EDUCATION

[August 2002 – May 2006]
BA in Visual Communication Design, cum laude
University of Indianapolis

SKILLS

Strong design and illustration abilities in Adobe Creative Suite, exceptional sense of typography and color, and the ability (and eagerness) to learn new technologies quickly.

WORK EXPERIENCE

[July 2008 – Present]
Designer, Women's Wear Daily, Condé Nast Publications, New York

Responsible for page layout and editorial design for WWD and it’s supplementary magazines as well as being consulting Art Director for WWD.com. I have also served as Art Director for the Fall / Winter 2009 WWD Men’s Collections issue and the Fall / Winter 2010 WWD Accessories issue.

[July 2007 – July 2008]
Designer, The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York

Worked in the advertising and promotions department designing ads for trade
magazines and other media, direct mail pieces, collateral materials for publisher
events and book covers.

[June 2006 – July 2007]
Design & Marketing Associate, YWCA New York City

Designed all printed collateral materials, page layout, ad design, and press
packets, as well as assisting with marketing, managing web design, and managing
use of logo.

[May 2005 – May 2006]
Art Intern, Indianapolis Monthly, Indianapolis
Designed layouts for the Datebook Section, photo retouching, ad design, assisted
in office procedures, assisting in photo shoots, scanning, and data entry.

FREELANCE

•Print design, New York Blood Center & Project Achieve, New York
•Print design, Gotham Scholars Choral Group, New York
•Consulting Art Director, print design, Dancers Over 40, New York
•Print Design, New York Blood Center Inc., New York
•Contributing writer, Hommeboy.net, New York
•Art Director, The J.O.S.H., New York
•Print Design, Broadway Bodies, New York
•Consulting Art Director, print & web design, Children Bellevue, New York
•Web design & consulting, Creaky Joints, New York
•Print & web design, Madison Square Chiropractic, New York

AFFILIATIONS

[2007 – Present] French Institute Alliance Française
[2006 – Present] Out Professionals
[2005 – Present] Art Director's Club
[2004 – Present] American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)