Education
2008 – Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago
BFA – Visual Communications
2006 – Oberlin College
BA Politics, Philosophy
Work Experience
Orbitz Worldwide
UI Designer, 2010 – Present
Create and maintain Orbitz World Wide global user interface, including the design and production of screen layouts, color palettes, typography, user interface elements, and icons. Direct the user interface and visual experience, marketing and aesthetic interests, while working within the business requirements and design strategies. Produced layouts and solutions working with other designers, IA, business and brand strategists, and developers.
Design lead on Migrating HotelClub and RatesToGo onto Orbitz World Wide global platform
Creation of new design and layout of product vertical paths
Produced layout and styling of new site features, as well as updates and improvements to existing features migrating to global platform.
BIR Training Center
Graphic and Web Designer, 2009 – 2010
Managed Creative Department and staff. Created marketing materials for BIR in newspapers, online media, trade show booths and brochures for recruitment abroad. Art direction of interior design of buildings, photo shoots with photographers, branding and promoting of school image, organization of marketing focus groups.
Fullbleed Designs
Art Director, 2008 – 2010
Directed fellow designers in web projects. Created multiple forms of media for clients, including manuals, brochures, websites, photography, packaging, and identity.
The Chempetitive Group
Online Marketing Manger / Designer, 2006 – 2008
Managed online marketing strategies (SEO,SEM,PPC) for B2B clients, designed and maintained web pages, advised and designed with creative department. Additionally designed brochures, signage, photography, advertisement layout, and other graphic projects.
Chicago Swing Music Festival, NFP
Designer, 2007 – 2009
Created identity and theme for 9th, 10th, and 11th annual event. Invitation cards, web site, T-Shirts, and booklets.
Oberlin College – Office of College Relations
Web Designer
2002 – 2006
Created and maintained web page graphics and layout designs of school web site. Creation of flash banners and all creative.
Project Manager 2005.
Software Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Acrobat Reader Pro, QuarkXPress, HTML, CSS, and other programming languages
Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel
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Marketing professional with broad range of graphic and web based practices for marketing.
Background in graphic arts, search engine marketing (SEO, SEM, PPC), and web design standards and current practices.
