EXPERIENCE

Associate Director, Design and Publications
Families USA   |  Washington, DC  |  September 2022 - Present

  • Collaborate on organizational strategy.

  • Foster relationships with counterparts at peer organizations to learn, share best practices and spark creativity.

  • Communications lead for Families USA’s Maternal and Child Health project.

  • Senior manager of design and publications and senior designer responsibilities.


Senior Manager, Design and Publications
Families USA  |  Washington, DC  |  September 2019 - September 2022

  • Oversee the visual brand of Families USA’s 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities and sub-brands.

  • Art direct and design print and digital products for multi-platform advocacy campaigns, policy publications, funder, marketing, and event collateral.

  • Provide visual branding and other design technical assistance to Families USA’s partners.

  • Collaborate across teams with content experts, partnerships, federal relations, and senior leadership to conceptualize and design materials that translate complex concepts and data into impactful products that effectively communicate messaging objectives to target audiences.

  • Mentor and assistant manage junior communications team members.

  • Senior designer responsibilities.

Senior Graphic Designer
Families USA  |  Washington, DC  |  September 2015 - September 2019

  • Turn complex concepts, data, and information into visually engaging, intuitive, and compelling products that effectively communicate messaging objectives to target audiences.

  • Art direct, design and layout print, digital, and physical products: policy reports, factsheets, issue briefs; infographics; email and social media graphics; website design; signage; marketing, event and funder material; presentations.

  • Project manage internal project schedules for publications, marketing and event collateral and graphics.

  • Edit and composite photos, and create customized graphics and illustrations. 

  • Art direct/manage freelance designers, editors, photographers and other contractors.

  • Manage contracts.

  • Manage print vendors. Prepare files for printing. Ensure quality of products.


Graphic Designer
Innovative Publishing  |  Louisville, KY  |  February 2013 - June 2015

  • Designed magazines and page layouts for a variety of industry publications.

  • Worked on multiple projects at a time under tight deadlines.

  • Collaborated with print vendors and prepared files for printing.

  • Created marketing materials for print, email, and web.

  • Designed marketing collateral.

  • Instituted a more efficient digital asset filing system.


Graphic Designer
Kentucky Bride Magazine  |  Lexington, KY  |  May 2011 – April 2013

  • Designed, developed, and laid out each issue of the publication.

  • Designed marketing materials (print, email, and web) to support the publication and Kentucky Bride’s annual How Charming! event.

  • Collaborated with print vendors and prepared files for printing.

  • Assisted in managing client relations and advertising sales support.


Graphic Designer
Sampler Publications  |  Lexington, KY  |  April 2009 – May 2011

  • Designed and laid out magazines and advertorials.

  • Assisted with Facebook and Twitter accounts.

  • Assisted with client relations regarding the publications.

EXPERIENCE: Freelance (past & present)

Graphic Designer
Women’s Congressional Staff Foundation  |  Washington, DC

  • Designed: funder and marketing collateral.


Graphic Designer
Justice for Migrant Women  |  Washington, DC

  • Designed (print and digital): annual report, social media graphics, event signage, policy reports, PowerPoint presentations.


Graphic Designer
National Partnership for Women & Families  |  Washington, DC

  • Designed (print and digital): policy reports, social media graphics, infographics, custom illustrations.


Photo Editor
Conrhod Zonio Wedding Photography  |  Lexington, KY

  • Post-production photo editor.


SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe CC: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro.
Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Project Management: Asana.
Web: Wordpress; Squarespace.
Social Media: Canva.


EDUCATION

University of Kentucky  |  Lexington, KY
Bachelor of Arts: Art studio - Drawing concentration, psychology minor

American InterContinental University  |  Lexington, KY
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Visual Communications - Digital Design

Download: Resume (pdf)