• Identify, track, and develop business opportunities.• Research and gather information on potential clients and projects.• Establish new relationships and maintain strong business network.• Attend association meetings, conferences, networking events, trade shows, and other business development forums.• Lead, oversee, and create project-specific proposals and presentations.• Develop and implement marketing and advertising campaigns to effectively promote the company/brand.• Manage online presence (website and social media)

* Developed and designed advertisements, illustrations and logos for Arrowhead Advertising, Kids Celebrate Magazine, Jeepers! Amusement Park, Dent Authority, Cherad Golf Sales Inc., The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona

* Created informational graphics, maps and charts for a five-part series that won a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.* Supervised a team of artists in the Editorial Graphics Department, including mentoring, art direction, quality control, workflow and scheduling. Trained new artists and designers, enabling them to produce quality graphics and solve unique visual challenges.* Collaborated with editors, reporters, photographers and designers to produce illustrations, informational graphics and visual storytelling packages using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Regularly designed and directed the layout of the front page and special sections.* Analyzed stories to determine their visual potential, gathered additional information and developed a variety of graphic possibilities. Assessed the value and accuracy of wire service graphics and improved on their style and clarity.* Designed and animated interactive graphics using Flash and ActionScript. Created user-friendly graphic interfaces, attractive web pages and a variety of promotional graphics to aid navigation and increase web traffic.

* Created informational graphics, maps, charts, illustrations and logos for all sections of the daily newspaper.

* Recognized a need to improve the standard of quality for informational graphics, page design and overall layout. Successfully developed and implemented an effective style which enhanced the visual quality and value of the newspaper and gained recognition from industry leaders.