I create beautiful, user-friendly, and strategic design within each client’s brand. I utilize my skills and experience, along with the talented team here at Illume, to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses with the best strategic design to fit their unique needs. Currently working with clients in real estate, financial coaching, gifting, fashion, weddings, retail, medicine, and more. Experience with large clients like Colgate, Consumer Reports, Southwest Airlines, and Hallmark. ––– Experience ––– Illume • Fort Walton Beach, FL Founder + Creative Director, May 2019 - Present • Establishing cohesive branding across all business channels • Identifying target market, industry niche, and marketing strategy • Creating beautiful and strategic digital and print materials • Designing and developing websites, from wireframes to launch • Assessing client needs to develop creative solutions to fit their unique business needs • Coordinating our small internal team, print vendors, and multiple client contacts Freelance • Mary Esther, FL Designer + Web Consultant, February 2012 - May 2019 • Creation of branding and identity systems • Designing websites, online media, marketing materials, swag items, publications • Coordinating and collaborating with multiple client contacts • Developing websites and marketing emails with HTML, CSS, Wordpress, and Shopify • Assessing client needs and concepting creative solutions to fit their business VMLY&R • Kansas City, MO Art Director, May 2011 - February 2012 • Concepting, layout, and art direction for various print, online, and video media • Collaborating with and providing creative direction for illustrators, video producers, voice talent, and developers • Strategizing creative solutions for client’s marketing goals along with account managers, media buyers, and developers • Animating online media with Flash MBB Agency • Kansas City, MO Interactive Designer, April 2010 - May 2011 Junior Designer, September 2008 - April 2010 • Designing for print, interactive, and online advertising pieces • Animating websites and web banner ads • Preparing Flash files for ad servers with ActionScript • Developing HTML and CSS websites and email marketing templates • Managing and maintaining Flash, HTML, and Wordpress websites ––– Education ––– University of Central Missouri (UCM) • Warrensburg, MO BFA in Commercial Art: Graphic Design, 2004-2008 | GPA 3.98 ––– Skills ––– Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Animate, AfterEffects. Wordpress (Elementor), WooCommerce, Shopify, SquareSpace, and more Branding, packaging, websites, strategic marketing, advertising, social media design, publication design, email marketing and templates, photo editing / manipulation.…I create beautiful, user-friendly, and strategic design within each client’s brand. I utilize my skills and experience, along with the talented team here at Illume, to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses with the best strategic design to fit their unique needs. Currently working with clients in real estate, financial coaching, gifting, fashion, weddings, retail, medicine, and more. Experience with large clients like Colgate, Consumer Reports, Southwest Airlines, and Hallmark. ––– Experience ––– Illume • Fort Walton Beach, FL Founder + Creative Director, May 2019 - Present • Establishing cohesive branding across all business channels • Identifying target market, industry niche, and marketing strategy • Creating beautiful and strategic digital and print materials • Designing and developing websites, from wireframes to launch • Assessing client needs to develop creative solutions to fit their unique business needs • Coordinating our small internal team, print vendors, and multiple client contacts Freelance • Mary Esther, FL Designer + Web Consultant, February 2012 - May 2019 • Creation of branding and identity systems • Designing websites, online media, marketing materials, swag items, publications • Coordinating and collaborating with multiple client contacts • Developing websites and marketing emails with HTML, CSS, Wordpress, and Shopify • Assessing client needs and concepting creative solutions to fit their business VMLY&R • Kansas City, MO Art Director, May 2011 - February 2012 • Concepting, layout, and art direction for various print, online, and video media • Collaborating with and providing creative direction for illustrators, video producers, voice talent, and developers • Strategizing creative solutions for client’s marketing goals along with account managers, media buyers, and developers • Animating online media with Flash MBB Agency • Kansas City, MO Interactive Designer, April 2010 - May 2011 Junior Designer, September 2008 - April 2010 • Designing for print, interactive, and online advertising pieces • Animating websites and web banner ads • Preparing Flash files for ad servers with ActionScript • Developing HTML and CSS websites and email marketing templates • Managing and maintaining Flash, HTML, and Wordpress websites ––– Education ––– University of Central Missouri (UCM) • Warrensburg, MO BFA in Commercial Art: Graphic Design, 2004-2008 | GPA 3.98 ––– Skills ––– Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Animate, AfterEffects. Wordpress (Elementor), WooCommerce, Shopify, SquareSpace, and more Branding, packaging, websites, strategic marketing, advertising, social media design, publication design, email marketing and templates, photo editing / manipulation.WWWW…