Marketing & Communications Manager

• Mar 2022 - Present

Volunteer Program Manager & Marketing Coordinator

• Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

Volunteer Coordinator

• Jan 2019 - Sep 2021

• Partner with the Volunteer Program Manager to ensure the outreach, retention and scheduling of volunteers to support the programs provided at Ironstone Farm. • Coordinate with the Programs Team to schedule an average of 200 weekly volunteers, including mission-centric special events for outside organizations. • Organize and facilitate onboarding workshops for new volunteers to effectively communicate expectations, and provide hands-on skills training. • Developed skills training clinics to promote continuous improvement among current volunteers.• Actively promote volunteer opportunities through on-property events and public outreach fairs.• Provide graphic design support to the Marketing Director to ensure consistent brand guidelines. Create digital and print collaterals for social media posts, fundraising campaigns, and community advertisements.• Co-taught a weekly educational program for Head Start early learning at Community Teamworks, helping children with emotional and environmental challenges experience the benefits provided by a farm and its natural surroundings. Show less

Illustrator & Graphic Designer

• May 2014 - Present

Provide illustration and graphic design services to small businesses including logo development, packaging, label designs, marketing and print collaterals, social media graphics and photo editing. Provide illustration and graphic design services to small businesses including logo development, packaging, label designs, marketing and print collaterals, social media graphics and photo editing.

Animal Caretaker

• Apr 2018 - Present

•Provide overnight pet care for a select group of repeat clients, covering a wide variety of different dog breeds, temperaments, and medical needs. • Meet with clients to assess specific pet needs, and communicate services offered and stay requirements. • Administer a variety of medications to individual animals based on unique dietary needs, in addition to specialty grooming requirements. • Utilize positive training techniques and educate clients about pet behavior and care. Show less

Graphic Designer & Screen Printer

• Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

• Worked directly with a wide variety of clients to understand their needs and create engaging visual content for digital and print collaterals, display and large format advertising, social media graphics, and event marketing materials. • Provided a complete marketing design package for new business owners, developing and creating a custom designed logo and promotional strategy to ensure brand consistency. • Responsible for social content creation and scheduling on Nova Idea’s Facebook and Instagram accounts to build awareness of the company’s brand and services. Show less

Advising Assistant

• Sep 2013 - May 2015

Scheduled student meetings in coordination with advisor's calendar. Assisted incoming students with transcript and scheduling issues.

Teacher's Assistant

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

Selected by faculty to assist students with skill development and problem solving in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

Concept Artist and Character Designer

• Mar 2012 - Sep 2013

Illustrator for the development of BLEAK, a highly innovative video game. Collaborated with animators, illustrators, designers, coders, and sound development to develop the main and secondary characters, and their various situational poses, for animation. Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to execute drawings. Developed illustrations and artwork to market and build brand awareness for our booth for the 2013 PAX East event in Boston. Illustrator for the development of BLEAK, a highly innovative video game. Collaborated with animators, illustrators, designers, coders, and sound development to develop the main and secondary characters, and their various situational poses, for animation. Utilized Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to execute drawings. Developed illustrations and artwork to market and build brand awareness for our booth for the 2013 PAX East event in Boston.

Camp Counselor

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Selected to be an in-residence Leadership Summer Camp Counselor for girls ages 13-14. Over the course of nine weeks, I was rotated through several responsibilities for the camp including camper supervision, program coordination, arts and crafts, waterfront and sports field activities. Selected to be an in-residence Leadership Summer Camp Counselor for girls ages 13-14. Over the course of nine weeks, I was rotated through several responsibilities for the camp including camper supervision, program coordination, arts and crafts, waterfront and sports field activities.