EXPERIENCE

AMAZON LIVE   |  Graphic Designer  |  January 2021 to November 2023

  • Art directed and designed digital graphics for live stream slates, marketing and social media, utilizing photography and
    illustrative elements to create a cohesive look across all assets

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive and design assets across all channels, experimenting with new
    visual styles

  • Managed designs and deliverables for 10+ weekly streams, surpassing asset completion targets in a fast-paced environment

  • Streamlined slate graphics approval process to 1 round, resulting in faster turnaround times and customer satisfaction

  • Oversaw a team of 5 designers and conducted regular design reviews to help elevate designs and improve skill sets

RACHAEL RAY SHOW  |  Set Graphic Designer  |  November 2015 to November 2021

  • Utilized expertise to digitally design and physically relabel 75+ products per week, accommodating last-minute updates and
    additions, contributing to an efficient creative process

  • Managed project requests from multiple teams at once, ensuring all creative briefs were met within timelines, leading to high colleague satisfaction

BEST ACCESSORY GROUP  Packaging & Graphic Designer  |  September 2014 to November 2015 

  • Enhanced brand building through creation of package designs for in-house and licensed brands for beauty, bath and body products

  • Worked closely with manufacturers to meticulously select packaging types, materials, colors, and scents for each SKU, contributing to a visually compelling and marketable product assortment for each brand


FLEX MARKETING GROUP 
|  Graphic/Web designer  |  January 2013 to September 2014

  • Designed and coded emails, newsletters, websites, landing pages, and banner ads for a direct marketing firm for various clients, using metrics to influence designs and improve click-through rates

MANHATTAN MARKETING ENSEMBLE  Art Director/Designer  March 2011 to Jan 2013

  • Designed and art directed print and digital projects for B2B and B2C clients, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, resulting in a consistent image across all assets and client satisfaction

FREELANCE

PORTER NOVELLI PR | Graphic Designer | August 2019 to December 2020 | New York, NY

  • Executed monthly social media content, (still and animated) drug fact sheets, presentations, and event signage, ensuring a
    consistent brand image and adherence to project requirements, contributing to a cohesive and impactful client experience.

  • Applied brand guidelines to develop design solutions per marketing briefs, ensuring client satisfaction and alignment with
    business objectives

COMEDY RECORDS | Graphic Designer | Nov 2017 to January 2022 | New York, NY

  • Design album covers, show and tour posters and Squarespace websites for some of the top comedians in Canada and the US.

A CRIME TO REMEMBER | Set Graphic Designer | Sept 2015 to July 2017 | New York, NY

  • Worked on the Emmy Award winning show,  ‘A Crime to Remember’ for 3 seasons. Created designs and graphics for use on the set, including newspapers, signage, photo manipulation, magazines, police and legal documents, brochures and packaging. Time periods ranged from the 1920s to the 1970s.

FREELANCE DESIGN FOR TV & FILM | Set Graphic Designer | April 2017 to Present | New York, NY

  • Designer for various films including:
    Stella’s Last Weekend   •   The Second Sun   •   Brittany Runs a Marathon   •   The Cat and the Moon


EDUCATION

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rochester, NY
Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design
Minor in Communications with Advertising Focus
3.7 GPA, May 2010

SKILLS

Graphic Design | Web Design | Email Design | Basic HTML/CSS | Packaging Design | Photo Editing
Signage Design | Large Format Design | Physical Mockups | Photo Retouching | High Quality Printing | Tech Troubleshooting

PROGRAMS

Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Dreamweaver | Adobe Acrobat | Microsoft Office
Squarespace | MailChimp | Constant Contact | Google Suite | Microsoft Office | Dropbox | Front