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| Technical Skills |
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| Adobe Creative Suite: |
| Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Lightroom, AfterEffects |
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| Mac OS: |
| Keynote, Numbers & Pages |
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| Microsoft Office 365: |
| Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook, Publisher |
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| Google Suite: |
| Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides |
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| Canva, Wordpress, Sketch, Figma |
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| Professional Skills |
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| Ability to create unique and custom illustrations, icons and imagery |
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| Experience in branding, logo design, copywriting and marketing collateral |
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| Skilled in video production, web design layouts and social media content |
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| Strong understanding of typography, color theory, and layout design principles |
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| Self-motivated, highly adaptive quick learner, team player and critical thinker |
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| Excellent communication, time management and collaboration skills |
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| Ability to manage multiple projects in fast-paced, deadline driven environments |
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| Detail-oriented with an eye for quality design and accuracy of final deliverables |
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| Extensive knowledge of print production processes and file preparation |
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| Summary |
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Highly skilled artist and marketing professional with 15+ years of experience in creating visually unique designs for events, print, digital, social media, video production and promotions. Excellent leadership and project management skills with a proven track record assisting over 230+ corporate and non-profit clients.
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| Work Experience |
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| Freelancer Designer/Illustrator |
| Tyvola Design |
| September 2001 to Present |
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| Responsible for the creative development of impactful designs across multiple platforms (print, digital, social media and video production) |
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| Creative lead for photo and video shoots |
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| Manage vendor and printer relationships |
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| Planning budgets and coordinating schedules |
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| Oversee pre-press operations |
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| Art Director |
| Barnhardt & Walker |
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| Conceptualized innovative art and design for clients in healthcare, telecommunications, tech and construction expanding agency work by nearly 25% over three years |
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| Successfully art directed print and multimedia projects for commercials, campaigns and publications, winning awards and recognition for clients regionally and nationally |
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| Participated daily with creative team and client meetings to determine the scope of projects and deliver design, promotions and marketing materials that exceeded client expectations and increased overall satisfaction |
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| Managed communication channels between third-party vendors, printers and internal staff to successfully meet marketing deadlines and priorities |
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| News Graphic Designer |
| WBTV Newschannel 3 |
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| Responsible for the art department, working directly with news producers to create all graphics for the 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, 6:30pm, 10pm, and 11pm broadcasts |
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| Efficiently crafted visually eye-catching designs to elevate news stories of the day, and rendered dynamic graphics in a fast-paced environment for breaking news |
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| Produced branded video content and illustrated animations for special features, holidays, sporting events and investigative reports |
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| Education |
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| Bachelor of Fine Arts (with Honors) |
| Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, IL |
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| Associate's Degree in Business |
| Oakton College - Des Plaines, IL |
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| Community |
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| 2022 Debbie Warren Leadership Award Recipient |
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| Executive Board Member for annual 1,200 attendee fundraiser (2006-Present) |
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| Charlotte Pride Parade Rainbow Award Winner (2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023) |
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