SKILLS
Branding
Typography
3D Design
Service Design
UI/UX Design
Design Thinking
Journey Mapping
Persona Creation
Rapid Prototyping
Calligraphy
Illustration/Painting
Deck Flow & Design
TOOLS
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Cinema 4D
Procreate
Final Cut Pro
Sketch
Figma
Invision
I LOVE
Traveling
My Cats
Catan
Lipstick
The Office
Laughing
Calligraphy
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Business/Branding | Experience Design
2018 to 2020, VCU Brandcenter in Richmond, Virginia
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Graphic Design
2012 to 2016, Magna Cum Laude Graduate
Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
EXPERIENCE
Senior Designer | On Board Experiential, Sausalito, CA (remote)
April 2020 to Present
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Brainstorm, concept and design digital experiential experiences
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Created wireframes and prototypes for digital experiences
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Create personas and journey/empathy maps to tell user stories in pitch decks
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Designed graphics and mockup assets for pitch decks and for digital experiences
Clients: JP Morgan/Chase, Nike, Meta
Creative Strategist Intern | On Board Experiential, Sausalito, CA
June to August 2019
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Researched consumer attitudes and trends to form strategic insights
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Concepted and designed experiences for major clients
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Designed and presented pitch decks
Clients: Airbnb, Jansport, Nike, Stripe & Jr. Drew League
Graphic Designer | Ruth Soukup Omnimedia, Punta Gorda, FL (remote)
February 2017 to September 2019
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Produced a comprehensive brand guideline system for the whole company
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Created the ‘Do it Scared’ logo, book cover and branding system
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Illustrated a Floral Planner design that became the best-selling planner for the company
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Designed and illustrated large scale banners and signage for the Activate 2018 event
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Daily tasks included: Photo manipulation/editing and designing graphics for blog posts, social media and the ‘Do it Scared’ podcast
ACHIEVEMENTS
D&AD Wood Pencil Winner | July 2020
Client: Penguin Random House UK
Role: Ideation, Concept, Visual Design, UI/UX, Prototyping
1st place winner of the VCU Brandcenter Sprint | January 9–13, 2020
Client: Buffalo Wild Wings - The Martin Agency
Role: Ideation, Concept, Research, Visual Design, Illustration
1st place winner of the Care for Caregiving Hackathon | October 27–28, 2018
Product: Hummingbird App
Role: Research, Concept, UI/UX design, User Flow, Visual Design, Prototyping