Creative Designer
Resume
Professional Summary
I'm an accomplished and award-winning designer with a remarkable 18-year journey in the creative realm. My expertise extends beyond design as I thrive as a problem solver, team leader, organizational wiz, relationship manager, and an exceptional collaborator.
Work Experience
August 2024 - Current
Experience Designer | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
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Design, develop, and implement training programs for some of the world’s largest wine and spirit brands, ensuring that each program communicates the correct content and maintains consistent brand identity. Leverage trending design principles and utilize the Adobe Creative Suite to create visually engaging digital assets that elevate each brand's presence and deliver a high-quality learning experience.
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Develop designs, concepts, layouts, and templates based on aesthetic principles, project goals, and industry standards, adjusting based on stakeholder feedback.
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Assist with content development and pre-production activities, including creating mood boards, storyboards, and establishing project timelines.
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Create and refine interactive visual concepts, graphics, and layouts for products, logos, print, web, and other materials, ensuring alignment with client needs.
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Stay updated on industry trends and technologies, troubleshoot design issues, and manage project tasks using assigned software.
December 2023 - August 2024
Sr. Designer | Bell Flight
• Revamp sales collateral, craft materials for events and tradeshows, develop engaging digital content, design executive presentations,
create brand-centric visuals, and manage content and print production for effective brand campaigns and marketing initiatives.
• Partner with internal marketing managers to identify and manage stakeholders throughout the project process, helping gain alignment
and necessary approvals on technical, business and marketing requirements.
• Provide mentorship to teammates throughout the design process, including concept development, print production and formulating
creative guidelines for new and on-going marketing initiatives.
• Cultivate strong relationships and collaborate with agency partners, print vendors and freelancers to ensure all design work adheres to
creative specs and brand.
March 2018 - September 2023
Sr. Designer | Pioneer Natural Resources
• Responsible for the creation of Pioneer’s brand identity.
• Design graphics for various platforms including social media, digital screens, email platforms, promotional items, print and web.
• Support senior leadership with presentation design, including the design of the quarterly earnings release presentation.
• Collaborated with an outside vendor to create a new company-wide store.
• Work closely with outside vendors on branding and graphic functionality, promotional items and print products.
• Manage a full-time designer and team of contractors.
Education
2006 - 2010
Texas Tech University
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Communication Design
2020 - 2021
Cornell University
Digital Photography Certificate
Teacher of the Year
2016-2017
3X - 2023 GDUSA Inhouse Design Award
• 2022 Sustainability Annual Report
• Powering the Permian Logo
• 2022 Recruitment Campaign
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2023 GDUSA American Graphic Design Award
• Powering the Permian Logo
Technical
• Adobe CC
• Mac OS
• Microsoft Office
• Asana, Wrike, Monday
• Digital Signage
• Ceros
• Articulate Rise
• Webflow
• Relume
Professional
• Problem Solver
• Team Leader
• Organizational Wiz
• Relationship Manager
• Exceptional Collaborator