Experience

Mortgage Bankers Association

• United States
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Digital Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  District of Columbia, United States



Rappaport

• United States
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Creative Designer

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2020

  McLean, VA Leverage industry experience to oversee and design print, web, and digital projects with an eye for quality and cost efficiency. Lead in-house and remote design teams to produce marketing materials and collateral projects. Promote company accomplishments through quarterly videos, and ensure graphic standards, print quality, and accuracy. Oversee workflow and scheduling to meet project deadlines. Key Achievements: - Designed and managed the production of several 300+ page offering… Show more Leverage industry experience to oversee and design print, web, and digital projects with an eye for quality and cost efficiency. Lead in-house and remote design teams to produce marketing materials and collateral projects. Promote company accomplishments through quarterly videos, and ensure graphic standards, print quality, and accuracy. Oversee workflow and scheduling to meet project deadlines. Key Achievements: - Designed and managed the production of several 300+ page offering memorandum presentation books, saving the company over $250k in production costs and helping raise over $91m in equity. - Led brand refresh by establishing corporate typefaces, expanding the color palette, redesigning all major marketing materials, and creating Rappaport’s first branding guidelines manual. - Eliminated outsourcing costs by designing and coding B2B emails in-house. - Partnered with vendors to define and utilize increased cost-saving opportunities. - Achieved a 75% decrease in production costs while improving quality of the company’s corporate brochure. - Created the entire brand/event package for Village at Leesburg’s annual car show, leading to record attendance.. Show less



Center for Digital Imaging Arts

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Design Instructor

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2013

  Washington DC Developed curriculum for all course offerings (16) in the graphic design program. Created course materials, lectured, graded assignments, and coached enrollees in career preparation.



Soul Craft Creative

• Art Director/Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2010 - Sep 2013

  Washington D.C./New York City Contract position designing print, digital, branding, and animations for several clients and organizations, including Nadastrom, LLC, Scion, Mad Decent Records, and Plesser Holland Associates.



Community Associations Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Art Director

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2010

  Alexandria, VA Designed and produced newsletters and publication spreads for internal communications and public outreach. Conceptualized projects, assigned vendors, and attended press checks for all print materials. Key Achievements: - Honored with a SNAP design award for Community Manager, CAI’s bi-monthly newsletter. - Nominated for several awards for spreads in the organization’s Common Ground publication.



KABOOM!

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2007 - Aug 2008

  Washington, D.C. Lead designer on KaBOOM!’s in-house creative team, responsible for maintaining the organization’s brand identity and creating several play-focused subbrands. Key Achievements: - Revitalized KaBOOM!’s primary brand and developed new brand identities for subbrands Playmakers and Playful City USA. - Created outdoor signage, team apparel, and banners later featured on an episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation.