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Collaborative art director and hands-on graphic designer of digital, print, and video projects with 15+ years experience. Passionate about visual design, problem-solving, team-building, photography, entertainment, typography, and project management. Trusted partner on cross-functional teams for high-visibility projects/brands.

EXPERIENCE

DISCOVERY INC. | West Hollywood, CA
Design Manager (Mar 2020 – Jul 2021)
Senior Product Creative (Sept 2019 – March 2020)

Lead & Manage large-scale, high-priority creative campaigns for Discovery Digital’s products and platforms.
Present concepts, strategies and goals effectively to teams and network executives.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | Dallas, TX
Senior Design Consultant (remote | Jun 2019 – Nov 2019)

Collaborated Innovation Technology developers and product owners to create UX/UI designs for upcoming applications.
Developed branding for internal programs and employee promotions.

MACHINIMA/WARNER BROS. DIGITAL NETWORKS | Burbank, CA
Senior Manager, Creative Services (Aug 2017 – Mar 2019)

Spearheaded the company’s rebrand, resulting in coverage by the gaming and entertainment press.
Partnered with internal Marketing, Executive, Development, Distribution, Sales, Talent, and Production clients on keyart, logos, social content, pitch decks, and trailers for original digital series, including Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy, Chasing The Cup, and Body Count Fighting.

NBC.COM/NBC ENTERTAINMENT | Universal City, CA
Senior Digital Designer (contract | Sept 2016 – Aug 2017)

Produced promo and social assets for NBC.com and official NBC apps.
Created digital series art for series and specials, including This Is Us, Hairspray Live!, and World of Dance.
Defined and tested new digital brand standards in collaboration with UX, Social, and Product teams.

DISNEY INTERACTIVE | Glendale, CA
Manager, Creative Services (Sept 2014 – July 2016)
Associate Manager, Creative Services (contract | Jan 2014 – Sept 2014)

Established the visual direction and production standards of Disney Infinity packaging and marketing campaigns.
Led fast-paced, high-volume team, retaining the majority of design and production in-house, saving ~$1M/year.

WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS ONLINE | Glendale, CA
Visual Designer (contract | April 2013 – July 2013)

Contributed interactive and mobile designs for Disneyland.com and related resort websites.
Recommended and implemented best practices for designing Retina graphics.

APPLE INC. | Cupertino, CA
Interactive Production Lead (Feb 2012 – Feb 2013)

Co-led team of 12+ production artists to ensure high-quality graphic assets for Apple.com and email marketing.
Collaborated across Content, Design, Development, Editorial, International, and Traffic teams to support production deadlines and deliveries for global product announcements and releases.

ABC.COM/WALT DISNEY TELEVISION | Burbank, CA
Designer – Production (Feb 2010 – Feb 2012)

Managed daily graphic requests for ABC.com homepage, newsletters, streaming services, and sponsorships.
Created annual award content for Oscar.com.

SKILLS

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Denton, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television and Film