Résumé
- Qualifications Art Director/Visual Designer with experience in User Experience/Usability Design, Social Media Integration, Graphic/Print Design, Corporate Identity & Branding, Email Design, Illustration, Film & Video Production.
- Skills Macintosh OS & Windows Platforms, Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere), Quark Xpress and Microsoft Office.
- Experience Art Director
- • Responsible for the creative execution of all social media strategies for Care.com along with other major product initiatives.
- • Work cross-functionally with the brand, product, marketing and tech teams to determine site features and overall user experience/flows.
- • Provide designer direction to junior designers and freelancers.
- • Responsible for the overall branding, usability and visual design for CourseAdvisor.com, StudentAdvisor.com and EducationGrant.com, among others.
- • Managed creative resources. This included overseeing all projects, providing art direction and assigning work to junior designers and freelancers.
- • Lead designer for BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com. Tasks included working directly with product managers toimprove web usability, weekly sites enhancements and new product initiatives (such as Afternic Auctions) along with a full redesign/rebranding of Afternic.com.
- • Other responsibilities included the branding/identity design for several e-commerce websites such as HD.com, SnowboardOutlet.com and Camera.com.
- • Provided design support to sites such as Photo.net, DavesGarden.com, ActiveAudience.com and SmartName.com, as needed.
- • Tasks included the design/layout of the Email Marketing Campaign for Upromise members, as well as providing art direction on marketing initiatives, weekly web updates for Upromise.com, and various direct mail pieces. • Key responsibilities included layout, art direction and development of overall design concepts, training new employees, overseeing work of junior designers and assigning projects to the creative team.
- • Creative work used by national companies such as ExxonMobil, Kelloggs®, Bed Bath & Beyond®, McDonald’s and more.
- • Led a team of ten people in producing interactive mathematic lessons (Grades K-6) for Houghton Mifflin - Ways to Success CD-Roms. Tasks included training new employees, layout, animation, editing and graphics production.
- • Produced literature textbooks (Grades 6-12) for the web, complete with interactive activities, for Prentice Hall Literature iText. Tasks included creation of all graphics, layout and editing.
- Education SUNY Oneonta
Care.com
Waltham, MA | Summer 2010 – Present
Senior Designer
Avenue100 Media Solutions
Woburn, MA | Winter 2009 – Summer 2010
Web/UI Designer
NameMedia, Inc.
Waltham, MA | Spring 2007 – Fall 2008
Senior Designer
Upromise, Inc.
Newton, MA | Winter 2004 - Spring 2007
Multimedia Production Coordinator/Designer
Mazer Digital Media
Boston, MA | Spring 2002 - Fall 2003
Freelance Client List includes:
Cartera Commerce, Constant Contact, Going.com, Rawkstars, Inc. and more...
Oneonta, NY
B.A. – Studio Art, May 2001 (Concentration – Computer Art and Film)
About Me
I am a Visual Designer living in Massachusetts. A few of my interests include art, film, live music, pop trivia, macs and the color green.
Where To Find Me
I am a Visual Designer living in Massachusetts. A few of my interests include art, film, live music, pop trivia, macs and the color green.
Where To Find Me
