engagement.Art-directed video and photo shoots for a campaign that drove traffic to an average of 400,000 daily visitors throughout its lifecycle, boosting brand visibility and audience engagement.

Fort Mill, Sc, Us

Managed production of photography shoots and campaigns for The Points Guy and Bankrate, enhancing visual content and driving audience engagement, enhancing visual contentand increasing user engagement by 40%.Curated and designed photo editorial assets that drove a 40% increase in click-through rates and a 10% rise in time on page, significantly boosting user engagement.Implemented a Digital Asset Manager for Bankrate and The Points Guy, enhancing content organization and accessibility, resulting in estimated annual efficiencies of $34,000.Collaborated with a creative team to develop marketing collateral for the $1.4 billion acquisition of Bankrate by Red Ventures in 2017, supporting successful integration and brand positioning.Negotiated contracts and partnerships that saved the company over $50,000 annually while eliminating redundancies and optimizing operational costs.

New York, Ny, Us

Edited and supported photographers at entertainment and fashion events, enhancing the quality of the editorial stock department.Prioritized image selection and timely transmission, aligning with market demands and client deadlines.

New York City, Ny, Us

Led a blog team of over 100 contributors, successfully recruiting and onboarding new bloggers while editing content to enhance quality and engagement.Wrote articles, including one that went viral, attracting over 5 million viewers in the first week.Produced photo shoots, created photo collages and curated photos that resulted in high-quality images published on the website, increasing visual interest and time on page.Photographed, curated, and edited photos for 180 articles.

Led a diverse team of 7—including translators, videographers, photographers, and fixers—completing a major project to document The Erased, a community of stateless individuals in Slovenia.Directed the largest-scale research project in English on this topic, significantly raising awareness of their civil and human rights challenges.Secured funding and support through a National Geographic Explorers grant, enhancing project resources and outreach.

Washington, Dc, Us

Led a team of explorers, translators and researchers in documenting the largest systemic human rights violation in modern Slovenia, resulting in increased international awareness of the issue.Secured a National Geographic Research Grant, providing critical funding for the project and increasing its scope.Presented findings at National Geographic headquarters, with research photos and video footage acquired for their archive, and published articles to the Explorer's Blog, increasing the project's visibility and impact.

Master'S Degree, Visual Journalism

Bachelor'S Degree, Art

Bachelor'S Degree, Theatre/Theater

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