Communications Specialist

• Feb 2020 - Present

Cultural Communications Leader

• Jun 2018 - Feb 2020

Visual & written communications leader for Smile Doctors Braces. Responsibilities include designing and sending out a weekly report to the organization, creating monthly activity calendars, designing graphics for monthly contests and other organization-wide initiatives, standardizing Word documents and PowerPoints for all departments, taking/editing photos & videos for internal use. Leads projects and improves processes throughout the organization. Visual & written communications leader for Smile Doctors Braces. Responsibilities include designing and sending out a weekly report to the organization, creating monthly activity calendars, designing graphics for monthly contests and other organization-wide initiatives, standardizing Word documents and PowerPoints for all departments, taking/editing photos & videos for internal use. Leads projects and improves processes throughout the organization.

Page Designer/Copy Editor

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

Designed over 70 print newspapers owned by GateHouse Media. Responsibilities included communicating with editors on possible designs, verifying ads and obituaries, copy editing local content and exporting pages to press. Designed over 70 print newspapers owned by GateHouse Media. Responsibilities included communicating with editors on possible designs, verifying ads and obituaries, copy editing local content and exporting pages to press.

Social Media Intern

• Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

Daily responsibilities included drafting posts for the magazine’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram LinkedIn), posting articles to their website and creating graphics for social media accounts. Daily responsibilities included drafting posts for the magazine’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram LinkedIn), posting articles to their website and creating graphics for social media accounts.

Creative Director

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

Primary responsibilities were to maintain and update the Arizona Sonora News website and design the Tombstone Epitaph print paper. Organized meetings on content ideas and effective ways to have online content reach target audiences. Primary responsibilities were to maintain and update the Arizona Sonora News website and design the Tombstone Epitaph print paper. Organized meetings on content ideas and effective ways to have online content reach target audiences.

Photographer

• May 2015 - Dec 2016

Photographer for the University of Arizona’s Athletics Department. Covered sporting events, team photo shoots, individual portraits, team banquets, receptions and creation of online photo galleries. Photos have been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN College GameDay social media, Pac-12 Networks social media and the Arizona Athletics website and social media. Photographer for the University of Arizona’s Athletics Department. Covered sporting events, team photo shoots, individual portraits, team banquets, receptions and creation of online photo galleries. Photos have been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN College GameDay social media, Pac-12 Networks social media and the Arizona Athletics website and social media.

Barista

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

Barista for the Starbucks kiosk inside Safeway. Barista for the Starbucks kiosk inside Safeway.

Writer

• Nov 2015 - Apr 2016

Sports Photographer

• Dec 2014 - May 2015

Sports photographer for the University of Arizona's The Daily Wildcat. Covered baseball, men and women's basketball, gymnastics, men and women's tennis.

Designer

• Aug 2013 - May 2015

Designed various pages such as news, sports, arts, science.