Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
2013 - 2017 | Savannah, GA
BFA Graphic Design
Advertising minor
Experience
Goodfolks, Spare Birdie Public House, Graphic Designer + Social Media Manager
January 2022 – October 2022 | Georgetown, TX | Cedar Park, TX
As a member of the creative team for a new restaurant group, there are always plenty of opportunities to expand my skills in design, copywriting, and marketing. I am charged with creating digital assets, making social media posts, writing emails, and building the website, as well as designing print collateral like menus, signage, and internal paperwork. I enjoy the collaboration, problem solving, and scrappiness required when working for a small business!
Austin Pets Alive!, Cat Adoption Event Specialist
January 2021 – May 2022 | Austin, TX
In this role I lead off-site adoption events to connect homeless cats and kittens with loving forever families, acted as a community-facing representative for the shelter, and raised funds critical to the operating budget of APA! I coordinated with local businesses, fosters, and volunteers to organize weekly events. I provided counseling to adopters, completed internal paperwork, and found homes for 200+ cats!
Katie Kime, Graphic Designer
February 2021 – January 2022 | Austin, TX
I help design fun and unique prints that are used in a variety of media, from fashion to home decor, and assist with the creation of production and marketing assets. It was amazing being involved in every step of the creative process - from creating a design, to photographing samples, to making social media content and email campaigns to sell the final product - I was putting in the work every step of the way!
Austin Pets Alive!, Neonatal Kitten Prescription Technician
September 2020 – November 2020 | Austin, TX
I helped sick and struggling neonatal kittens get a second chance at life at Austin’s pioneering no-kill shelter. At the APA! neonatal nursery I assisted with intaking orphaned kittens, as well as pregnant and nursing cats and their babies. I diagnosed ailments, prescribed appropriate medication, and administered treatment to the cats and kittens in our care. I also provided my fluffy patients with lots of cuddles!
Char-Broil, Graphic Designer
June 2017 - July 2020 | Columbus, GA
This position began as an internship providing in-house graphic design support for the day-to-day development of marketing material, but evolved into a full time position where I was responsible for creating new visual identities, packaging, point-of-purchase (POP), social media posts, web design assets, environmental graphics, sales sheets, local ads, digital asset management, etc.
Delta Air Lines, Visual Designer
March 2017 - June 2017 | Savannah, GA
This was a collaboration between SCAD and Delta Air Lines to research and develop concepts envisioning the air travel experience in the year 2027. I worked with the team to explore various scenarios through simulated service concepts and experience prototypes that consider technical trends, physical environments, and social factors.
Gulfstream Aerospace, Visual Designer
January 2017 - March 2017 | Savannah, GA
This was a collaboration between SCAD and Gulfstream Aerospace to assist in the research and development of concepts for a Synoptic Redesign Project. I researched synoptic interface, ideated design solutions, developed a user interface guideline, created visual assets, and designed the final process book.
Google & YouTube, Visual Designer
September 2016 - December 2016 | Savannah, GA
This was a collaboration between SCAD and Google to develop concepts to make YouTube more interactive. I researched users, prototyped solutions, user tested, created the process book, and presented the project on behalf of the team at the YouTube headquarters in San Fransisco.
Chastain Properties, Leasing Agent
May 2015 - August 2015 | Columbus, GA
I greeted, pre-qualified, and followed-up with prospective tenants while processing and verifying eligible tenant applications. I completed leasing packages for all rentals and maintained 85%+ occupancy rate; quickly processed denial letters to inform prospective applicants of application rejection, and assisted in development of digital and print advertisements and marketing copy.
Skills
User experience, prototyping, branding systems, copywriting, layout, packaging, and publication.
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Proto.io