Experience

FLOX Studio

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Consultant

  • Sep 2021 - Present



ORAU

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  Worked with ORAU ( (Oak Ridge Associated Universities ) to created a series of illustrations of people and executed collateral pieces using them promoting Covid vaccination services and best practices targeting the homeless community in a selection of major cities within the U.S. for the Center for Disease Control. Worked with ORAU ( (Oak Ridge Associated Universities ) to created a series of illustrations of people and executed collateral pieces using them promoting Covid vaccination services and best practices targeting the homeless community in a selection of major cities within the U.S. for the Center for Disease Control.



Douglas Elliman Real Estate

• United States
• Real Estate
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2021

  Was responsible for high volume of day-to-day communications with real estate agents and staff at select Douglas Elliman New York City offices. Focused on development and implementation of agent and team marketing requests utilizing brand standards and implementing across various media including but not limited to print and digital ads, branding and logo development, custom collateral materials, pitch presentations, and social media assets.Also worked closely with with the corporate marketing team on diverse, high-impact projects for market wide advertising (for printed, digital and social advertisements), corporate marketing collateral, brand development, event design and assets for internal platforms.



City of New York, Department of Homeless Services

• Creative Consultant

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Assist, advise and provide creative services to the Director of Outreach and the Director of Community Relations for campaigns and initiatives developed by the New York City Department of Homelessness Services. Assist, advise and provide creative services to the Director of Outreach and the Director of Community Relations for campaigns and initiatives developed by the New York City Department of Homelessness Services.



The Dream Corps

• Creative Consultant

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  Collaborate with chief relationship officer and founder from core organization through an exploratory phase, development and execution of a global re-branding for the organization and it's three initiatives. Work with communications officers across all three initiatives' teams to assist with development and direction of campaigns, ideation, execution of designs, and asset creation/production. As well as work with initiative teams to further develop existing campaigns and help establish consistency for new branding across all initiatives as well as generate original design templates for both print and digital media.



Scholastic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  A member of a cross functional team, executing designs, asset creation/production and engineering specifications. Accountable for the implementation and production of designs and design elements as instructed by the creative design staff. Work with other creatives, product development teams and engineers to deliver design and asset creation. Edit/update pre-existing designs, adjusting balance of imagery to copy as necessary. Create original designs for different aspect ratios, scales and environments. Create original designs based on existing templates, adhering to design principles in established templates.



Jupiter Highway

• Marketing Services

• Contract Graphic Designer & Visual Designer

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

  Collaborate with Art director and Media production director to develop and deliver a broad range of deliverables for clients ranging form Presentation Decks, Logo and brand development, rebranding, custom illustrations, creation of web assets to UX design. Collaborate with Art director and Media production director to develop and deliver a broad range of deliverables for clients ranging form Presentation Decks, Logo and brand development, rebranding, custom illustrations, creation of web assets to UX design.



Indigo Dai at Incubator Arts

• Illustrator/Graphic Designer

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Collaborate with clients to establish clearly defined visual imagery derived from the subject matter of the performance to include in marketing collateral for both print and web media. Develop custom illustrations and design marketing collateral pieces.- consultation with client about referencing overall vision of production - collaborate with client to ensure visual components evolved with aesthetic developments of production- refine illustration incorporating client feedback- design and layout of promotional materials utilizing established branding and identity- negotiating client/printer communications



Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Illustration/Graphic Design

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  Collaborate with client to conceptualize and develop marketing collateral that adheres to organizational image to be used in both web and print to promote annual fundraiser. Develop iterations of possible directions and refine based on client feedback to ensure that marketing collateral would reflect the season and shift in venue. - consult and collaborate with client in developing initial concepts.- develop defined visual style for Annual Report- design and layout of 2012 Annual report- advise on printing options, paper coating, fold options, and ink selection



FIERCE LGBTQ Youth leadership

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  Collaborate with client and successfully generate marketing collateral used to promote and enhance organizational image. Enhanced Newsletter’s design aesthetic and revitalize organizational branding. - consultation with client about Newsletter and tight deadline/turnaround- develop revitalized visual style for Newsletter- design and layout of Newsletter- consult with client on printing options - deliver print quality collateral design- troubleshooting client/printer communications

• Creative consultation and Graphic Design

  • Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  Collaborate with client to conceptualize an innovative marketing collateral piece to promote organizational image and provide Donors with an overview of operations and financial conditions for the fiscal year. Work with clients to ensure marketing collateral adheres to established organizational image in both print and web iterations. - consult and collaborate with client in developing initial concepts.- develop defined visual style for Annual Report- design and layout of 2012 Annual report- advise on printing options, paper coating, fold options, and ink selection- work with web developer to for construction of Annual Report micro-site- facilitating client to print production vendor communications



Apex Learning

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multimedia Designer

  • Jan 2009 - Oct 2012

  Remotely collaborate with Media Pedagogy Editor to conceptualize and develop the visual aesthetic and standards for the Illustrated Key Term Glossary, the company’s first modularized instructional tool set for their line of web based educational coursework products. Establish and track development of graphic visual standards over a four year period to ensure product consistency and contribute to enhanced marketability within industry market. - develop defined visual style for entire illustrated key term glossary - create custom art for illustrated key term glossary - ensure continuity within the illustrated key term glossary’s visual representation- prep files for on screen use and flash animation- working with various course work art leads as assigned to meet course work’s visual needs- provide supporting visual imagery as on staff artist within Content Development- maintain and coordinate schedule, assigned work and deadlines with main and satellite office- consult on visual, navigation and functionality of user interface



Duke University Epilepsy 4K Race Identity

• Art Directior/Graphic designer

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

  Remotely consult with client and develop identity that adheres to established branded organizational image for Duke University to be used for web, print, and hard marketing collateral to promote and raise awareness and fundraise for research done under the university’s Center for Human Genome variation. - remotely assist client with the development branded identity that adheres to organizational image - refine design incorporating client feedback- provide client with editable files for marketing collateral production - facilitating client to print and collateral production vendor communications



Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (GLAGS) Newsletter

• Art Director/Graphic designer

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2011

  Collaborate with client to conceptualize and redesign marketing collateral used to promote organizational image and provide Donors with an overview of operations and financial conditions for the fiscal year. Work with clients to ensure marketing collateral adheres to established organizational image in both print and web iterations.- collaborate with client to redefine and revitalize established organizational image for Newsletter - conceptualize and design cover, pages, spread and advertising for upcoming issue- refine design incorporating client feedback- provide client with editable files for marketing collateral production



CLAGS Lesbians of the 70’s Lecture Series Collateral

• Art Direction/Graphic design

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2010

  Collaborate with client to conceptualize branding identity for marketing collateral used to promote established organizational image. Work with clients to ensure marketing collateral adheres to established organizational image and incorporates predesigned logo for both print and web iterations.- collaborate with client to conceptualize clearly defined aesthetic for marketing collateral - art direct and coordinate photo shoot - collaborate with photographer to ensure client’s vision was clearly represented- design and layout of marketing collateral - collaborated with web developer to ensure branded identity consistency.- facilitating client to print and collateral production vendor communications



Duke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Art Direction/Graphic design

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  Remotely consult with client and develop identity that adheres to established branded organizational image for Duke University to be used for web, print, and hard marketing collateral to promote the launch of the university’s Center for Human Genome variation. - remotely assist client with the development branded identity that adheres to organizational image - refine design incorporating client feedback- provide client with editable files for marketing collateral production - facilitating client to print and collateral production vendor communications



None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa

• Art Direction/Graphic design

  • Jan 2007 - Jul 2010

  Consult with client and develop branded organizational image that considers the serious and academic nature of the projects’ subject matter. Design of both print and web marketing collateral used to promote organizational image and contribute to raising international awareness of project and securing organizations’ funding and non-profit status. - oversee the development and execution of visual presence of non-profit organization - assist client with the development of marketing and fundraising materials and campaign- design and production of necessary collateral and implementation to support marketing plan- working remotely with client and web development team to ensure consistency of organizational image - working remotely with client and affiliates to ensure consistency of organizational image internationally- work with video editors to ensure consistency of organizational image for documentary sub-project- facilitating client to print production vendor communications



Margaret Morris Dance Chicago Dancemaker’s Forum Concert series

• Consultant/Project Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2007

  Collaborate with client to establish clearly defined visual imagery derived from the subject matter of the performance to include in marketing collateral for both print and web media. Assist in developing and overseeing the implementation of strategic marketing plan targeting both print and web media outlets within the city. - assist client in locating venue for concert series- design web, print collateral, and press release- negotiating client/printer communications- reviewing copyedited content for press release- coordinate a PR with both print and web media outlets within city- assist in acquiring highlighted interviews in both Time Out Chicago and The Chicago Reader - reviewing contracts and consulting client on online ticket sales and distribution- facilitating client to print production vendor communications



University of Illinois at Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Direction/Graphic design

  • Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

  Layout and design of all newspaper pages, inserts, and special sections. Work with editor and production manager to create, modify and update advertisements, create infographics, charts and maps to supplement editorial stories in an extremely deadline driven environment. -prepare prepress files and FTP to printer’s site-conceptualize and develop branding and identity for medical special section.-art direct re-design of the newspaper and all special sections and inserts-conceptualize and develop promotional media kit for recently added medical section



Ten by Ten Magazine

• Junior Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

  Conceptualize, design and layout of magazine spreads, feature and featurette articles that adhere to the magazine’s established brand and visual standards. Collaborate with Art Director, Senior Publisher and Founder/Senior Editor, Staff Photographer and creative team to generate marketing collateral and conceptualize photo shoots, cover design, illustrations and custom typefaces that were inspired and informed by the selected themes of a quarterly published arts, fashion and culture magazine.- assist Art Director in conceptualizing cover and color palettes for themed upcoming issue- assist Art Director in developing concepts for fashion spreads.- assist Art Director on location for photo shoots- assist with the selection of photographers, illustrators and type designers for upcoming issue- concept, layout and design assigned feature and featurette articles - support and revise of established brand identity of magazine