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ABOUT
About Me

Senior Art Director with over 15 years experience working in the Beauty, Pharma, Healthcare and consumer  industries. For the past seven years I have served as a Senior Art Director at Syneos Health in Santa Monica, CA. Working at this large advertising agency has allowed me to become more versatile by exploring duties beyond that of my job description. An active investor in company growth, I worked diligently to uphold client satisfaction through my design work and time management skills.

Design Skills

Created visual identity, design, execution, and production of all projects from print to digital including: detail aids, starter kits, interactive pdfs, IVA’s, e-blasts, web banners, infographics, trade show materials, and other collateral material etc. Creative specialist in branding, brand guidelines, identity, and integrated marketing communications. Expressive and creative use of typography with extensive knowledge of its terminology and history. Experience with traditional and electronic prepress production, black & white, color, digital photography, color theory and drawing.

Expert In

Adobe CC 2020: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; Adobe Cloud, Fonts, Acrobat Pro, Wrike, external FTP sites, FontAgent Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Skype and current Internet and social applications; working knowledge with Adobe XD, Premiere Pro and Sketch

PORTFOLIO

Syneos Health

Responsible for and ownership of brand messaging, visual identity, design, execution, and production of all materials such as pitch work, journal ads, starter kits, direct mail, info-graphics, interactive value props, websites, e-blasts, web banners, trade show booths, and other collateral material for assigned accounts. Developed creative concepts in partnership with senior copywriters, designers, vendors and developers. Partner with project and account management teams to ensure creative concepts are strategically on target and on schedule. Utilization of current communications technology and media channels to meet brand marketing objectives.
Provide supervision and support to core brand team members.

Genentech
Heron
Celegene
Celegene Video
Alkermes
Relypsa
Gilead
Merrimack
DSI
Interactive IVA Video
Pfizer
Pitch Work/Misc.

SalonCentric

Conceptualized design and concept of direct mail, sales collateral, catalogs, and internal/external promotions; designed event promotions, including invitations, signage, banners, and posters; filmed and edited informational video; photographed products; managed workload; archived files and imagery. Responsible for developing creative solutions within the company branding standards as well as new standards.

Price Chopper

Designed and produced weekly chain ads; created visionary solutions that supported brand strategies; designed annual magazines, direct mail, and logos; prepared files for print. Able to work successfully with multiple personalities in a team environment. Displayed excellent multitasking abilities under tight deadlines in a fast-paced design environment.

Freelance

A variety of produced work; Generated logo concepts; designed menus, business cards, flyers, and brochures; photographed; edited text; created bookcovers, Web banners, kiosk signs, music CD designs, and media press kits; and prepared digital files for print.

Just for fun

I like to have a little creative fun with drift wood and make wall art for my house and gifts for friends. Drift wood was picked up at a local California beach.
Stained and varnished.

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