RESUME

Education

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
BFA in Communication Design
Concentration in Graphic Design
& Illustration

Skills

Excellent conceptual and typographical proficiency.

Effective at managing multiple projects and operating under tight deadlines.

Familiar with working in an in-house marketing department with multiple rounds of client feedback.

Fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD, and After Effects.

Experience designing for digital and print advertising.

Solid sketching and illustration ability in digital or physical media.

Activities

ADOBE MAX CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 2019–2023
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Attended workshops and seminars with industry leaders to further education and stay current on design trends.

Creating Ink and Watercolor Illustrations with Bryce Kho
2020–2021

Participated in an online course to strengthen illustration skills in watercolor media.

Design Experience

Giant Food of Maryland
Senior Graphic Designer
January 2018–Current
Hyattsville, MD

I am an in-house designer at Giant, a Washington D.C. based grocery retailer in Ahold Delhaize’s portfolio of brands. In this role, I’ve had ample experience directing a constant, high-volume pipeline of projects and delegating tasks across a large team (including both internal designers and external vendors) while ensuring consistent, high quality execution. To further support Giant Food’s marketing strategies, I regularly design in the following kinds of media:

+ Photography styling, shot direction, video direction
+ Event displays
+ Brand-adherent style guides
+ Decor proposal pitch decks for in-store decor proposals
+ Email campaigns
+ Newspaper & magazine ads
+ Pamphlets and brochures
+ Animated web banners & social media ads
+ Printed posters, brochures, and in-store signage including banners, aisle headers, wayfinders, endcap-headers, clings, and wall-decals
+ Branded merchandise

Ahold Delhaize
Graphic Designer
June 2016–January 2018
Carlisle, PA

As a designer and illustrator in the advertising department of one of the world’s largest grocery retailers, I provided support to over 50 internal and external clients on a wide array of highly confidential advertising materials in any number of formats and media. My duties entailed both following predefined corporate style guides, as well as custom design and illustration to meet client needs.

William Fox Munroe, Inc.
Graphic Design Intern
June–August 2013
Shillington, PA

Assisted designers and art directors on a wide range of design-related tasks, including preparation of mechanical files for prepress printing, assembly of comps (prototype packaging), and packaging design work for companies like Hershey and Pfizer.

Sorrelli Jewelry
Graphic Design Intern
January–March 2013
Kutztown, PA

Assisted in the design and layout of branding and marketing materials such as billboards, product catalogs, postcards, social media content, and linesheets. Helped design and construct a seasonal window display for Valentine's Day.