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250 E. Main Street | Hendersonville, Tn 37075

Providing multiple facets of graphic design and creative content for corporate marketing department. In conjunction with the marketing, product development, and engineering teams, produced professional, visual, and informational solutions in the following areas: Brand management, video editing, motion graphics, email campaign, maintaining product imagery and various other graphics on company website, product and application photo shoots and video shoots. Updated and creating logos for multiple product brands, product graphics, oversee large library of product imagery and manage video library, including maintaining product imagery and various other graphics on company website, trade show visuals, sales collateral, and occasionally provide minor illustration.

Launched a contract graphic design service. Served all facets of running a small design business. Built up a client list in a weak economy. Surfaceworks Design Studio provided professional creative services in the following graphic disciplines: print design, multimedia graphics, logo and identity design, branding development, large format design and production. Creative also included book design, DVD and CD packaging, sales collateral, outdoor media, general market illustration, and children’s book illustration, etc.Client list: United Methodist Communications, Rethink Church, Inspire Resources Group, Northern Illinois Conference UMC, Project Tariro, Advent Advantage, David C. Cook, Baker Publishing Group, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Cool Springs Press and various other industries.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Oversaw all facets of book cover designs from concept to final production. Facilitated Project Management meetings. Guided and directed the early development stages of a book cover’s title and the design concept. Selected and managed project designer or design firm. Managed project budget included, but not limited to: designer fees, image negotiations, and purchases. Developed and incorporated author branding for product line. Managed multiple projects simultaneously while meeting production deadlines.Specific packaging genres: Mystery & Suspense, Southern Romance, Historical, Supernatural & Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Historical fiction. Graphic Designer III(Design & Multi-media division)Thomas Nelson PublishersSeptember 2003 - December 2005Concept creation and print design for various imprints. Designed and produced multiple projects simultaneously while meeting production deadlines.Types of projects: Seasonal Catalogs, Campaign logos & collateral, Trade publication ads,Merchandise, Endcap design, Imprint Identity, etc.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States