Upshot
Senior Art Director
April 2018 – Present
- Create social content for Tazo, Evolution Fresh, The Fresh Market, LALA, Van’s Foods and more
- Collaborate with photographers & videographers to produce social content
- Develop always-on, cross-platform social strategies for clients
- Create and design brand identities
IBM ix (formerly Resource Ammirati)
Senior Designer
July 2014 – April 2018
- Concepted and designed Purina Cat Chow’s 2018 national campaign
- Oversaw junior designers working on Purina Cat Chow’s email and social programs
- Art directed AOR winning creative for RaceTrac convenience stores
- Implemented new Microsoft brand standards and redesigned Yammer and MS Project websites
FCB Chicago
Senior Art Director
July 2013 – July 2014
- Responsible for digital, mobile, and print aspects for several healthcare accounts
- Created websites, brochures, video content, and print advertising
- Designed content for HIV-positive Tumblr community
Weber Shandwick
Art Director
October 2012 – July 2013
- Concepted & generated multi-platform social media content for brands like Motorola, Kraft, Mondelez, USPS, Amway, Mars, ALDI, Got Milk
- Idea generation & presentation design for new business pitches
Walgreens eCommerce
Digital Designer
July 2012 – October 2012
- Designed pharmacy landing pages, monthly eHealth newsletters and web banners
Havas Chicago
Digital Designer/Junior Art Director
May 2011 – July 2012
- Concepted & art directed entire Claire’s BFF Day social media campaign
- Created weekly emails and website updates for Sprint
- Designed digital game launch campaigns for PlayStation titles like Mass Effect 3, Twisted Metal and Book of Spells
- Worked on generating ideas for new business opportunities for Disney, Citibank, and Redbox
Tris3ct
Freelance Junior Art Director
March 2011
- Concepted holiday campaign & POP displays for Sharpie
Education
Columbia College Chicago
May 2010
- BFA in Advertising Art Direction
- Minor in Fiction Writing
What I can Do
- Social media content strategist and creator
- Design for digital spaces on the web and beyond
- Podcast recording, editing, and publishing
- Writing and publishing blog content on WordPress
- Master Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
- Dangerous with a crochet hook