• Create, develop, and design a variety of graphic, multimedia, and visual presentations consistent with visual design principles and techniques as well as best practices for Department of State social media posts, ShareAmerica articles, internal branding, and digital story-telling campaigns• Apply knowledge of artistic formats, styles, digital media, visual and graphic products to translate broadly defined written descriptions into meaningful, persuasive graphic designs• Produce and disseminate written and oral information to reach intended target audiences and encourage uncooperative groups and individuals to adopt results• Use graphics and technical programs, desktop publishing, and Adobe Creative Cloud to design, develop, edit, plan, produce, and prepare a wide variety of graphics including animations, charts, illustrations, infographics, interactive graphics, logotype, social media templates, story panels, videos, diagrams, dioramas, maps, slides, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual means• Optimize graphics for presentation on WordPress and other established and emerging electronic publication and social media platforms to appear on screens of varying resolutions and sizes, including mobile devices• Managed deadlines and priorities for multiple overlapping projects• Collaborate and coordinate orally and in writing with other content producers, experts, translators, and senior level officials to ensure information adequately addresses and conveys the objective of each project, advising on technical aspects of individual projects• Use knowledge of visual production and ability to communicate orally in an appropriate manner to serve as a technical consultant to supervisors and senior management on assigned projects• Provide technical recommendations and feedback to senior officials and teams at various levels on which style of graphic is most appropriate for a given audience

• Create, develop, and design logos, marketing materials and branding strategies for businesses as well as stationary, custom wedding invitations, menus, custom signage, seating charts, paintings, and illustrations for couples consistent with visual design principles and techniques as well as best practices in the visual information field.• Apply knowledge of artistic formats, styles, digital media, visual and graphic products and use graphics and technical programs, desktop publishing, and graphic software (Adobe Creative Cloud) to design, develop, edit, plan, produce, and prepare products to create the best possible graphic for client needs.• Use knowledge of visual production and ability to communicate orally with clients to coordinate design, deadline, and price expectations and provide progress updates as well as with outside vendors to ensure timely delivery of inputs.• Collaborate and coordinate orally and in writing with co-owner, clients, and vendors to ensure end products adequately address and convey the objective of each project, advising on technical aspects of individual projects.• Provide technical recommendations and feedback to clients on which style of graphic is most appropriate for a given audience or purpose.• Manage deadlines, priorities, and workflow requirements for multiple overlapping projects on strict timelines.

• Designed a variety of graphic, multimedia, and visual presentations consistent with visual design principles and techniques as well as best practices in the visual information field over 12 specialty newspapers, five society publications, and three journals along with trade show magazines, on-site banners, e-newsletters, e-blasts, digital editions, supplements, continuing education projects, and other electronic publishing• Created and optimized graphics for presentation on medical newswire service, companion websites, apps, videos, and podcasts to appear on screens of varying resolutions and sizes• Used graphics and technical programs, desktop publishing, and graphic software to design, develop, edit, plan, produce, and prepare meaningful graphic designs which translated written descriptions into compelling multimedia and visual information• Applied knowledge of artistic formats, styles, digital media, visual production, and graphic products along with skill in illustration, graphics, video, photography and multimedia design techniques to build publications and projects• Managed deadlines and priorities for multiple overlapping projects• Collaborated and coordinated among departments to ensure that critical milestones were reached during the design and execution process and that information adequately addressed and conveyed the objective of each project, advising on technical aspects of individual projects• Used knowledge of visual production and ability to communicate orally in an appropriate manner to communicate and serve as a technical consultant to supervisors and senior management on all art-related matters for print and electronic publications• Developed and disseminated new style guides and templates• Provided technical recommendations and feedback to peers, supervisors, and teams at various levels on the styles of graphic most appropriate for given audiences• Represented Frontline Medical Communications as the lead designer at trade shows

• Designed and laid out a wide variety of publications such as newspapers, tourism guides, tax forms, brochures, promotional materials, and military publications consistent with visual design principles and techniques as well as best practices in the visual information field.• Created, developed, and shared page layout templates, paragraph styles, character styles, color swatches, and InDesign libraries.• Created, developed, and optimized visual graphics, typography, page layouts, and front covers for several publications.• Used graphics and technical programs, desktop publishing, and graphic software (e.g. Photoshop, Lightroom, and InDesign) to design, develop, edit, plan, produce, and prepare meaningful graphic designs and layouts for use in communicating information through visual means to reach publication audiences.• Managed deadlines, priorities, and workflow requirements for multiple overlapping projects on strict timelines.• Applied knowledge of artistic formats, styles, digital media, visual production, and graphic products along with skill in illustration, graphics, photography and multimedia design techniques.• Used knowledge of visual production and ability to communicate orally in a manner that is appropriate for a given audience to coordinate with the sales department on the placement of advertisements, update Press Manager on deadline issues, and train new staff on workflow, style guides, and procedures.• Worked in the prepress department when needed to preflight print jobs,

• Created, developed, and designed infographics, charts, marketing materials, logotype, branding elements, illustrations, signage, clothing designs, and other visual elements consistent with visual design principles and techniques as well as best practices in the visual information field for local businesses, events, and installations.• Applied knowledge of artistic formats, styles, digital media, visual production, and graphic products along with skill in illustration, graphics, photography and multimedia design techniques.• Used graphics and technical programs, desktop publishing, and graphic software (Adobe Creative Cloud) to design, develop, edit, plan, produce, and prepare meaningful graphic designs and layouts for use in communicating information through visual means to meet client needs.• Used knowledge of visual production and ability to communicate orally in a manner that is appropriate for a given audience to coordinate design, deadline, and price expectations, provide progress updates, and recommend and provide feedback on design choices to clients.• Managed projects and advised clients on technical aspects of individual projects to ensure that final products addressed and conveyed their intended objectives.