I have always been an artist. I have always sought to find solutions using creative methods. I am a visual communicator. In almost all of my roles, I have worked to mentor teams of designers and creatives, helping them find their voice and enhance their skills.
Designing since age
Years creating professionally
Education
BFA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN (minors in art history and digital media)
Magna Cum Laude — Utah Valley University — Orem, Utah (2015)
Hard Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Suite
- Photography
- Videography
- HTML/CSS
Career
CREATIVE MANAGER
BYU-Pathway Worldwide (April 2022 — current)
Continued responsibilities from the Senior Graphic Designer role. Added several responsibilities regarding management and project ideation and creation. Increased involvement in representing the brand to our worldwide audience.
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
BYU-Pathway Worldwide (April 2017 — April 2022)
Work as head creative for the worldwide organization. Manage a team of designers and interns. Coordinate with multiple teams for video production. Adapted and improved upon an existing brand. Built out an extensive brand style guide. Improved the user and visual experience across primary online marketing presence.
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Utah Valley University Marketing (Dec 2015–April 2017)
Created marketing and recruitment materials both for print and online. Worked closely with a team of student designers. Met with other departments on campus to deliver marketing materials based upon their needs.
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR
Utah Valley University (Aug 2016–Dec 2016)
Instructed a small class of 10 individuals the basics of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator using creative projects that challenged the students to break out of their comfort zone.
LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Avant8 Marketing (Aug 2013–Dec 2015)
Worked with a team to create web, print, and branding elements for multiple clients. Met with clients to identify their needs. Achieved projects with clients ranging from mom-and-pop online spice vendors to large companies like EnergySolutions.
ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER & COMPUTER ARTIST
Digiman Studio (2006-2007, 2009-2011)
Assisted and helped direct countless commercial advertising photoshoots. Used expert abilities to manipulate photography in post-processing.
Awards
PRINT REGIONAL MAGAZINE
HEROICS Poster (2017)
AIGA TOP 100 SALT LAKE REGION
HEROICS Poster (2017)
UCDA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
UVU Award of Excellence Branding (2017)
Artist Alley (2016)