Resume

Consummate solutions-finder with deep brand and outreach expertise in public service. Creative superpowers: data visualization, illustration, layout. Produces award-winning design for clients including AARP, the Consumer Technology Association, and the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

EXPERIENCE

Digital Art Director / Senior Digital Designer, Editorial News, AARP
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.

Art/Creative Director, Manhattan Strategy Group
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


Art Director, Kratos Learning
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.

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, Unlock the Box

EDUCATION

Maryland Institute, College of Art
BFA, Fine Art

 

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Currently based in Freeport, Maine