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Principles of Design & Adobe Instructor
Columbus, OH
2015 - Present (9 years)
Adjunct faculty teaching software skills as well as core design principles.
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Graphic Artist & Brand Consultant
Self-Employed Freelance Designer
Columbus, OH
2001 - Present (23 years)
Website maintenance, visual comp development (Hanson Inc.)
Presentation preparation
Logos & branding
Catalog design and production (Health Care Logistics & Longaberger Baskets)
Video Production – Scripting, Shooting, Editing & Producing (West Ohio Conference)
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Senior Designer
West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church
Aug 2009 - Aug 2016 (7 years)
Directing team of free lance graphic artists
Colaborate on brand overhaul & implementation, manage brand standards within heirarchy of districts and departments
Support web developers with graphics, comps, page creation and CMS
Art & copy editor / writer
Project planning - guide clients to focus ideas and strategy for campaigns and projects
Customer Service & Tech Support for CMS Database & Event Registration
Specialized in large documents—Cirruculums, magazines, cataloges, program books, annual reports
Create & coordinate all visual & printed materials for Annual Conference
Produce graphics for web, print, powerpoint & video
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Creative Director
May 2006 - Sep 2009 (3 years 4 months)
Directed staff of 8
Responsible for all media, photojournalism, printed materials, weekly videos & camp promotions
Created emersive camp themes with stage/set design, performances, video, activities and graphics
Shot & edited seasonal promotional & weekly summary videos
Created all materials for DVD sales, printed items, video graphics, and publications for next summer