Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Figma, Microsoft Office, Mac & PC cross-platform
Vice President/ Design COO New York, NY: Sept 2014–Present
Manage the upkeep of the Asset Management public website. Includes content planning, campaign imagery selection for content syndication, creation of charts through creative data viz.
Work alongside the creative director to staff in-house designers and outside agencies. Projects include divisional campaigns/thought leadership, video production, photoshoots, time sensitive publications, social media posts and quarterly reporting material.
Work cross-functionally with senior leadership, smaller product teams, compliance on weekly, monthly, and annual material for different businesses.
Lead all communications with our warehouse fulfillment center in support of sales representatives on the road actively promoting the funds we manage and design marketing material for.
Work efficiently and creatively within brand guidelines to design high-impact content that can be leveraged holistically from marketing to sales.
Help set the direction, vision, and methodology across all workflows and find improvements for scalability and increase efficiency.
Independent Freelancer
New Jersey/New York, NY: 2009–Present
Ad-hoc wedding retouching, New Jersey, NY: present
Glimmer Dental, Millburn, New Jersey: December 2023
Heartwork, New York, NY: Aug 2014 – Sept 2014
JC Families, Jersey City, NJ: Aug 2014 – Sept 2014
Bone and Orchid, Los Angeles / New York, NY: February 2014 – Sept 2014
Jenny Bakes in SF, San Francisco, CA / New York, NY: October 2013 – Sept 2014
Tri-Coastal Design, New York, NY: Feb 2012 – April 2012
Bardwil Home, New York, NY: Nov 2011
Velvet Nation, New York, NY: 2009
bobble (Formerly a seventh generation brand)
Creative Assistant, New York, NY: June 2012–October 2013
Managed and maintained the development of all global packaging initiatives, in-store collateral, merchandising displays, retailer presentations, promotional assets, print production, web and media deliverables.
Managed a project approval and routing process for all creative department projects.
Coordinated all artwork reviews/next steps for all aspects of project development, including final design approvals.
Developed and drove design and production timetables with cross-functional teams; tracked projects against the plan and adjusted schedules accordingly ensuring to notify all key stakeholders.
Keep senior management informed through regular project status reviews, reporting, and update meetings.
Worked closely with domestic/international vendors on the production of new development, looked for solutions needed for pricing and production feasibly, and handled testing protocols such as drop, shipping, and shopping tests.
Worked alongside the Creative Director to facilitate the vision of projects and effectively communicate that vision to bobble's creative agency, Safari Sundays.
Acted as the in-house designer for creative assets, sales materials, and presentations for company programs.
Assistant Product Development Manager, New York, NY: Jan 2011–Aug 2011
Created new concepts to expand product placement, from initial sketches through digital production.
Constructed digital 2D/3D mock-ups, worked closely with craftsmen/model makers, and located parts and materials to be sourced for manufacturing.
Work alongside the product managers to support the design, while maintaining the vision of the brand, and effectively developing concepts to ensure all testing feasibility.
Handled product specifications and maintained project schedules to meet required deadlines.
Coordinated with international vendors to make sure goods came in as specified.
Education: Parsons the New School for Design // Bachelor of Fine Arts, Product Design, 2010