PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR • Kaplan K12 Learning Services, New York, NY • 1/09–2/10

Directed an in-house creative team that collaborated with clients both internal and external to develop innovative, engaging products and marketing pieces for both web and print • Initiated and led a corporate re-branding campaign that included a new website, product catalogs, marketing collateral, standardized product design, and comprehensive visual identity standards documentation • Managed a department budget and consistently came in at or below projected costs • Managed external vendor relationships

ART DIRECTOR • Kaplan K12 Learning Services, New York, NY • 4/07–1/09

Managed a team of in-house and freelance graphic designers and illustrators
Maintained departmental budgets and schedules • Designed production templates,
book covers, and marketing collateral • Checked vendor proofs

PRODUCTION MANAGER • Kaplan K12 Learning Services, New York, NY • 5/03–4/07

Managed a team of in-house and freelance production artists and illustrators • Designed production templates and style sheets for printed books and online assessment exams

PRODUCTION ARTIST • Kaplan K12 Learning Services, New York, NY • 9/01–5/03

Typeset pages and maintained style sheets for print materials • Created technical and
editorial illustrations • Prepped and flight-checked documents

GRAPHIC DESIGNER • Treasure Chest, Longwood, FL • 1/01–5/01

Designed and copy edited print ads • Managed archives, customer service, and
delivery routes

PRODUCTION ARTIST • J.S. Goodson & Partners Advertising, Tallahassee, FL • 6/00–12/00

Laid out, proof read, retouched, and color corrected print ads • Prepped and flight-checked pre-press documents (grayscale and 4-color) • Checked printer proofs

FREELANCE CLIENTS

SKILLS

EDUCATION

B.A. Arts and Sciences (Creative Writing, Art & Design)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL