CONTACT
EDUCATION
The University of Georgia
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graphic Design
August 2006 – May 2010
INTERESTS
Interior Design
DIY // Home Crafts
Drawing // Illustration
Greenery // Plants
Typography
Visiting Art Museums
Listening to music
EXPERIENCE
Senior Creative (Art Direction), SCUF Gaming
August 2021 – Present
Creative Design Lead, Mizuno USA, Inc.
September 2019 – August 2021
Art Director, Havas Sports & Entertainment
April 2017 – September 2019
Graphic Designer, ignition
February 2013 – April 2017
Graphic Designer, Athens Social Media
February 2011 – January 2013
Graphic Designer, Barberitos Franchising Inc.
August 2010 – July 2012
Capabilities
Create engaging concept & story development for experiential, digital, and print — partner with copywriters, strategists, and marketing managers to craft ideas.
Create and implement Brand Guidelines and Visual identity Systems
Lead visual concept development following brand standards and VIS
Lead and produce creative product launch assets — photography, renderings, video storyboards, and graphic assets
Lead pitch design and presentation with clients/stakeholders and internal partners
Collaborate closely with copywriters and graphic designers to create design assets
Direct renderers and illustrators to create representations of the environments/activations/structures
Direct photographers and videographers to capture and edit storytelling content
Lead development of graphic assets for events and digital campaigns: UI design (website and apps), digital banners as well as design for large format print and traditional print
Work well with others by being supportive in a team environment and flexible with people’s working styles
Tools: Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Keynote, PowerPoint, and dabble in Premier
Brands
SCUF Gaming, Corsair, Mizuno, Coca-Cola, Gold Peak Tea, Fuze, smartwater, Powerade, Hennessy, ViiV Healthcare, Cotton, Delta, Kia, Nando’s PERi-PERi, Gogo Air, McDonald’s, NBCU, Nike, ComEd, Delta, Your Pie