Expertise
- Brings creative ideas to life through art direction, concepting, and design from initial concept through production
- Enjoys visually organizing complex information and developing identity and branding
- Extensive experience designing for print
- Works with digital teams to create the look and feel for projects including websites, banner ads and email templates
- Experience with video production from art direction and storyboarding to some direct editing
- Works well with teams, and readily provides guidance to creative team as well as account service
- Appreciates constructive criticism
- Competent and comfortable presenting to clients
- Dedicated and efficient
- Software knowledge includes Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, some Premiere
Recognition
- Memphis Addy Awards, Gold and Silver Addys
- Adrian Awards
- Marcom Awards
Experience
Sullivan Branding
March 2004 – Present
Creative Group Lead / Department Manager,
April 2016 – present
Thirteen years experience starting as Graphic Designer and working to Creative Group Lead / Department Manager. Develops concepts from start to completion with the creative team. Serves as creative lead on one of the company’s largest clients that involves many sub-brands and complex client relationships. Works well within stringent brand standards to deliver creative end results. Helps manage day-to-day creative department needs such as onboarding new employees.
Client history includes hospitality, education, industrial, logistics, and more.
Freelance Contract for Paradigm Productions
May 2003-Feburary 2004
Education
Mississippi State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2002,
Summa Cum Laude,
emphasis in graphic design and painting
Interests
- Memphis AdFed
- Volunteering at Faith Baptist Arlington on Long Range Planning, Building and Marketing / Communications Teams
- Family, cooking, gardening, learning to crochet
- Taking continuing education classes to try new artforms, such as enameling on copper, at Memphis College of Art