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Creative Director
Accolade Management
King of Prussia, PA
Oct 2005 - Present (19 years 3 months)
Responsible for designing all collateral materials for six national associations. Collateral pieces include meeting materials (registration brochures, on-site registration materials, displays, constant contact communications, meeting app artwork), magazines, journals, newsletters, promotional items and continuing education materials.
Interdisciplinary collaboration with the CEO/President of the company and the boards of directors for each association managed. Cultivates and fosters innovative communications to best convey an association’s vision.
Collaborate closely with vendors to ensure quality and cost of products meet budget needs.
Manage website development and content, creating new and informative features for two national associations.
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Graphic Designer / Production
Printmasters
North Wales, PA
Apr 2002 - Oct 2005 (3 years 6 months)
Designed products from concept to completion. Maintained regular press checks to ensure the highest quality was produced. (business cards, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, letterhead, manuals, annual reports, promotional items, logo design).
Fostered positive relationships with clients to elicit ideas and goals of projects.
Oversaw bindery work, copier projects and integrated a mailing system into the existing workflow to offer cost effective time and cost saving opportunities for our clients.
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Graphic Designer
Montgomery Newspapers
Fort Washington, PA
Jun 1996 - Apr 2002 (5 years 10 months)
Managed Art department including nine graphic designers.
Contributed to the creation of the newspaper’s initial online presence.
Produced advertising for fifteen newspapers, four magazines, editorial illustrations in a fast paced, deadline driven environment with clients ranging from small retail stores to fortune 500 companies.