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Packaging, identity, print, point of sale, web design, production, and strategy for the food, beverage, and wellness industries, and for nonprofit organizations. Experience working with small businesses, large and small CPG brands, and local, national, and international nonprofits. CPG experience includes art direction, branding, packaging design and production, POP and tradeshow graphics, and web design. Knowledge of FDA and TTB labeling guidelines and regulations.

Courses: Packaging Design, Graphic Design, Graphic Systems, History of Graphic Design, Advertising DesignResearch: Sustainable Design, Biomaterials, Ethics of Food Communication, Design Activism

Courses: Fundamentals of Graphic Design, Introduction to Typography

Packaging, identity, print, environmental, and web design for natural and organic brands, plus a little bit of project management. Extensive production experience for various packaging structures and substrates, plus ongoing awareness of FDA food labeling guidelines.

Art direction and design for boutique marketing agency, with a focus on startups and real estate. Responsible for leading 1–3 designers (art direction and project coordination), directing campaigns and photoshoots, and leading new branding/web design projects in collaboration with the creative director and design team.

Graphic designer for the New Leaders in-house marketing and design team. Responsible for designing policy papers, publications, program and development materials, presentations, social media graphics, and other branded assets.

Graphic designer for the LSU Office of First Year Experience. Responsible for managing existing creative assets and designing new program campaign graphics, print ads, 2013 annual report, development materials and presentations, and social media and web graphics; assisted with Division website redesign.

Graphic designer for the Auburn University Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities. Responsible for program branding, event marketing materials, and illustration.

Design support for the WFP Headquarters IT Division. Creative lead for internal print publication and brochure. Responsible for the entire creative process, assisting with content development and editing, and maintaining the WFP brand standards across materials.

Intern in the WFP External Communications Division. Responsible for desiging program identities and various creative assets for WFP Youth Outreach, templates for university partners, ads for internal WeFeedBack campaign, and assisting with content development and editing. Reported to the Youth Outreach Coordinator and provided support to the internal marketing and design team.