Freelance Designer, Art Director, & Brand Consultant – My journey as a creative designer began back in college where I started as a contract graphic artist for t-shirts, flyers, and simple layout projects. From there, I was lucky enough to score an internship developing web, animation, and graphic presentations for Space Photonics Inc. Upon graduation, I spent 2 and a half years in a very fast-paced little agency in Cave Springs, Arkansas, before taking a position developing all of the creative materials for the national band fraternity and sorority in Stillwater, Oklahoma. That brings us to my time as the Creative Director at Rogers Lowell Chamber. For over 10 years, I oversaw the design and production of marketing communications products for both the Chamber and Destination Rogers, our city's destination marketing organization. I ensured consistency with branding standards and guidelines, delivered exceptional client satisfaction, and led a team of talented creatives in developing our brand identity and strategy. During my time with the Chamber, we increased our social channels and overall engagements by an average of 300% per channel and grew our relative production value for our internal agency's work by over $250,000. In addition to my role at the Chamber, I have continued to be a freelance graphic designer and brand consultant, giving me 18 years of experience. I work with companies and individuals across various industries and regions, providing them with creative solutions in vector graphics, illustration, web, social media, photography, and videography. I also advise them on how to utilize and develop their brand to gain more market share and reach their target audience. I am always adapting and learning new skills and technologies to keep up with the latest trends and innovations in the field. I have learned an immense amount about brand development, marketing, creative direction, and design in a myriad of mediums, as well as learned to stay organized and keep pace with the break-neck worlds of marketing, sales, and nonprofits. I'm taking all of this institutional knowledge and am ready to apply it to the next grand brand that comes my way. Quick Work History | Freelance Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Brand Strategist Hiccup Design LLC · Freelance Jan 2011 - Present · 13 yrs 4 mos Northwest Arkansas · Remote Senior Designer The Twiggs Group · Freelance Apr 2014 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo Northwest Arkansas · Remote Creative Director Rogers Lowell Chamber · Full-time Apr 2013 - Apr 2024 · 11 yrs 1 mo Rogers, AR · On-site Multimedia Designer and Publications Manager Kappa Kappa Psi / Tau Beta Sigma National Headquarters Aug 2010 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 9 mos Stillwater, OK · On-site Lead Webmaster Maloney Marketing Group Oct 2008 - Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos Cave Springs, AR · On-site Graphic Design Intern Space Photonics, Inc. Sep 2006 - May 2008 Fayetteville, AR · On-site…Freelance Designer, Art Director, & Brand Consultant – My journey as a creative designer began back in college where I started as a contract graphic artist for t-shirts, flyers, and simple layout projects. From there, I was lucky enough to score an internship developing web, animation, and graphic presentations for Space Photonics Inc. Upon graduation, I spent 2 and a half years in a very fast-paced little agency in Cave Springs, Arkansas, before taking a position developing all of the creative materials for the national band fraternity and sorority in Stillwater, Oklahoma. That brings us to my time as the Creative Director at Rogers Lowell Chamber. For over 10 years, I oversaw the design and production of marketing communications products for both the Chamber and Destination Rogers, our city's destination marketing organization. I ensured consistency with branding standards and guidelines, delivered exceptional client satisfaction, and led a team of talented creatives in developing our brand identity and strategy. During my time with the Chamber, we increased our social channels and overall engagements by an average of 300% per channel and grew our relative production value for our internal agency's work by over $250,000. In addition to my role at the Chamber, I have continued to be a freelance graphic designer and brand consultant, giving me 18 years of experience. I work with companies and individuals across various industries and regions, providing them with creative solutions in vector graphics, illustration, web, social media, photography, and videography. I also advise them on how to utilize and develop their brand to gain more market share and reach their target audience. I am always adapting and learning new skills and technologies to keep up with the latest trends and innovations in the field. I have learned an immense amount about brand development, marketing, creative direction, and design in a myriad of mediums, as well as learned to stay organized and keep pace with the break-neck worlds of marketing, sales, and nonprofits. I'm taking all of this institutional knowledge and am ready to apply it to the next grand brand that comes my way. Quick Work History | Freelance Art Director, Graphic Designer, and Brand Strategist Hiccup Design LLC · Freelance Jan 2011 - Present · 13 yrs 4 mos Northwest Arkansas · Remote Senior Designer The Twiggs Group · Freelance Apr 2014 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo Northwest Arkansas · Remote Creative Director Rogers Lowell Chamber · Full-time Apr 2013 - Apr 2024 · 11 yrs 1 mo Rogers, AR · On-site Multimedia Designer and Publications Manager Kappa Kappa Psi / Tau Beta Sigma National Headquarters Aug 2010 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 9 mos Stillwater, OK · On-site Lead Webmaster Maloney Marketing Group Oct 2008 - Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos Cave Springs, AR · On-site Graphic Design Intern Space Photonics, Inc. Sep 2006 - May 2008 Fayetteville, AR · On-siteWWWW…