Experience

LAIRE

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic and Digital Designer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Coordinator

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Evolve Creative Storytelling

• Owner, Graphic Designer & Photographer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  I built and have worked diligently since to maintain my freelance design business over the last eight years. I have worked with individual private clients and business-owners, as well as a handful of larger companies, to create both print and web assets for them. This takes a back-seat when I am employed full-time. A strong preference toward working with/for minority-owned individuals and companies has allowed me to help support people from all walks of life. I built and have worked diligently since to maintain my freelance design business over the last eight years. I have worked with individual private clients and business-owners, as well as a handful of larger companies, to create both print and web assets for them. This takes a back-seat when I am employed full-time. A strong preference toward working with/for minority-owned individuals and companies has allowed me to help support people from all walks of life.



New Park Creative

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2021



Vermont Army National Guard

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Digital Marketing Specialist for Family Programs

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2020

  I worked full-time as a sub-contractor recruited through Cat Media at the Vermont Army National Guard, to manage and re-work/introduce some creative processes and provide creative services to the Family Programs department, as well as their partnering departments. This included (but was not limited to): photographing events such as Yellow Ribbon Ceremonies before large deployments and Award ceremonies, updating the monthly newsletter that is sent to families as a resource hub, one-off jobs for the base in general, and keeping the website updated. I loved what I did and I felt fulfilled working in a department that is used to assist the families of past, present, and future Armed Forces members.



Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Patient Advocate & Web Designer

  • Sep 2019 - May 2020

  Although my official Patient Advocacy internship with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England ended with my Fall 2019 undergrad semester (in December 2019), I was welcomed to stay on as part of the Patient Advocacy team to continue story-collecting efforts and to help launch a new social media-based campaign and landing page on the national website in support of Prop 5 in Vermont. As part of this role, I accepted an invitation in November 2019 to fly to Washington, D.C. for a Lobby Day in support of Title X funding - which a large number of PPNNE patients utilize in order to access clinical services and assistance. I wrapped up my work at PPNNE formally in the Summer of 2020, so I could focus on working in clinical mental health.



E-voke Creative Marketing Group

• Freelance Graphic and Digital Designer

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2019

  I worked freelance part-time/contract for Julie Kaye helping manage and update two personal websites, create various graphic elements (logos, etc), video-edit promotional clips, and create sites for other clients, as well as Julie herself. I worked freelance part-time/contract for Julie Kaye helping manage and update two personal websites, create various graphic elements (logos, etc), video-edit promotional clips, and create sites for other clients, as well as Julie herself.



St Albans Messenger

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Artist/Web designer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  I worked for the longest-running, award-winning newspaper association in Vermont, as well as their private print and web design firm. I created and updated ads that run in the daily paper, and helped create, print, and assemble other materials for private clients. I also designed for outside clients who sought professional services from the creative team and print shop. I worked for the longest-running, award-winning newspaper association in Vermont, as well as their private print and web design firm. I created and updated ads that run in the daily paper, and helped create, print, and assemble other materials for private clients. I also designed for outside clients who sought professional services from the creative team and print shop.



Vermont Teddy Bear Company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

  I worked within four different brands owned by the Teddy Bear Co. There are four catalogues, two of which are apparel, one for the bears that everyone knows and loves, and one specialty food product. As one of three designers, I edited and created spreads in the catalogues, worked on email blasts, created hangtags, inserts, and other various printed one-off projects, and covered anything else that popped up and needed to be done design-wise. I worked within four different brands owned by the Teddy Bear Co. There are four catalogues, two of which are apparel, one for the bears that everyone knows and loves, and one specialty food product. As one of three designers, I edited and created spreads in the catalogues, worked on email blasts, created hangtags, inserts, and other various printed one-off projects, and covered anything else that popped up and needed to be done design-wise.



Tata Harper Skincare

• United States
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graphic & Packaging Designer

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  I was hired as the primary Graphic Designer for a wonderful non-synthetic and largely organic skincare company, beginning as a freelance designer and then hired on full-time. I was responsible for creating and updating various collateral, primary and secondary packaging, in-store vendor displays, and just about anything else that may pop up on any day. I wore many hats at Tata Harper and worked with a fantastic team! I was hired as the primary Graphic Designer for a wonderful non-synthetic and largely organic skincare company, beginning as a freelance designer and then hired on full-time. I was responsible for creating and updating various collateral, primary and secondary packaging, in-store vendor displays, and just about anything else that may pop up on any day. I wore many hats at Tata Harper and worked with a fantastic team!



Creative Labels of Vermont

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Technician

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  As one of four prepress technicians, I was responsible for reviewing digital artwork sent to me from various external clients. I was responsible for checking color separations, making sure they were using a high-res file type, and making sure the final product would print well for the item these clients were labeling. From time to time, I was also asked to design labels for clients from scratch. I created the photo-polymer plates that were wrapped around the cylinders on the presses to print the finished labels. I was utilized in various other departments periodically as well, including customer service and shipping.



Garnet Hill

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Temporary Assistant Art Director

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2013

  I was hired as a Temporary Assistant Art Director to learn the ins and outs of Garnet Hill's branding. Involved a bit of everything, including (but not limited to): copy-editing, communicating with other departments regarding layout and other edits, placing elements and re-arranging them, etc. I was hired as a Temporary Assistant Art Director to learn the ins and outs of Garnet Hill's branding. Involved a bit of everything, including (but not limited to): copy-editing, communicating with other departments regarding layout and other edits, placing elements and re-arranging them, etc.



Incubators Without Walls

• Freelance Designer

  • Dec 2011 - May 2013

  iWOW is an organization that creates alliances with local resources and teams them up with small businesses throughout the area who need help "getting on their feet" in many areas such as: branding, marketing, illustration, package design, distribution, etc. iWOW is an organization that creates alliances with local resources and teams them up with small businesses throughout the area who need help "getting on their feet" in many areas such as: branding, marketing, illustration, package design, distribution, etc.



The Critic

• Layout Editor

  • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  As the Layout Editor, I was in charge of creating graphics, logos, and advertisements for The Critic, the student-led, student-read newspaper at Lyndon State College, as well as leading weekly layout sessions to set the pages up for printing. I was helping to guide a transition for the staff from using Quark Express to using Adobe InDesign CS6 for producing the files used to print the paper. As the Layout Editor, I was in charge of creating graphics, logos, and advertisements for The Critic, the student-led, student-read newspaper at Lyndon State College, as well as leading weekly layout sessions to set the pages up for printing. I was helping to guide a transition for the staff from using Quark Express to using Adobe InDesign CS6 for producing the files used to print the paper.