An interdisciplinary designer and Jane of all trades. I love learning new skills and finding ways to make new connections between ideas, skills, and possibilities. A natural mentor and leader, I bring people together with warmth and enthusiasm (and homemade baked goods). I'm currently looking for a professional placement or permanent position as a designer or junior art director where I can bring both my business & design background together.
Projects
- Easily ImpressedI made simple & snarky letterpress greeting cards. I love letterpress and it's an excellent break from digital design when my brain gets tired of thinking on the computer. The simplicity of the cards allows the silliness or snarkiness of the message cut through in a really bold way even if the type itself is small. www.easilyimpressedcards.com
- Anna Freud ExhibitDesigned & installed an exhibit (and supporting brochure) at the Freud Museum London as part of an interdisciplinary project with the MA Museum Studies students at Kingston University. I had to take a brief set by my partner to design an exhibit based on her research and narrative.
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Work history
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Freelance Brand Strategy & DesignSelf Employed
- United StatesFull Time
Left my corporate job to develop my design skills more.
Projects included branding & identity packages, web design, social media post design, email design, copywriting, print collateral design, book design.
Highlights include
Polkadots Gift Boutique
Branding, Print Design, Web Design & ecommerce support
for local gift boutique in New Hampshire.
www.peaceplaceforkids.com
Branding, Web Design, Children’s Book Design & administrative
support for children’s book author Kathy Walsh.
Indigo Blues & Co.
Bi-Annual lookbook design for a local clothing boutique.
Judy Miller
Web Design & back-end subscription management for
Nursing Tutorial Video service.
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Marketing CoordinatorSt. Mary's Bank
- Manchester, United StatesFull Time
Hired as a part-time marketing assistant for the second largest credit union (building society in UK) in New Hampshire. Position was made full time within 4 months based on my contributions to the department.
Designed and managed content for print collateral, social media, and outdoor electronic displays.
Assisted and managed event coordination ranging from community family days to chamber networking events
Tracked, managed, and reconciled department budget, and contributed to annual budget creation.
Initiated and managed internal and external sales campaigns.
Coordinated and managed projects to meet deadlines for internal clients.
Established and managed external vendor relationships
Skills
- Indesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Wordpress
- Eager Learner
- Leadership
- Team Coordination
- Communicating Ideas
- Public Speaking
- Digital Design
- Web Design
- Marketing
- Strategy
Education
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MA Communication DesignKingston University
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
A fast-paced and intensive course, well balanced between theory and practice and heavily research-based. I've had the opportunity to work on live briefs for D&AD, on interdisciplinary collaborative projects, and upskill in more digital tools including Dreamweaver, Adobe XD, and After Effects. As a course rep I also liaise between faculty and students on a regular basis.
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BSc MarketingSuffolk University
- Boston, United States
During the course of my studies, I completed two internships (one at an Ad Agency, Allen & Gerritsen, and the other at a solar energy startup) and two independent studies (one for the Boston Police Department and the other for the Appalachian Mountain Club). I studied at Regent's University for a semester during my third year as an exchange student. I graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Awards
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Bronze Hatch AwardThe Ad Club - Boston
I was one of four hand-picked students from Suffolk University & MassArt to work on a brief set by the Boston Police Department to rebrand the Boston Taxi System. After a year of working on the project, we presented it to then-mayor Thomas Menino, who gave us his personal commendation, as well as being recognized by The Ad Club at their annual Hatch Awards.