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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Manage a fast-paced team of designers by planning, creating design strategies and execution of course media for Sophia Learning.Our Design Deliverables Include:• Static imagery (charts, graphs, illustrations, photo editing)• Text on screen animated tutorial videos• Talent on screen tutorial videos• In-studio video shoots• Storyboarding• Script editing & sourcing• Video post-productionProcesses• Art-Direction• Vendor management• Process workflows• Project scheduling, forecasting• Budgeting• Hiring / contractor sourcing

Minneapolis, Mn

• Manage and execute media build for e-learning courses and 3 upgrades in learning management system • Develop and lead efforts to retrofit existing courses into more seamless user experience, improving time to completion • Distill complex content to something intuitive and tangible • Art direct new approaches to video-recording subject matter experts in more engaging, contemporary method resulting in a more engaged audience• Collaborate and art direct the “Day in the Life” illustrated stories to present authentic representation of the role in the user experience• Partner with marketing to create sales-driving collateral• Scope, facilitate and shareback usability studies using the results to create a better online/mobile user experience

Duties included promotional material fulfillment, production design of corporate materials and event branding.

A senior designer in creative department at Travel Tags, a subsidiary of Taylor Corporation. Responsibilities included development and pitch of creative vision/strategy to stakeholders on corporate brand direction. Then guiding and executing from concept to realization projects such as style guides, ad campaigns, infographics, web sites, e-blasts, event & trade show theme graphics, promotional videos, photography, print collateral and customer presentations (Powerpoint & Prezi). Most recently worked on client work focused on gift card and secure packaging concept and design.

A graphic designer in creative department at Travel Tags, a subsidiary of Taylor Corporation. Responsibilities included design of internal and external corporate print & electronic collateral, including brochures, sales presentations (powerpoint), event graphics, web site design & content management, promotional video script writing, and other design related items as needed.

Worked with Executive Team, Marketing Director & other Marketing Coordinators to develop trade show strategy, corporate collateral, ad campaigns for products, organize & create new corporate web presence.

Communicated with customers to solve problems, process incoming orders, monitor jobs and make sure their experience with Carlson Craft was an efficient, positive one.

Bfa, Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: AIGA, NSAC

History

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Varsity Men's Soccer (2 years)