Senior Art Director

• Mar 2021 - Present

Creative Manager

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

Produce high quality printed materials for both commercial clients and walk-in customers, operating a Roland VersaCamm VS-540i printer. Create, print and cut custom designs, operate Guardian 65” cold laminator, and apply to a variety of substrates, as well as produce PVC banners and operate heat transfer press. Cross-functional communication with manufacturing and sales sides of business. Produce high quality printed materials for both commercial clients and walk-in customers, operating a Roland VersaCamm VS-540i printer. Create, print and cut custom designs, operate Guardian 65” cold laminator, and apply to a variety of substrates, as well as produce PVC banners and operate heat transfer press. Cross-functional communication with manufacturing and sales sides of business.

Art Director

• Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Provided art direction to creative team including print collateral, go-to-market and digital strategies. Copyedited and proofread all materials produced in the yearbook marketing department. Helped lead rebranding of company from designing the new look to writing the brand story. Contributed to the department's overhaul of our yearbook curriculum. Researched, organized and wrote the 36-page “Layout and Design” section. Copyedited all 12 sections of curriculum. Produced marketing materials for sales team. Designed and edited bi-annual "Folio" magazine and annual "Portfolio: Best of Herff Jones" look book. Designed and overhauled content for annual yearbook classroom kit, including instructional and sales posters, as well as box packaging design. Attended the three largest national high school journalism conventions to work trade show booth and teach sessions. Planned and produced materials for new yearbook design approach, implementing a Swiss grid style of design. Led team in creation of templates made available for more than 5,000 schools. Show less

Yearbook, Newspaper Adviser & Graphic Design Teacher

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

Yearbook adviser, teaching journalism, photography and design to staff of high school students. Newspaper adviser, teaching journalism and newspaper layout to staff of high school students. Graphic design teacher, including software lessons in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Took students to national conventions as well as summer workshops. Yearbook adviser, teaching journalism, photography and design to staff of high school students. Newspaper adviser, teaching journalism and newspaper layout to staff of high school students. Graphic design teacher, including software lessons in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Took students to national conventions as well as summer workshops.

Editor-in-Chief

• Aug 2011 - May 2014

Assumed the reigns of yearbook as a sophomore. Hands-on production and regular interaction with printing plant.Guided bid process, reviewed printers and portrait vendors.Produced the school’s first all-color, 144-page volume.Designed, wrote, photographed and sold advertisements.

Supplemental Instructor

• Aug 2011 - May 2014

Taught InDesign and Photoshop software in two class levels and held bi-weekly student sessions.

Editor

• Aug 2011 - May 2014

Design Editor, August 2011–June 2013; Complete overhaul of publication. Editor-in-Chief, August–December 2013 (interim); Managed staff of 15 to produce weekly issues and wrote lead news stories. Managing Editor, January 2014–May 2014; Worked with sports editor to break the story of the school’s athletic department being under investigation for NCAA violations.

Television Production

• Aug 2011 - May 2014

Directed weekly television show for college campus. Managed cameras, on-air talent and ran audio board. Experience as camera operator and graphics producer.

Multimedia Assistant

• Aug 2011 - May 2013

Restructured and redesigned promotional materials for the mass communications department in print and online utilizing social media, coordinated among multiple professors, and communicated with alumni.