About me

designer at large currently seeking great creative and/or design opportunities. i am interested in both freelance/contract or full-time for local opportunities and full-time if the opportunity involves relocation. experience in an [ad] agency setting: graphic design, typography, illustration, print design, web design, visual design, art direction, advertising, identity and branding, image retouching, image manipulation, social media, presentation design, studio, production, environmental design, signage + way finding. freelance work + side projects: pitches, branding + identity, print design, web/visual design, stationary and branding collateral, art direction, catalogs, infographics, signage, project management and client budgets, working relationships with both print studios and web hosting/domain resources and logistics.assets workplace skills: time management, open and transparent communication, giving and receiving positive and constructive feedback, accountability, challenging to always design better, take risks, never bail, working individually as well as collaboratively, drive to learn, improve, advance and succeed in my career. technical skills: indesign, illustrator, photoshop, lightroom, bridge, muse, aperture, suitcase fusion, font explorer x, keynote, powerpoint, pages, word, numbers, excel, outlook, lync.

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Projects

• 1

  book redesignthis was a simple book redesign entitled, texts on type.
• the beaconwhen i was at perkins+will a small team of us were to develop and propose a branding solution from each of us for a restaurant being remodeled.
• the mies societythis was a rebranding proposal for a small organization in chicago preserving and educating the legacy of mies and what he gave chicago.

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Work history

Freelance Designer & Designer at Large
Aug 2014
in between and during contracts and agency work i work on various freelance projects, mostly branding, print/web design, etc. my contract at leo burnett ended this month, december 2015, and currently freelancing on my own until i find my next design opportunity;
Designer
May 2016 - Sep 2016
branding, environmental design, wayfinding and signage for projects in the transit, medical and educational sectors.

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Skills

• Environmental Design
• Wayfinding Design
• Production Design
• Web Design
• Art Direction Logo/branding Editorial Layout Web Design
• Graphic Design
• Presentation Design
• Web Banners
• Calm Under Pressure
• Graphic Editorial Design
• Print Digital Design
• Multitasker
• Typography Design and Layout
• Social Media Advertising
• Branding Visual Identity
• Direct Mail Campaigns

Education

Visual Communication
Jul 2012 - Apr 2014
b.f.a in visual communication