EXPERIENCE
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Remote position
Concepting, design and illustration for large-scale paid media campaigns for the Department of Homeland Security’s See Something, Say Something campaign and the Center for Countering Human Trafficking’s Blue Campaign.
Creation of assets on a collaborative basis for application on billboards, transit stations, signs in stadiums, door hangers, advertisements, social media, and more.
Illlustration and design work on other general awareness campaigns, social media, event promotional materials, TV and display ads, and printed conference materials.
Work for other federal contracts including FMCSA, NHTSA, SNCTC, DOL, DOT and CCHT
Collaborative design under creative direction from multiple sources
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Leawood, KS
Layout design of multiple wholesale and consumer-facing catalogs from 16 to 350+ pages
Design and print production of retail store and showroom signage and print materials
Brochure, flyer and mailer designs for key accounts including Hallmark and Willow Tree
Other design of print and online marketing materials, and coordinating production
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North Kansas City, MO
Maintaining brand standards for subsidiaries WallyGro, PBS Fabrics, and Warp & Phil
Surface design illustration of multiple quilting fabric collections and custom client work
Design and copywriting for print and online marketing and advertising campaigns
Website wireframe and graphic design, and blog content creation and proofreading
Photo shoot direction, photography, and photo retouch for e-commerce and marketing
Packaging design and production, both external and internal, for multiple products
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Kansas City, KS
In charge of day-to-day operations, managing finances, and client liaison
Curating, designing arrangement of the gallery, and hanging work on the walls
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Leawood, KS
Production design of restaurant menus, turnaround art of toys, cups, and more
Worked on projects for clients such as Sonic, Bounce U, Village Inn, Arby’s
Focus on vector work in Illustrator and upholding clients‘ brand standards
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Kansas City, MO
Editorial illustration working with a team of writers, editors, and art directors
Published work in both The Star and INK Magazine, several INK covers
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Kansas City, MO
Collaborative artist and contributor to ArtPop event branding
Jammin‘ at the Gem series of event posters for the American Jazz Museum, KCMO
Focus on text placement and overall design with Adobe InDesign
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Westport, KCMO
Designing client commissions and navigating client relations
Preparing files for direct-to-garment inkjet printing
EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2013-2017 | 3.9 GPA | President’s List
Graduated with distinction as Double Major Valedictorian 2017
Recipient of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration and Creative Writing
Extracurriculars:
Cover art for and contributor to the Covers & Pages sequential art anthology 2017
Designer on the Sprung Formal literary magazine team 2017
Member of the MICRO student design agency 2015
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Procreate
Handlettering and calligraphy
Copywriting and creative writing
Photography and photo retouching
508c proficiency
Product turnaround art
Illustration with adaptable style
Surface pattern design
Print production file preparation
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2024 // dotComm Awards, Gold Winner, Social Media Marketing for the Blue Campaign Super Bowl Campaign 2024
2024 // GraphEx Awards Competition, Best of Category for the 2023 DEMDACO Lift The Spirit Strategic Plan Brochure
2016 // AIGA-KC XII Design Awards, Student Print Category
2015-2017 // KCAI Illustration Visiting Artist Recognition: Top 25
Recognized by:
Esther Pearl Watson 2015
Jim Mahfood 2016
Gerard Dubois 2017
2016 // Official KC Streetcar Grand Opening Commemorative Poster contest winner / RideKC
Also Featured in KC Studio volume VIII, issue 5