Work Experience
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Freelance Design & Marketing
I work closely with various clients to solve problems, improve strategy, and create products to meet client-specific marketing & design needs.
- Design & Build WordPress Websites using various themes/builders and custom HTML/CSS
- SEO Analysis and Improvement
- ADA Compliant Web Design
- Logo Design
- Social Media Graphic Creation
- Creating Marketing Materials such a flyers, postcards, brochures, ebooks, etc.
- T-Shirt Design
- Mailchimp email campaign design & strategy
Associate Producer
At Mahalo digital I worked on a small agency team with a vast resource network of designers, developers, and other creative/marketing resources to serve and collaborate with a range of clients, mostly in the tech industry.
- Draft Project Briefs, Timelines, and Budgets
- Build and Manage Project-Specific Resource Teams
- Drive and Contribute to Stakeholder Interviews, Brainstorming Sessions, Design Reviews, and other Internal + Client meetings/presentations
- Quick Turn Projects (Presentations, Infographics, Social, Video, Whitepapers, Reports, etc.)
- Longer Projects (Video Series, Websites, Partner Marketing Programs + Campaigns, Google Ad Campaigns, etc. )
- Manage content, project files, and documentation.
- Some HTML Email Creation and Production Design
In addition to client work, I produced internal projects such as redesigning the company website, email marketing campaigns, blogs, creating or refining tools, and team education initiatives.
Here are some links to explore:
ePlus + Cisco Partner Marketing | ePlus + Rubrik Partner Marketing | Dell EMC DataProtection | Design Bureau | Cisco Security & Trust | To Gate or Not To Gate Blog/Email
Social Media Manager
- Competitor Research
- Content Planning & Scheduling
- Google, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram Analytics
- Design Social Graphics
- Visual content creation (photos, videos, Instagram/Facebook stories)
- Build Blog Posts in WordPress
- Collaborate with Content Writers for Post + Blog Copy
One of the great things about my time at WWG is that the small but growing team allowed me opportunities to step into many different projects and roles supporting the marketing department and other teams. Most often, due to it’s relation to brand positioning and social marketing, I was able to work with the production department and marketing videographers/photographers. Use the button below to navigate to public video projects that I was involved in!
Web Designer
After a brief design internship I was promoted to a full time roll as Web Designer, giving me the opportunity to learn WordPress and develop professional web design skills. I did contribute to some UX/UI design on a mobile app but, my primary responsibility was to design and build a brand new public facing website and an internal web site/application. Both were completed on a timeline, meeting or exceeding all goals, including search rankings, and then my role exampded to include Social Media Management (see above) as I continued maintenence and updates on both sites as needed.
Skills & Responsiblities Include:
- Competitor Research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Web Design
- Build & Manage Sites using WordPress
- Search Engine Optmization
- Keyword Strategy
- Copyediting
- Some HTML/CSS
- Collaborating with and managing project timelines with frontend and backend developers, photographers, and marketing copywriters
Graphic Design Intern
As WWG’s Graphic Design Intern, I assisted the head of marketing, content director, graphic designer, and sometimes the production department. I also had the opportunity to assist Operations with the planning and execution of building remodels and interior design/furnishing of new office spaces!
- Document Layout Design
- Infographics, Informational PDFs
- Logo Design
- Design using existing style guide
- Assist in developing new style guide
- Spanish to English / English to Spanish Copy + Subtitle Translation
A stand-out experience:
I joined the WWG team at a time of company growth and modernization and as these things took place, consistent challenges appeared in cross-department alignment and collaboration as each team, and individual, used different tools and strategies for workflow and prioritization. I took the initiative to research and test project management software, gathering input on needs and preferences accross the company. We landed on using asana and then developed a set of guidelines for how it should be used across teams. After this was solidified, I developed and led a company-wide training for 50 people.
Design Intern
I joined the Alpha team when it was an early-stage healthcare startup. The small team had conducted research and testing to begin brand establishment. I inherited those findings and expanded on them as I designed and built a new website for the company’s next stage.
- Collaborate with UX Testing Team and Content Writer to inform site copy
- Use UX Testing Insights to inform site design
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Design Website using new and existing modules in Craft CMS
- Continue development of new style guide
- Photo-sourcing
- Misc. Graphic Design Projects
- Some HTML/CSS
Design Manager
At GSBA I worked on a small marketing team of student-employees. I designed marketing graphics in suites containing social media, flyers, sandwich boards, and large scale posters for events put on by GSBA as well as to fulfil any advertising needs of official campus groups/clubs. As design manager I learned how to work efficiently and effectively in a a very fast paced environment and was challenged to create materials that would be effective at advertising in busy environments and crowded campus bulletin boards.
- Field Design Requests from Student Clubs
- Large Scale Poster Design + Printing
- Flyer Design + Printing
- Sandwich Board Design + Printing
- Social Graphics Design
- Fast Paced Environment
- Collaborate with Marketing Team for Content Scheduling
- Manage and Supervise Spraypaint wall reservations
- Manage inventory of Printing + Painting Supplies
In addition to marketing design, I also supervised usage and managed supplies and reservations for “the wall,” a unique Gonzaga Campus feature where students and organizations can reserve space to spraypaint announcements. See this video by Gonzaga University to learn more about “The Wall”!
