Resume
Experience
Freelance Designer
2020 - Present
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Created logos, brochures, signs, business cards, illustrations, and other requested designs for various business and individuals.
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Clients include Spartan Security Solutions, Burks Power Washing, Axial Concepts and several others.
Promotional Graphic Designer
May 2019 - Nov. 2020
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Worked on over 20 publications that ran daily, weekly, and monthly.
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Managed and designed for 5-6 areas at a time including Arizona Capitol Times, Central Penn Business Journal, Charleston Regional Business Journal, Carolinas Project Center, Finance&Commerce, GSA Business Report, Lehigh Valley Business, Western New York The Daily Record, Rochester Business Journal, Maryland The Daily Record, The Green Book, and many others.
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Created sales collateral, marketing collateral, event collateral, print and web ads.
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Worked on the promotional team with 4 other designers that were all cross trained to cover each others publications.
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Worked and communicated with sales reps, publishers, layout designers, and writers.
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Managed over 40 tasks daily and completed them all within deadlines.
BridgeTower Media
St. Louis, MO
Graphic Design Manager
June 2017 - April 2019
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Designed ads for a variety of different businesses using Adobe programs and QuarkXPress.
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Managed a team of designers. Delegated work and checked over all designs.
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Laid out the six magazines that are mailed monthly.
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Communicated with sales reps and clients for ad details and specifications.
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Created designs utilized by the company in their marketing.
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Redesigned the Flash Flyer Mobile app into Snipable.
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Maintained and updated the app, website and Facebook page.
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Answered phones, take messages, and transfer calls.
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Created, wrote and sent emails to co-workers and clients.
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Collected data about app usage and create a report to be presented at the monthly meetings. (Using google analytics)
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Edited videos in Premiere used for Flash Flyer's website and social media.
Flash Flyer Magazine
Wentzville, MO
Education
2013 - 2017
WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY
Fulton, MO
Bachelors
2011 - 2013
PIKE-LINCOLN TECHNICAL CENTER
Eolia, MO
Certificate of Completion in Digital Design
Professional skillset
Adobe Creative Suite
Communication
Teamwork & Collaboration
Detail Oriented
Languages
English
ASL (novice)