Experience

MY Project USA
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Communications Specialist

  • Jan 2023 - Present


HomeBuys, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer / Marketing Assistant

  • May 2017 - Jan 2023

  • Produce print advertising, predominately circulars (approx. 25 per year), newspaper ads and “digital ads” that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Serve as the unofficial “voice of HomeBuys,” creating and editing videos, taking photos and designing graphics to assist in social media marketing efforts. • Compose and send emails promoting our ads, special buys and more to our database of customer emails. • Produce in-store signage for all seven locations. Coordinate with a printing company to get the stores signs larger than what we can produce in house. • Oversee store grand opening events. Create print ads, contact dignitaries, solicit press coverage, organize giveaways and more. Show less



Marketing Results Ltd

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2020

  • Designed graphics for new licensed products (NFL, Ohio State, Collegiate Licensing Company, Fermata Partners, Coca Cola and Kodak). • Coordinated with factories for quality item production and help develop new products. • Assisted salespeople with sell sheets and catalog production. • Designed graphics for new licensed products (NFL, Ohio State, Collegiate Licensing Company, Fermata Partners, Coca Cola and Kodak). • Coordinated with factories for quality item production and help develop new products. • Assisted salespeople with sell sheets and catalog production.



Columbus Sports Publications

• Writer/Designer

  • Oct 2006 - Jul 2015

  • Contributed to the following CSP products: Buckeye Sports Bulletin (60 editions per year), Reds Report (monthly) and Blue Jacket Beat (monthly until it ceased in 2007) – Designer: Produced all associated publications and was responsible for design and layout in both print and electronic formats. – Contributing Writer: Crafted stories as a member of the Ohio State football beat, wrote several stories for Reds Report and produced a monthly column. – Copy Editor: Reduced errors by helping in the editing process of each publication. – Customer Support: As part of a small office staff, answered telephones – primarily taking subscription orders and handling customer questions and/or complaints. Show less



Beloit Daily News

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Writer

  • Sep 2004 - Oct 2006

  • Covered high school sports and the city’s Single-A baseball team, the Beloit Snappers, as part of a two-man sports staff. • Worked the majority of Snappers home games, taking photos, writing game stories and player features. Also covered varsity sports for the nine high schools in our area. • Produced agate and designed the Scoreboard page. • Covered high school sports and the city’s Single-A baseball team, the Beloit Snappers, as part of a two-man sports staff. • Worked the majority of Snappers home games, taking photos, writing game stories and player features. Also covered varsity sports for the nine high schools in our area. • Produced agate and designed the Scoreboard page.



Times Community Newspapers

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

• Sports writer

  • Aug 2002 - Aug 2004

  • Wrote and designed pages for several different weekly publications, covering nine high schools across the suburban Dayton area. • Wrote and designed pages for several different weekly publications, covering nine high schools across the suburban Dayton area.