Graphic Designer
Protegrity (July 2020 - Present)

• Collaborated with the team on existing and new design needs company-wide.

• Managed a steady workflow of creative for social, blog posts, and web.

• Collaborated with the innovative team and pitched unprecedented ideas for design projects.

• Formed drafts and used the iterative manner to get to a successful final product.

Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator
Irvine Company Office (November 2018 - July 2020)

• Created, owned and refined all design visual communications to convey messages in an effective and aesthetically pleasing manner

• Created digital assets for website, tour packages, proposals, collateral and broker emails

• Assisted leasing team in conceptualizing and designing requests to help support sales organization

• Lead design of graphics and printed collateral materials for all marketing needs

• Strong copywriting skills that lead to efficiencies in design, editing and production process

• Scheduled and art directed several hundred professional headshots for staff and clients

• Worked closely with in-house developers to coordinate, troubleshoot and execute web materials

• Own all design aspects of brand assets: Helped develop and adhere to style guide of standards for fonts, colors, images and voice/tone
  

Graphic Designer Consultant
Leviticusyall, Inc. (July 2012 - Present)

• Effectively communicated the intended message of the project at hand visually to a specified audience.

• Collaborated with various clients as a designer, planner, builder

• Effectively drove discovery process to understand the needs and wants of the customer

• Wrote design proposals that fit the varying budgets of clients

• Designed print and digital assets which included: one sheets, brochures, posters, wall wraps, advertisements, social media assets, brand identity, logos, email campaigns, etc.

• Sourced, composited and retouched images for print and social media

• Prepared and sent final press quality artwork to clients for final review

• Managed print production and press schedule and delivery

Clients included: CEO Leadership Alliance, O’Niell, FitBit, Jack in the Box, Pet Smart, JQ Paint, Scout Modeling Agency, City Ventures, Discount Tire Centers, Tire Network, AR Tire, AXIS Printing
Agencies serviced: 24/7 Talent, Creative Circle, Hyphen-Studios, Inc.

Graphic Designer
Feltman Agency (August 2016 - July 2018)

• Created print/digital advertising and integrated marketing materials for luxury automotive dealerships

• Delivered high impact design in a variety of formats which resulted in a 93% rise in sales YOY: magazines, mailers, newspapers, displays, billboards, landing pages, digital banners, social media adverts, logo design, brand identity

• Built presentations in PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides for regional dealership sales team

• Juggled a variety of projects with competing deadlines

• Ensured all applications of brand identity meet company/product design guidelines

• Established and enforced best practice in design production strategies, workflows and timelines

Graphic Designer
Mapperarti (March 2014 - March 2016)

• Created, owned and refined luxury branded material for the world leading guest service application for hundreds of iconic global hotels

• Assisted in the creation of a brand guide as part of a team of designers

• Attended client facing meetings to review top priority projects

• Troubleshoot problems discovered during development of application and worked amongst a team to quickly solve issues based on priority

• Designed publications under sharp deadlines and helped to motivate new hires on team

• Proofed publications in house prior to sending off for final approval from hotel

• Sent publications to print and worked directly with printers to make sure color, proofing and quality were as perfect as possible

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts, Graphic Design

The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA (July 2012)

In the Graphic Design Program, I learned the techniques to translate abstract concepts into strong visual messages. I lead design projects from beauty product packaging to entertainment websites and advertising; I received the education to develop successful design solutions that increased the conversion of prospected consumers.

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Mac OS

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

JIRA

Monday.com

Social Media Platforms

Sketch

Marketing Automation Platforms

Email Marketing

Marketing & Design Strategy

Digital Media Marketing

SEM

HTML

Text Wrangler

Brand Identity

Layout Design

Typography