experience
Bank of America
Digital Art Director
Wilmington, DE
Oct 17 - present (vendor for Tamman Technologies)
Nov 15 - Oct 17 (contractor for Aquent)
- Designed projects across multiple business lines from concept through execution with a focus on banner ads and landing pages
- Collaborated closely with copywriters to conceptualize projects
- Developed 3-4 creative ideas per project that complied with brand guidelines while still meeting the needs of the client
- Significantly raised CTRs in some of the business lines
Voya Financial
(formerly ING U.S.)
Designer
West Chester, PA
June 07 - July 15
- Created & maintained microsites/landing pages
- Designed print marketing materials including brochures, flyers, posters, conference agendas, postcards, ads, and specialty pieces
- Created Flash banner ads
- Worked with the technology team to edit ASP-based websites
- Worked closely with project managers to determine the "look" of various campaigns
- Managed 5 contractors during 6-month rebranding process
- Managed and developed processes for the shared image library
Expensewatch.com
Designer
Conshohocken, PA
May 06 - Feb 07, Apr 04 - Jun 04
- Created, maintained, and updated user interface web pages using Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, and Microsoft Visual Studio
- Developed high-level webpage flowcharts
- Worked on Flash animations & interactive pieces
- Designed print marketing materials
- Worked with the marketing team to develop campaigns
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Designer
Malvern, PA
Aug 04 - May 06
- Projects included: brochure design, advertisements, trade show posters, product sheets, quarterly e-newsletters
- Designed the 2005 Annual Report; oversaw the whole process from conception to print production
Jeannette Russell Bridal Shop
Designer
Freelance, 04 - 05
- Created/maintained website
- Created ads for local newspapers and a national bridal magazine
The Vanguard Group
Junior Information Designer
Malvern, PA
Jul 02 - Apr 04
- Designed and built web pages using Dreamweaver/HTML for institutional web services (included the incorporation of images/icons created in Illustrator and Photoshop)
- Represented design team at daily business architecture and requirement planning sessions
- Projects included redesigning the Plan Sponsor Bridge, Institutional Investor Professionals site, and creating representational diagrams
Kline Graphic Design, Inc.
Design Assistant
York, PA
Jun 01 - Jun 02
- Assisted in all aspects of the print design process including design, typography, scanning, color separations, resizing/color adjustment of pictures, layouts, comprehensives
- Projects included: Central Pennsylvania AIA newsletter, Central Pennsylvania AIA competition boards, monthly informational inserts for the York Water Company, annual reports, brochures
skills/software
skills
- HTML
- Cascading Style Sheets
- editing knowledge of SVN
- editing knowledge of jquery
- familiar with Bootstrap
- QA testing
software
- Sketch
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Acrobat Professional
- Microsoft Office Suite
- PC Experience
education
Moore College of Art and Design
- BFA Communication Arts emphasis in Graphic Design
- Minor in Art History
- Summa Cum Laude
University of Pittsburgh
- BA Set & Costume Design
- Magna Cum Laude