What I don’t prefer to do.
Back-end Website Coding [though I am capable]
Social Media Management
SEO + Copywriting
What I do do.
Branding + Logo Design
Marketing Design + Strategies
Product Styling + Photography
Art + Illustration
What I love to do.
Tell Compelling Visual Stories
Build Positive Design Experiences
Connect Ideas + People
Anything that Warrants the Use of my Hands
Book of Us // Case Study
Logo + Branding
Company // Personalized Adult Books for Any Occasion
The product itself allows for one of 6 spot color options to choose from.
Goal // Merging 2 colors to create gradients between analogous colors, to complement the book colors while also appealing to the millennial market.
Role // Design + Research + Develop + Creative Direction
Programs // Illustrator + Photoshop
Product & Lifestyle Photography
Goal // Images for website, social media, and advertisements. Branding colors set as an example for each occasion. Purple = Birthday, Red = Valentines Day, Orange = Anniversary & etc.
Styling Direction // Ideate and plan per color scheme for location of shoot, prop colors and outfit for models. I scouted out locations with correlating or analogous colors. Prop shopped for locations with less amount of coordinating colors. Plan shoot days with models.
Photography // Direct models, adjust lighting, and try to produce the mood and ambiance of the occasions being shot. While on location, stylize and shoot the product solely.
Editor // Edit all images shot, then re-size based on location and variations needed across all platforms.
Role // Project Lead + Stylist + Photographer + Editor
Programs // Canva [mood boards] + Cannon + Lightroom + Photoshop
Web Design + UX
Goal // Take wireframes created by another graphic designer, adjust and implement fluidity across multiple platforms for a better user experience no matter the device being purchased on. With the hundreds of options to choose from on the order form, I worked with a developer to design the “love maker” [internal name for the program] to allow all options to be easily understandable, ease of use, while being minimally complicated to order.
Role | Project Lead + UX/UI Designer + Research + Creative Direction
Programs | XD + Illustrator + Photoshop
Branding Glow Up
Logo Glow Up + Branding
Company // Safety Rail Company + Ostrom Creative
Rooftop Fall Protection
Goal // Lorem Ipsum
Role // Design + Research + Develop + Creative Direction
Programs // Illustrator + Photoshop
Contract // Visual Design
Logos - Packaging - Branding - Paintings - Shirt Design - Photography
Strategy & Design // I See Me!
Product Photography - Mock-ups - Photoshop - Book Design - Illustration - Web Design
Resume
Experience
Art Director
Ostrom Creative
Mar 2022 - Present
Digital Designer
Target
May 2021 - Mar 2022
Art & Marketing Director
Unrestricted MKTG
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Graphic Design Marketing Specialist
Trend Lab
Dec 2019 - May 2021
Graphic Designer
I See Me! LLC
Feb 2016 - Dec 2019
Freelance Designer
Voom Creative
Feb 2014 - Dec 2019
Painting Teacher
Wine & Canvas
Jan 2013 to March 2016
Education
Certificate - Advanced Multimedia & Web Design
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Fall 2012
AAS Degree - Communication Art & Design
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Fall 2010 - Spring 2012
Personal Skills
Manages Projects Effectively
Supportive
Openly Expresses Ideas
Strategic Planner
Works Well w/ Others
Solves Problems
Creative Thinker