Experience

Westfourth Communications, Arlington, VA. April 2011 - Current. Senior Art Director.
Work as one of two designers at for a fast paced marketing and public relations firm. Day-to-day responsibilities include: working directly with clients, project management, design and production of collateral, trade show materials, direct mail, email and social media. Clients include: UnitedHealthcare, Empower Retirement, Council for Medicare Integrity, AIA, InMotion Technology, Rally Health, and YourEncore.

Freelance, Washington DC area. July 2010 - Current. Art Director.
Concept, design and produce print, online, out-of-home, collateral and direct mail pieces for clients working on- and off-site with vendors.

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish, Seattle, WA. December 2008 - June 2010. Graphic Designer.
Worked as the sole designer for large non-profit. Concepted and designed print and electronic pieces including: agency wide re-brand of all materials, annual report, a three year giving campaign, medium-to-large fundraisers (over 5,000 in attendance), direct mail, e-mail, stationary, signage, collateral, and Flash banners. Managed print vendors, photographers, illustrators and freelance designers. Produced and art directed photo shoots featuring clients, staff and donors.

The Seattle Times Company, Seattle, WA. October 2007 - April 2008. Freelance Art Director.
Corporate Marketing Department. Concepted, designed and managed the production of corporate advertising, corporate sponsorship and promotional design for print, online, out-of-home and collateral pieces.

Freelance, Seattle, WA. September 2006 - December 2008. Art Director.
Concepted, designed and produced print, online, out-of-home, collateral and direct mail pieces for clients working on- and off-site with clients. Clients included: Rack Room Shoes, Chick-fil-a, paint-N-pause, Taproot Foundation and TUPAC.

Erwin-Penland, Hill Holliday, Greenville, SC. October 2005 - September 2006. Art Director.
Concepted, designed and oversaw a team of designers to help execute print, out-of-home, collateral, trade show and direct mail pieces. Clients included: Wachovia, Uniroyal, Lennar Homes and ScanSource Inc.

ComGroup, Atlanta, GA. May 2004 - September 2005. Art Director.
Concepted and designed print, online, trade show, direct mail and collateral pieces. Clients included: ADT, Comcast, Hallmark Channel, Cox Communications and Earthlink.

Freelance, Atlanta, GA. October 2003 - May 2004. Art Director and Graphic Designer.
Concepted and designed print, direct mail and collateral pieces for clients working off- and on-site with clients. Clients included: Caesars Entertainment, Southern Nevada Water Authority, The Giving Tree Adoption Agency and USHA Insurance.

Department of Theatre, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. 1998 - 2000. Graphic Artist.
Designed graphics, posters and direct mail for University Theatre Department.

AWARDS
Graphic Design Award Show 2016
Hartford Heart Ball Invitation, Rally Health Brochure, UnitedHealthcare Thanksgiving Card, and Holiday Card

GDUSA Health + Wellness Design Awards 2015
UnitedHealthcare Franklin County Poster and Rally Health Brochure

Graphic Design Award Show 2013
InMotion Technology Systems & Services Brochure

Graphis Advertising Annual 2006
Cover—ComGroup Holiday Poster

Addy 2004
Merit—Cuisinart

Boston Hatch Show 2003
Merit—Allegra

EDUCATION
Creative Circus, Atlanta, GA. Art Direction. 2001 - 2003.

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Advertising with a minor in Art. 1994 - 1999.