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Social Media and Communications Design Manager
Highland Park Montessori School
Highland Park, IL
Jan 2016 - Present (8 years 11 months)
FREELANCE/PART-TIME
• Create and execute digital content for social media channels and email blasts for internal and external communications.
• Head of design and communications for HPMs yearly fundraiser, "Casino Night". This includes managing and designing save the dates, formal invitations, design and manage weekly mass emails while keeping the chosen look and feel is consistent throughout the many multi-media channels of marketing.
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Senior Graphic Designer/Project Manager
StayWell
May 2004 - Jul 2020 (16 years 2 months)
• Creatively manage, design and oversee the execution of the creative vision for the StayWell Patient Education design team to ensure projects have been assigned and those assigned designers produce off-the-shelf and custom materials at the speed, quality, and overall expectation of the organization and pro-actively manage fluctuating workload so project deadlines are not compromised
• Conceptualize and design award winning custom client materials from inception to completion while engaging in research to keep up with current trends for print and digital design aspects
• Supports marketing by designing direct mail collateral as well as updating the Krames store quarterly catalog adhering to brand guidelines
• Provide photo consultation to internal project team and clients regarding photography they provide, and procure stock photos to support the editorial content
• Pro-actively create design comps, redesigns and presentation materials to meet project and departmental goals as well as client expectations, having the ability to clearly and confidently present work in front of both internal and external audience
• Works with outside vendors such as stock photography sites, printers and photographers Photo Art Director
• Conceptualize, manage, produce and art direct custom photo shoots to support the health content of StayWell, as well as commission of custom art or illustration (non-medical) to create text/art synergy with editorial content while staying in budget Food Prep, Food Stylist, Photographer
• Award winning food prep, stylist and photographer for healthy recipes using StayWell content to add to the StayWell database for use on all materials
• Continuous research to stay up to date in the latest styling in food trends with a sharp eye for composition, color and set design
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Graphic Designer
Ambrosi & Associates
Chicago, IL
Jan 2002 - May 2004 (2 years 4 months)
• For Sears Roebuck and Ulta - Design and review initial layouts and as requested throughout project produce projects that meet and surpass client expectations by taking input to design through final art with limited supervision
• Contribute ideas for initial concepts an improvements throughout design process
• Performs photo art direction under supervision