Experience
Graphic Designer, Marketing at Nexstar Media Group | Hybrid (June 2022 - Present)
Developing the new brand for a reimagined advertising sales and go-to-market strategy for Nexstar Media Group across its linear, digital, mobile, and streaming platforms to deliver new levels of revenue growth.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define and shape Nexstar Advertising’s brand identity, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Designs impactful trade banners, print materials, branding and signage for key industry events and new product launches, enhancing brand visibility.
Produces visually compelling sales proposals, one-sheets, presentations, templates, e-mail newsletters, and website assets to support the sales team in client engagements.
Manages the full design and production life-cycle of environmental signage, ensuringcompliance with designated timelines, budgetary limits, and relevant COI parameters.
Regional Marketing Lead, MillerKnoll | New York, NY (November 2020 - June 2022)
Designer and project manager for the Sales Tools Marketing Team at MillerKnoll, an agency style team of creatives.
Supported sales representatives across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Toronto.
Primary responsibilities included proposals and digital sales material, print materials (i.e. look-books, invitations, belly bands, business cards, posters, etc.), custom art and illustration, and occasional video editing and GIF creation.
Gender Equity Team Board Member, MillerKnoll | Remote (September 2021 - Present)
Member of the Gender Equity Team board responsible for designing and maintaining the brand identity, and producing graphics for internal events and campaigns.
Graphic Design Specialist, Herman Miller | New York, NY (July 2018 - Present)
Designer and project manager for the NYC sales team focused on strategic client-facing projects.
Graphic Design Intern, Herman Miller | Holland, Michigan & New York, NY (June 2016 - August 2017)
Worked alongside experts in ergonomics to translate word-dense research into visually appealing and digestible infographics.
Shadowed Art and Creative Directors on the set of new product launches.
Freelance Graphic Designer, CenterCircle Creative | New York, NY (August 2020 - Present)
Designed and rebranded the company logo as they transitioned from TCondon LLC to CenterCircle Creative utilizing my knowledge around color theory and its impact on the human experience.
Designed marketing collateral including client pitch decks, corporate business cards, custom email signatures, excel forms, and templates.
Freelance Graphic Designer, The West Side Tennis Club | New York, NY (August 2020)
Illustrated and designed a digital brochure.
Designed an OFT email template to be utilized for future marketing blasts in conjunction with the updated brochure.
Collaborated with e-marketing designer to ensure functioning HTML coding.
Freelance Animator + Illustrator, Simply Salad | Syracuse, NY (Spring 2018)
Conceptualized, illustrated and animated promotional pieces for the 4th of July and holiday season social posts.
Animated current stacked logo and created an animated error 404 null state for web.
Freelance Graphic Designer, DiBella's Subs | Syracuse, NY (Spring 2018)
Illustrated an in-store art poster for the DiBella's restaurants, with the goal of providing wider representation.
Redesigned the DiBella's website interface for desktop and mobile platforms.
Designed and illustrated the packaging for DiBella's kids meal menu items.
Art Director, Zipped Magazine | Syracuse University (August 2016 - May 2018)
Designed select spreads for the fall 2016 and fall 2017 issues.
Assisted with the model’s hair and makeup on set and art directed alongside the Creative Director and Staff Photographer.
Designed promotional pieces for social media accounts.
Modeled for fall 2015 issue.
Freelance Illustrator, The Daily Orange | Syracuse University (March 2017- May 2018)
Freelance illustrator for various newspaper articles and the cover of the 2017 Orientation Guide
Senior UI/UX Designer, The Design Workshop | Syracuse University (February 2018)
Illustrated and animated “null states” for the Mygration app.
Worked with a team of designers in conceptualizing, paper-prototyping and wire-framing for the Mygration app.
Education
Syracuse University, May 2018
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications & The College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
Majors: Graphic Design + Psychology
Minor: Child and Family Studies
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
GPA: 3.9
Skills
Technical
Highly Proficient: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Ceros, Sailthru, Infogram, Keynote
Working Knowledge: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Wordpress, Figma, Sketch
Professional
Deadline Adherence, Efficient Workflows, Learning New Tools, Creative Problem Solving, Team Collaboration, Project Management, Design Trends, Solution-Oriented
Awards & Honors
2018 Student to Watch by Graphic Design USA - See Article Published by Newhouse News
2018 Designation Conference Attendee
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Psi Chi National Honors Society in Psychology
Activities & Volunteering
Special Events Graphic Designer, The Fund for College Auditions | New York, NY (October 2019 - Present)
Volunteer graphic designer in support of The Fund for College Auditions' mission to help young underprivileged students compete for a spot in the world of musical theater.
Design marketing assets for in-person and virtual concert events (i.e., playbills, post cards, digital e-vites, illustrations, and virtual zoom backgrounds)