BrandingI help organizations build strong and healthy brands by focusing on the five pillars of a brand: story, strategy, service, style and systems. I help them have clarity about them, filter decisions through them, daily live them, and consistently communicate them to employees and customers.Graphic DesignManaged and designed multiple branding and rebranding campaigns that included surveys, audits, message development, personality and trade dress development brandguides and touchpoints.Also produced numerous print materials such as brochures, postcards, newsletters, newspapers and identity packages.Marketing and Social MediaCommunications Consultant for a multi-million dollar non-profit agency where I managed and designed the print and web marketing. This included the roles Design Editor for their monthly periodical and webmaster for their online portals.Maintained and managed the social media presence for an independent animation company. This included platform building and thought leadership among industry leaders as well as a tribe of artists and fans. Project and People ManagementSolo in-house designer for a team of 20 plus consultants typically managing 30 or more print and web projects per month.Manager of a cloud based team of 15 or more freelancers. This included serving as liaison for the team as Creative Director as well as for the client to track feedback and serve as their guide to the process. Top priority was making sure communication was clear for projects to stay on scope, on time and on budget.WritingWritten copy for marketing collateral, web content, press releases, curriculum content, workshops, speeches and sermons. Also written scripts for explainer videos, shorts and episodic animation.MiscellaneousServed as art director, editor and producer for multiple motion graphic videos, illustration projects, graphics packages and character animations.Event Planning and SpeakingCreated, planned and led multiple how-to design and media conferences.Producer for a youth performing arts camp which included managing the teaching team, registration team and volunteer team.Created the curriculum for, planned and led conferences on Branding, Visual Storytelling and Running a Cloud-based Animation Studio.