Hi! I'm a multifaceted artist / senior creative with a penchant for making things look good.
I received my BFA in Film, Video, New Media & Animation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2014. While attending SAIC, I worked as a Student Manager at the
SAIC Media Center from 2011-2014 where I trained students on how to use photography and video equipment, & as a Teaching Assistant for a Intro to Web & Photoshop course during the May 2013 semester, where I taught Freshman students how to dip their toes
into digital art.
8+ years of graphic design & multimedia production experience
campaign strategy & production, art direction, branding,
motion graphics, video editing, camera operator, photog too,
will set up your multi-cam shoot and haul around light kits!,
social media content & copy,
digital & print design,
game content capture
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I also worked a variety of internships as a student. I was a Web Intern at The AV Club , a Graphics Intern at The Onion , a Video Intern at The Onion , an Archivist & Video Editor for JBTV & a Graphics Intern at The Chicago Sun-Times .
Upon graduating, I was hired full-time as a Graphic Designer at The Chicago Sun-Times (CST) .
I worked at CST for a total of 2.5 years & left to work as a Visual Designer at a small ad agency, Point B Communications , for a year and a half. I’ve since contracted as a designer for agencies like Agency EA & Onion Labs & have freelanced for companies & clients large and small in need of marketing design help. I've also freelanced as a Photographer, Videographer and Video Editor for companies such as the Chicago Reader, The Onion, Consequence of Sound, DNAinfo & more.
I was contracting full-time at Hyatt Corporation as a Digital Asset Manager / Photo Editor up until April 2020, when the hotel industry collapsed due to COVID-19. I went on to contract at
AL Media Strategy as a Digital Designer where I worked on various Democratic political campaigns for the 2020 election season, including Raphael Warnock's winning campaign for Georgia Senate during the state's runoff.
I then worked as a Social Media Manager at game studio Iron Galaxy Studios , where I redefined the companies' corporate identity by creating updated and refreshed design templates for all of their marketing and internal projects. I created videos, GIFs, graphics & copy for their social accounts, concepted, coordinated, & amplified marketing, DEI & recruitment campaigns, organized & shot content capture sessions for the marketing of our games, & conducted analytical reports with Sprout Social to improve strategies of campaigns.
I went back to agency life after IGS, contracting as a Graphic & Motion Designer at a small & mighty creative agency, Plimsoll , where I got to explore my skills in motion and graphic design on a much more advanced level.
I'm currently contracting as a hybrid Graphic Designer & Video Editor at JLL . I'm designing sales and events materials, interactive ePub presentations, and helping set up and operate camera on internal video shoots where I'm assisting with production, editing & motion graphics.
If my work interests you, or if you just wanna chat about weird video art or what game you're playing, please feel free to contact me! :)