Resume
Experience
Graphic Designer, M+R Strategic Services, New York, New York March 2010-Present
Design Director, Nerve Media (Nerve.com), New York, New York January 2009-March 2010
Responsible for Nerve.com’s visual content, from website layouts to email newsletters and customized advertising campaigns. Responsible for the visual direction of the company as part of a repositioning of the branding strategy. Supervised associate designers and design interns. Worked closely with the advertising and editorial teams to conceptualize designs for RFPs for advertising clients.
Designer, Nerve Media (Nerve.com and Babble.com), New York, New York October 2006-December 2008
Responsible for designing articles and graphics for online editorial content, all while working on strict deadlines; visually conceptualized, designed and developed custom campaigns for advertising clients, from banner ads and microsites to email blasts and website ‘skinning.’
Designer / Web Content Manager, Elements of Living Magazine, New York, New York April 2006-Sept. 2006
Designed layout of print magazine publication; designed all in-house promotional material such as invitations, advertising promotions and flyers; assisted editors in all areas of the publication production process including copy editing, photo selection, fact checking and printer coordination; responsible for categorizing, tagging, content editing and uploading all editorial content into web format; worked with the Creative Director on designing a new editorial website for the company.
Freelance Designer, New York, New York June 1999-Present
Solicited and received commissions for a wide variety of freelance design projects, including identity design, brand applications, web site design, CD covers, clothing, large format posters, and custom illustrations.
Assistant Product Development Manager, Ann Taylor, New York, New York November 2005-March 2006
Assisted in Outerwear and Dresses departments of Ann Taylor. Maintained relationships with overseas offices; ordered fabric for Design department for development; tracked timing of sample development; data entry and document preparation.
Tech Coordinator, Generation MIX National Tour, MAVIN Foundation, Seattle, Washington March 2005-May 2005
One of the MAVIN Foundation’s projects was the ground-breaking Generation MIX National Awareness Tour, where five young persons travelled around the country speaking at university campuses, venues like the Smithsonian Institution, private schools, and community centers about multiracial and multicultural issues. As Tech Coordinator I maintained and edited the Tour’s online journal, provided a photographic record of our journey, participated in interviews with various media outlets, and filmed our experiences as part of a documentary.
Education
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington September 1999-March 2004
Bachelor of Arts: Interdisciplinary Visual Arts
Bachelor of Arts: Japanese Linguistics
Certification in Visual Web Design
Certification in User Interface Design and Usability
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environments.
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign), QuarkXPress and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Proficient with hand-coded HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML and ActionScript.
Experienced in web-based CMS systems such as Wordpress and Movable Type, including theme building.
Strong interpersonal, communications, and public speaking skills.
Graphic Designer, M+R Strategic Services, New York, New York March 2010-Present
Design Director, Nerve Media (Nerve.com), New York, New York January 2009-March 2010
Responsible for Nerve.com’s visual content, from website layouts to email newsletters and customized advertising campaigns. Responsible for the visual direction of the company as part of a repositioning of the branding strategy. Supervised associate designers and design interns. Worked closely with the advertising and editorial teams to conceptualize designs for RFPs for advertising clients.
Designer, Nerve Media (Nerve.com and Babble.com), New York, New York October 2006-December 2008
Responsible for designing articles and graphics for online editorial content, all while working on strict deadlines; visually conceptualized, designed and developed custom campaigns for advertising clients, from banner ads and microsites to email blasts and website ‘skinning.’
Designer / Web Content Manager, Elements of Living Magazine, New York, New York April 2006-Sept. 2006
Designed layout of print magazine publication; designed all in-house promotional material such as invitations, advertising promotions and flyers; assisted editors in all areas of the publication production process including copy editing, photo selection, fact checking and printer coordination; responsible for categorizing, tagging, content editing and uploading all editorial content into web format; worked with the Creative Director on designing a new editorial website for the company.
Freelance Designer, New York, New York June 1999-Present
Solicited and received commissions for a wide variety of freelance design projects, including identity design, brand applications, web site design, CD covers, clothing, large format posters, and custom illustrations.
Assistant Product Development Manager, Ann Taylor, New York, New York November 2005-March 2006
Assisted in Outerwear and Dresses departments of Ann Taylor. Maintained relationships with overseas offices; ordered fabric for Design department for development; tracked timing of sample development; data entry and document preparation.
Tech Coordinator, Generation MIX National Tour, MAVIN Foundation, Seattle, Washington March 2005-May 2005
One of the MAVIN Foundation’s projects was the ground-breaking Generation MIX National Awareness Tour, where five young persons travelled around the country speaking at university campuses, venues like the Smithsonian Institution, private schools, and community centers about multiracial and multicultural issues. As Tech Coordinator I maintained and edited the Tour’s online journal, provided a photographic record of our journey, participated in interviews with various media outlets, and filmed our experiences as part of a documentary.
Education
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington September 1999-March 2004
Bachelor of Arts: Interdisciplinary Visual Arts
Bachelor of Arts: Japanese Linguistics
Certification in Visual Web Design
Certification in User Interface Design and Usability
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environments.
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign), QuarkXPress and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Proficient with hand-coded HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML and ActionScript.
Experienced in web-based CMS systems such as Wordpress and Movable Type, including theme building.
Strong interpersonal, communications, and public speaking skills.