Sr. Designer / Art Director
Creative and results-driven designer with extensive experience creating a wide variety of design solutions, both print and digital. These include branding, marketing collateral, advertising, direct mail, and packaging projects. I’m organized and deadline-driven, resulting in my ability to manage numerous projects at once.
S K I L L S E T
• Design
• Concept development
• Art direction of designers, illustrators, photo shoots
• Manage print production - build accurate files, prepress, color proofing, press checks
• Digital production - create, edit and optimize graphics for hand-off to web developer
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)
• Microsoft Office
• ExactTarget (Salesforce)
• Working knowledge of HTML
• Work management software (Basecamp, Workfront)
E X P E R I E N C E
LendingClub, Westborough, MA
Senior Designer
2015-2018
Collaborated with all members of the Brand Marketing team to create effective B2B and B2C collateral, advertising, direct mail campaigns, tradeshow graphics, emails, and digital graphics. Art directed freelancers, updated and managed stock photo library.
Liberty Mutual Insurance, Boston, MA
Contract Senior Designer
2009-2015
Developed and executed brand collateral, advertising, event and conference materials, emails, and web graphics. Worked with internal clients to develop strategic solutions.
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Design Supervisor
2004-2009
Created innovative, strategically-positioned design solutions for a wide variety of business lines. Collaborated with team partners and clients to develop strategy, create concepts, and deliver cost-effective print solutions.
One Bean Design, Cambridge, MA
Art Director (Owner)
1998-2004
Designed and art directed packaging, publications, identity systems, collateral, direct mail, signage, and web sites. Clients included Harvard Business Review, Trader Joe’s, Learningsmith, Summit Educational Group, KaBloom, and Small World Toys.
P R E V I O U S E X P E R I E N C E
Art Director, Parrish Wickersham & Partners, Boston, MA
Developed integrated direct branding programs and ad campaigns. Managed illustrators, photographers, and directed photo shoots. Clients included Bose, VW, Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Art Director, Briggs Porter Lewis, Boston, MA
Created direct marketing and advertising, from concept to print. Managed freelancers, illustrators and photo shoots, and supervised press checks.
Packaging Designer, Advance Design Center, Dallas, TX
Designed packaging and developed line extensions for food products. Prepared mechanicals for final production.
E D U C A T I O N
BFA in Design Communication
Minor in Package Design
Texas Tech University