Experience

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  Sun Life

  • Wellesley Hills, MA

  • Associate Creative Director

    • 2007 - Present
    • Wellesley Hills, MA

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  The Ally Foundation

  • Event Marketing Director

    • 2005 - 2007

    Responsible for developing all marketing and sponsorship materials and overseeing event planning, budgeting, and execution:• Created, developed, and maintained the Regatta event website.• Developed high-impact ad, print, and email campaign marketing materials.• Established and monitored budgets for multiple events.• Designed and produced merchandise to advertise events and the organization.• Researched and analyzed product and services sourcing.• Coordinated and oversaw event logistics.• Managed, trained, and coordinated staff of volunteers for each event.• Participated as a member of the Executive Team in operational strategic planning.• Prepared correspondences, documented invoices, and managed sponsorship materials.• Initiated a universal database by reconfiguring and merging individual contact, donor, and volunteer databases.• Served as liaison between volunteers and the organization’s executive officers.• Negotiated contracts and participated in public relations’ initiatives.

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  Movidea, Inc.

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • 1997 - 2005

    Responsible for developing and managing multiple design projects from inception through final print:• Designed brochures, marketing, and promotional materials and trade show graphics for international companies that included Genzyme, Charles River Laboratories, Fidelity Investments, MFS Retirements Services, and Charles Schwab.• Interacted with clients from concept through project completion to devise optimal design solutions.• Utilized expertise in pre-press, sheet fed, and web sheet press technologies to optimize clients’ color printing projects.• Coordinated, budgeted, and directed photo shoots.• Used advance Adobe Photoshop features on an ongoing basis for photo touch-ups, color separation, web and print image preparation, and high-resolution imaging.• Sourced and hired freelance illustrators, photographers, and designers.• Implemented new project archival system.• Received The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America Signature Award and The Eddy Award for the MFS Retirement Services MGM Mirage Retirement Campaign.• Received The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America Signature Award for MFS Retirement Services and Dean Foods Retirement Campaigns.

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  Boston Sailing Center

  • Boston, MA

  • Part-time Office Manager

    • 1997 - 2000
    • Boston, MA

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  BJ's Wholesale Club

  • Natick, MA

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • 1993 - 1997
    • Natick, MA

    Responsible for designing marketing and promotional collateral, including catalogs, newsletters, advertisements, and direct mail pieces:• Managed the production of a quarterly 32-page newsletter and an annual 48-page Holiday catalog from concept through press check.• Created award-winning advertising and promotional designs.• Implemented use of, and trained co-workers in, Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.• Managed pre-press production for quarterly newsletters and annual holiday catalog.• Utilized new color separation technology and image file management to dramatically reduce pre-press print costs.• Cast, booked, and scheduled models, stylists, and photographers for photo shoots.• Directed product and fashion photo shoots.• Received a Bell Ringer Award for Excellence in Communication from the Publicity Club of New England for the BJ’S Wholesale Club’s quarterly newsletter.

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  Whole Systems International

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1989 - 1993

    Responsible for design and layout of medical product training manuals for sales managers from international pharmaceutical companies:• Provided in-house design and production for technical manuals, brochures, and promotional materials.• Collaborated with a variety of cross-functional project teams.• Produced two, three, and four color mechanical separations using manual techniques.• Worked with professional type setters through the final stage of production.• Implemented new, state-of-the-art computer technology, significantly reducing outsourcing costs.• Hired and supervised freelance artists.• Created and managed a cataloging and filing system for over 3,000 medical illustrations.