Experience

A2AC (Ann Arbor Art Center)

• United States
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing & Creative Director

  • Jun 2023 - 7 months

  Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Marketing Manager

  • Nov 2018 - Jun 2023

  Ann Arbor Directs the organization's marketing and promotional strategies while overseeing the century-old organization's image, brand, creative content, social posts, and overall visibility in digital and traditional platforms. Led two successful $100K crowdfunding campaigns for public art, resulting in over a dozen murals in downtown Ann Arbor's Creative District. Responsible for the creation of the A2AC's weekly digital newsletters to its engaged audience. Support the organization's various… Show more Directs the organization's marketing and promotional strategies while overseeing the century-old organization's image, brand, creative content, social posts, and overall visibility in digital and traditional platforms. Led two successful $100K crowdfunding campaigns for public art, resulting in over a dozen murals in downtown Ann Arbor's Creative District. Responsible for the creation of the A2AC's weekly digital newsletters to its engaged audience. Support the organization's various initiatives, including educational classes, fundraising, exhibitions, public art projects, and a gallery shop featuring local artists from the surrounding areas. Leads a broad rebrand campaign that includes graphic creation, rollout strategy, and style guides.



Bang! Media, LLC

• CEO/Designer

  • 2001 - Dec 2019

  Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Lead the visual aesthetic and concepts behind Bang! Media, LLC, a design company specializing in dynamic graphic artwork. Clients included Esquire, A.V. Club, DeathWaltz Recording Co., FrightFest Originals, Ann Arbor District Library, and Phase 4 Films, which featured the company's artwork in the film, Scream 4. Media also handled the graphics of long-running themed dance night, The Bang!, which occurred monthly in Southeast Michigan from 2001-2019.



Bang! Productions, LLC

• CEO/DJ/Manager

  • Nov 2001 - Oct 2019

  Guided the aesthetic and concepts for Bang! Productions, LLC, the small business behind The Bang!, a long-running themed dance night that occured monthly in Southeast Michigan. Hosted crowds of 500+ for over 120 events. Managerial duties included overseeing a staff of independent contractors who covered Bang! Productions' live functions, each featuring unique installations compromised of sets, decorations, and handmade art pieces.



VGKIDS

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media & Marketing

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2018

  Ypsilanti, MI Developed and successfully grew the social presence of VGKids, a progressive screen printing company based out of Ypsilanti, MI. Handled all social media posts and in-house photography based on customer's product release schedules.



Vault of Midnight

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• In-House Artist

  • Jan 2003 - 2014

  Developed branding strategy for this Eisner Award-winning comic shop. Designed logos, tattoos, mural art, and hand-drawn t-shirt printing. The small business has gone from humble beginnings to one of the most prominent in region, with expansions into both Grand Rapids and downtown Detroit.



AMG

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Content Editor

  • Aug 2001 - May 2013

  Developed dynamic online content within a department of editors. Updated online film/TV database with production information and in-depth, descriptive content. Versed in blog moderation, with journalistic experience in long and short-form essays on entertainment. Also crafted film synopses and reviews published by All Media’s sister company, TV Guide.



Geek Monthly (Zine)

• Editor-in-Chief/Writer/Designer

  • 2000 - 2001

  Led a team of writers covering movies, dollar records, comics, entertainment news, and collectibles. Handled the design of every issue and saw the publication through from story inception to distribution. Awarded “2002 Best Zine” from Detroit’s Metro Times (http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=6804).