Experience

Kudzu Brands

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Asheville, North Carolina, United States Design brand systems for Fortune 500 companies in telecom, infrastructure, distribution, healthcare, and finance. Support brands with targeted media through digital and print outlets.



Clay Schmidt Creative

• Brand Designer

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  Anywhere - Research target market and present strategic brand identities for clients ranging from small local businesses to fortune 500 companies - Create supplemental collateral for strategic and tactical marketing and lead development - Web development, CMS Templating, HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite CS6-CC Ai, Id, Ps, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, DropBox



AdHawk

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic / Web Designer

  • Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

  Sarasota, Florida Area



SW Sustainability Solutions Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2017 - Apr 2019

  United States - Develop SW brand identity through designs for email marketing campaigns, sales support collateral, trade show collateral and booth art - Assemble branded guide book to direct creative development of marketing campaigns and creative materials - Creatively advise brand and product development - Manage/maintain international packaging design and International packaging compliance — EU, North & South America, JAP, AUS, RUS, China - Supported marketing team with research-based asset… Show more - Develop SW brand identity through designs for email marketing campaigns, sales support collateral, trade show collateral and booth art - Assemble branded guide book to direct creative development of marketing campaigns and creative materials - Creatively advise brand and product development - Manage/maintain international packaging design and International packaging compliance — EU, North & South America, JAP, AUS, RUS, China - Supported marketing team with research-based asset development and global product marketing strategies for trade shows, new product launches, and email marketing - Distribute brand elements and tools to be used by global distribution partners, sales teams Adobe Creative Cloud Ai, Id, Ps, Drupal, Marketo, SalesForce, Microsoft Office & Cloud, DropBox Show less



Whole Foods Market

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Artist

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Arabella Station, New Orleans, LA - Design, illustrate and print 100+ large format signs & posters following branded style guide and location-specific messaging - Manage team workflow and report production output with weekly assessments and quarterly store-wide reviews - Lead Marketing team to resign 40,000 square foot store for Global Leadership Showcase, seasonal store updates, - Attend quarterly team meetings to deliver marketing reports and brainstorm merchandising - Design full store signage map including… Show more - Design, illustrate and print 100+ large format signs & posters following branded style guide and location-specific messaging - Manage team workflow and report production output with weekly assessments and quarterly store-wide reviews - Lead Marketing team to resign 40,000 square foot store for Global Leadership Showcase, seasonal store updates, - Attend quarterly team meetings to deliver marketing reports and brainstorm merchandising - Design full store signage map including standardized types, sizes, and best practices for signage and merchandizing spaces in store - Train teams on new proprietary sign software ’16 - Operate and maintain Xerox Phaser 7800 series printer and Epson SureColor T7000 plotter - Create and schedule on-brand weekly social media posts through Spredfast/Hootsuite - Assist Marketing Team Leader with event coordination and copy writing/editing Show less



Mindlark

• Web Designer

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  New Orleans - Design in-browser web mockups for creative clients and local entrepreneurs - Provide interactive designs and to developer for web implementation - Develop standards compliant, responsive front-end code - HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, and PHP



Target Print & Mail

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Operator

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  - Fulfilled all electronic orders and maintained customer relations via e-correspondence - Printed all small- and large-scale color printing jobs coordinated on 10 machines including 4 large-format plotters among 3 locations - Created templates for print-ready layouts in Adobe InDesign - Completed small scale design orders in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  Gainesville, Florida Area - Instructor Supervisor: Dr. Brian Mayer - Researched specified theme in academic literature - Wrote literature review to establish base for personal research