Versatile senior art director with 10+ years’ expertise in leading creative teams. Skilled in concept development/ideation, brand stewardship, production management, and problem solving. I live for working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams and make a habit of keeping the big picture in mind while obsessing over the details.
Brand stewardship • Multi-channel campaigns: digital, print, experiential •. Data visualization • Design production • Client management • Proposal writing • Staff training • Process workflows & documentation • Collaboration • Copywriting/proofreading
EXPERIENCE
Digital Art Director / Senior Digital Designer, Editorial News, AARP
March 2019 - October 2024 (via Aquent)
March 2019 - October 2024 (via Aquent)
• Elevated quality of visuals for AARP.org editorial news articles, helping increase year over year (YoY) traffic from @14M to over 28M unique visitors per month.
• Launched two data visualization platforms and produced 100+ infographics garnering upwards of 2M views/month as value-add for news content.
• Mentored design and production teams, wrote and delivered 5+ training sessions on process and design topics.
• Designed for high-profile digital campaigns, reporting and all-hands slide decks.
• Launched two data visualization platforms and produced 100+ infographics garnering upwards of 2M views/month as value-add for news content.
• Mentored design and production teams, wrote and delivered 5+ training sessions on process and design topics.
• Designed for high-profile digital campaigns, reporting and all-hands slide decks.
Art/Creative Director, Manhattan Strategy Group
April 2016 - October 2018
April 2016 - October 2018
• Built and managed creative and accessibility departments consisting of staff and freelancers.
• Delivered strategic multi-channel creative solutions for 20+ federal civilian service contracts that consistently met or exceeded business goals and contributed to other new contract wins.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams on corporate pitch decks, proposals and marketing collateral.
• Trained 30+ staff on production, project management, and 508 accessibility with a 90%+ implementation rate.
• Delivered strategic multi-channel creative solutions for 20+ federal civilian service contracts that consistently met or exceeded business goals and contributed to other new contract wins.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams on corporate pitch decks, proposals and marketing collateral.
• Trained 30+ staff on production, project management, and 508 accessibility with a 90%+ implementation rate.
Art Director, Kratos Learning
April 2007 - October 2015
April 2007 - October 2015
• Designed integrated branding strategies for diverse communication channels, achieving increased audience engagement by fostering online communities of practice while establishing a unified presence in print materials.
• Coordinated 12+ new business proposals that achieved a 75%+ win rate.
• Supervised and mentored creative teams of 1-3 design staff across dozens of contracts.
• Provided client creative and technical consulting, managed web development vendors.
• Coordinated 12+ new business proposals that achieved a 75%+ win rate.
• Supervised and mentored creative teams of 1-3 design staff across dozens of contracts.
• Provided client creative and technical consulting, managed web development vendors.
Freelance
• Creative services for Consumer Technology Association (CTA) via Ceres Talent; Bates Creative (now Beyond Definition, a Yes& Agency); CAMRIS International; Serigraphia; Tulusa; KelpCo, United Therapeutic
EDUCATION
Maryland Institute, College of Art
BFA, Fine Art
Maryland Institute, College of Art
BFA, Fine Art