I have a zeal for combining my graphic design, Web design, public relations and desktop publishing skills to help clients create a cohesive end-product.

• Work and collaborate with clients to meet their graphic, Web design and communication needs in a timely manner.
• Create graphics, produce HTML and Wordpress Web sites, write and edit Web content, develop print marketing materials, assist with marketing plans and assist with event planning.
• Clients include Bytes and Sites LLC, the American Marketing Association at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Convenient Tax Service, Believe • Create • Become™ – Women’s Revolution, Brookfield Presbyterian Church and IMED Mobility.

• Generated and executed design concepts that presented information in a visually appealing manner. Developed and implemented designs, layouts and graphics for ads, catalogs, mailers, marketing collateral and packaging.
• Assisted in the creation, maintenance and proofing of communications that effectively described and promoted the organization and its products including, but not limited to, graphics, brochures, Web sites, e-mail and fax blasts, syndicated feeds, company and product fact sheets, logos and other promotional products.
• Advised and consulted with outside clients on Web projects from conception to completion through MPI FASTT.

• Was responsible for the creation and management of internal company publications and projects including the two largest store directives and a quarterly newsletter. Responsibility reached from concept to completion, including content coordination among multiple departments, writing, editing, design, layout, pre-press and distribution. Utilized graphic design and desktop publishing to complete projects within budget and on time.
• Collaborated with corporate partners to create logos and publications such as brochures, directives and seasonal meeting collateral that introduced and reinforced company objectives while exceeding associate expectations.
• Suggested and implemented design elements to enhance the readability and functionality of content and projects, as well as increasing the ease of making future edits and changes.

• Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Journalism and Mass Communications, a sub-major in public relations and an emphasis in English.
• GPA 3.4.
• Graduated December 2005.