education
BFA Advertising Design
Magna cum laude
Syracuse University 1997
Tuition Scholar
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
1994–1997
skills
• Adobe Creative Suite CC
-Illustrator
-InDesign
-Photoshop
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Web element protocol
• Photo retouching
• Excellent hand-skills
working knowledge
• Dreamweaver
• HTML
• Instapage
• WordPress
• Microsoft Teams
• ZOOM
Reference available upon request
Able to work remotely
experience
Design lead / Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY / October 2014–present
Implement new brand and create collateral for the College for Visual and Performing Arts. Layout and design print publications, posters, advertisements, invitations, and other marketing pieces. Design emails, newsletters, landing pages, and info-graphics. Create web ready artwork and content.
Owner, Marketer / Flowers by Foxgloves. LLC., Cazenovia, NY / 2013–2014
Floral design and retail gift shop in the village of Cazenovia. Responsible for store, brand design, packaging and labels, all advertising and promotional pieces. Worked directly with marketers and publication ad sales.
Senior designer / UBS Financial Services Inc., Weehawken, NJ / 2010–2013
Created custom brochures, advertisements, web announcements, emails, info-graphics, and landing pages for high-net-worth financial advisors and their investors.
Senior art director / FCB, New York, NY / 2005–2009
Designed and implemented new business presentations for ad pitches - created national print ads and marketing materials - clients: Bank of America, Computer Associates, Verizon, The Institute for Cosmetic Surgery
Senior art director / Mogu Entertainment, New York, NY / 2003–2005
In-house design of brand identity, brochures, packaging, point-of-purchase displays - research and development of business plans and new business ventures - created trade and consumer advertisements and other marketing materials, liaised with licensees for successful launch of our products and lifestyle brand - clients: Mogu America, Mogu People
Principal, Art director / Kendrick Design, New York, NY / 1998–2003
Designed brochures and marketing materials: direct-mail mail pieces, trade show graphics, websites - clients: Alta Physical Therapy, Backstretch Education Fund, National Emphysema COPD Association (NECA), DraftWorldwide Agency - clients: American Express, Bell Atlantic, Compaq
Art director / Bozell Worldwide, Inc., New York, NY / 1997–1998
Developed original advertising campaign concepts - worked with illustrators and photographers to produce ad campaigns - worked with film directors creating :30 and :60 TV commercials - clients: Merrill Lynch, The New York Times Magazine