EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Drake University • Graduated in May 2015
Des Moines, Iowa
Minors in Printmaking & Advertising
SKILLSET
Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign
Lightroom
HTML/CSS
Wordpress/Squarespace
Premiere
Photography
Keynote
PowerPoint/Word/Excel
EMPLOYMENT
Senior Graphic Designer fit+fresh
October 2021 – Present
Leads on packaging and branding development and initiatives, designs with industry trends in mind, drives brand alignment throughout company, mentors designers and others, designs trade show booth displays
Graphic Designer Zip’s AW Direct
October 2020 – September 2021
Designed company branded emails, created brands for in-house products, collaboratively worked on and discussed creative direction with projects
Graphic Designer Excell Brands
January 2019 – June 2020
Designed licensed and non-licensed impulse toys/collectibles, packaging, sales presentations, booth displays for toy fairs and sales meetings
Graphic Designer Walnut Creek Church
June 2017 – January 2019
Designed promotional content, sermon series, church-wide events, and merchandise, communicated with content writers and photographers, photographs events
Graphic + Web Designer TwoTone Creative
February 2016 – May 2018
Designed promotional content, designed/built websites, landing pages, branding, PowerPoint and Keynote presentations, magazine publications, etc.
Campus Ministry Design Intern Walnut Creek Church
June 2015 – May 2017
Designed promotional content, managed website, planned events, photographed events, engaged with students
Graphic Design Intern Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
May 2014 – September 2015
Responsible for designing promotional content, lead designer of annual nature calendar, photographed Iowa landscape and native species, designed property grants, managed photo archive