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Graphic Designer & Illustrator
School Zone Publishing
May 2013 - Aug 2014 (1 year 3 months)
Bookmaking : Design, layout, development of new content and illustration. Requires a very evolved attention to detail.
Interactive : Illustration and graphic design of children’s educational apps.
Marketing : Graphic design, conceptualization and illustration of weekly ads for the company website and additional marketing sites.
Photography : In-house photographer for internal commercial needs. Product photography, model photography and any and all photo editing needs.
Responsibilities are manifold, varied and often over-lapping in a fast paced professional work environment.
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Illustrator & Designer
A Fresh Bunch
Dec 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 1 month)
Generated quality illustrations, design, product development, pattern design, surface design and graphics for licensing in commercial products.
Developed and implemented keen trend awareness in work, as to be ahead of each trend cycle.
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In-House Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Art Worker
Design Design Inc
Dec 2010 - May 2013 (2 years 5 months)
Exhibits a thorough understanding of Adobe Creative Suite to generate a variety of everyday and holiday specific greeting cards.
Employs a sharp eye for content and attention to detail, and necessitates excellent self-motivation. Able to multi-task and prioritize efficiently.
Follows rigorous and stringent editing and proofing guidelines for our own in-house card production.
Demonstrates exceptional written and spoken English proficiency; very strong communication skills, able to work well with all personality types.
Presides over a well rounded portfolio demonstrating contemporary visual design, fine art, concept sketches as well as finalized illustrations.
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Animal Photographer
Humane Society of West Michigan
Apr 2012 - Jan 2013 (9 months)
Volunteered every week running on out to the Humane Society and taking pictures of there new dogs. It was highly fulfilling and has taught me a lot about on the spot photography, and working with what can be difficult subjects.
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Design Intern
Grand Rapids Symphony
Jan 2010 - May 2010 (4 months)
Design and Marketing Internship till May. Office enviroment, hands on data base work, design: Posters, postcards, information handouts.