Experience
11/11 — present
Designer at Made by Munsters
Designed printed marketing materials for prospective clients, including company logos and identities. Designed branded websites.
02/11 — present
Design and communications specialist at Rosecrance
Designed, launched and managed company website. Maintained social media and digital identity. Tracked analytics. Designed branded print materials. Shot photos and videos of company events.
09/10 — 02/11
Graphic designer at GateHouse Media, Inc.
Designed daily features pages, as well as monthly and quarterly specialty magazines. Redesigned multiple newspapers throughout company.
01/08 — 09/10
Multimedia artist at Rockford Register Star
Created maps, charts and infographics for print product. Produced videos and podcasts for company website. Filmed and edited high-definition commercials for marketing department.
09/07 — 01/08
Online intern at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Created daily visual centerpieces for company website and contributed to site’s redesign. Developed email newsletter template. Shot photos of company events. And kicked butt on company soccer team.
07/07 — 09/07
Design intern at Orlando Sentinel
Design daily regional news pages for print product, as well as daily nation/world pages.
Education
06/07 — 07/07
Visual Journalism Fellow at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
St. Petersburg, FL
Concentration on multimedia development, including video and web.
08/05 — 05/07
Bachelor of Arts from Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Major in journalism, minor in English. Concentration on newspaper design.
08/02 — 05/05
Associate of Arts from Rock Valley college
Rockford, IL
Concentration on newspaper production.