• Lead and mentor a cross-functional team to provide multifaceted support for strategic client engagements

• Develop and maintain brand standards for internal campaigns, initiatives, and events

• Ensure business partners are equipped with the necessary resources to maintain consistent branding, including workshops, demos, style guides, templates, and consultations

• Collaborate with leadership to express complex business development plans in engaging, accessible multimedia formats

• Develop campaigns, targeted messaging, and engagement strategies for a variety of audiences

• Work with client-facing and internal teams to create consistent suites of assets and collateral for omnichannel deployment

• Led a team of two designers and the visual direction of four magazines, including print supplements and digital products, with a range of art budgets (~$200k annually)

• Worked with multiple editorial, digital, production, and marketing teams across the U.S. to execute new, creative content presentation, promotion, production, and branding strategies

• Responsible for all commissioned art, photography, and information graphics for publication

• Redesigned two magazines to fulfill readership needs and create visual synergy with their digital presence

• Created and communicated new design strategy for the institute’s visual identity

• Communicated design vision, results, and stories to a variety of audiences, both external and internal

• Collaborated with communications teams to drive engagement with external audiences

• Designed digital, marketing, infographic, and event materials for a wide range of internal clients

• Led a staff of two designers and cultivated opportunities for staff development

• Created publication brand standards and governance, as well as strengthened Politico’s master identity

• Collaborated closely with copy, photo, editorial, web, and marketing departments to plan and execute long-term projects and publications; led and mentored a staff of three designers

• Designed logos, marketing materials, sales forms, signage, and promotional items as needed

• Designed and proofed all newspapers, special sections, magazines, advertorials, and infographics, ensured designs adhered to Politico style; met nightly deadlines in keeping with the production schedule

• Designed daily pages, graphics, and print advertisements as well as special sections and issues for both print and online outlets

• Researched, created, and edited infographics, charts, maps, and other visual elements for print and web

• Created, edited, and updated marketing and promotional materials, including logos, signage, drop-boxes, media kits, business cards, house ads, brochures, posters, and mailers

My freelance opportunities have included a wide variety of design strategy services such as marketing campaigns, websites, social media, advertisements (both print and digital), html e-mails, logos, and packaging. My clients range from small business owners to law firms, trade associations, and agencies.