EXPERIENCE
Digital Art Director/Senior Digital Designer, Editorial News Content, AARP
March 2019 - October 2024 (via Aquent)
March 2019 - October 2024 (via Aquent)
Illustration and photo editing for AARP.org daily news content, helping drive YoY traffic increase from @14M to 28M+ unique visitors/month.
Deployed two newsroom infographics/data viz platforms.
Managed creative workflow, implemented processes, wrote and delivered training for production and design teams.
Mentored graphic design and production teams.
Design for high-profile digital campaigns, reporting and all-hands slide decks for VP and executive editors.
Art/Creative Director, Manhattan Strategy Group
April 2016 - October 2018
April 2016 - October 2018
Built and supervised Creative and Accessibility teams offering a continually-expanding range of digital, experiential and print design capability.
Delivered strategic multi-channel creative solutions for 20+ federal civilian service contracts that consistently met or exceeded business goals.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams on corporate pitch decks, RFP responses and marketing collateral.
Trained 30+ staff on production, project management, and 508 document accessibility topics with a 90%+ implementation rate.
Art Director, Kratos Learning
April 2007 - October 2015
April 2007 - October 2015
Drove creative direction on 30+ federal contracts for national initiatives that consistently led to follow-on work.
Branded multi-channel outreach campaigns; expanded digital and print offerings to include websites/communities of practice, social, e-learning, email marketing, trade show events and in-person training.
Coordinated 12+ new business proposals that achieved a 75%+ win rate.
Supervised and mentored three-person team.
Provided client creative and technical consulting, managed IT and print partner vendors.
Freelance/Contract Creative
2015 - present
2015 - present
Clients included Consumer Technology Association (CTA)/Ceres Talent, Bates Creative, Serigraphia, Camris International, Tulusa
TECH SKILLS
Expert: Adobe CC: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Teams
Proficient: Microsoft Excel; Google Suite; Keynote; Adobe Experience Manager; Infogram; Datawrapper; Widen/Acquia (DAM); Zoom; Trello; copywriting; social media; SharePoint; 508 document accessibility
Experienced: AfterEffects, InVision; Prezi; Figma; Sketch; Articulate; Slack; Wordpress; Mailchimp; Constant Contact; HTML/CSS
SOFT SKILLS
Brand stewardship • Client management • Cross-platform digital, print, experiential • Data visualization • Design production • Proposal writing • Staff training • Process workflows/documentation • Collaboration with cross-functional teams • Copywriting/proofreading
EDUCATION
BFA, Fine Art - Maryland Institute, College of Art
BFA, Fine Art - Maryland Institute, College of Art
