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ABOUT
ME

I'm a Graphic Designer from Alexandria, Virginia focused on Brand Design and Social Media Marketing.

 

I relocated to San Diego, California in October of 2023 after graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia. I earned my bachelor's degree from VCU with a major in Graphic Design as well as minors in Marketing and Craft and Material Studies. 

 

My work is focused on delivering quality designs that excite you to continue your brand while bringing a fresh perspective to your graphic and marketing challenges!

SKILLS

My areas of expertise include brand design, social media marketing, event design, and digital asset management.

FREELANCE
CLIENTS

2024

ATLAS NETWORK

2023 - Present

After my 12 week internship with Atlas Network concluded, I began contracting for them. With Atlas Network, I am responsible for designing various marketing materials, including social media graphics, email campaigns, printed and digital event assets, and website graphics.

IRON BUTTERFLY MEDIA

2023 - 2024

With Iron Butterfly Media, I created a logo package for their foundation branch: The Iron Butterfly Foundation.

Six months later, I was hired to create a branding package for their new podcast, "The Women in the Arena".  The branding package included a podcast cover design, social media profile pictures, banners, brand patterns, social media mock-ups, and social media templates in Canva for client use.

GOVNAVIGATORS

2024 - Present

With GovNavigators, I am responsible for designing branded assets for clients, such as PowerPoint

presentations, one or two page handouts, and printed event materials.

ROCK OF AGES MUSIC

2018 - Present

With Rock of Ages Music, I am responsible for designing logos, performance posters, program flyers, and social media posts. 

2023

THE ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION

2023

With The AFTD, I was responsible for designing a branded conference booklet including schedules and speaker bios, lanyards, and attendee name tags.

LICENSE TRAXX

2023

With License Traxx, I was responsible for designing a one-page company infographic.

2022

VIRGINIA CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION

2023

With The VCCA, I was responsible for collecting imagery, arranging audio, and creating an informational video using Canva.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE

2021-2022

With the Community Associations Institute, I was responsible for designing various large and small format printed and digital event assets for their annual conference, "Community NOW".

TOOLS

ADOBE

Illustrator 2024

Photoshop  2024

InDesign 2024

Lightroom Classic

CANVA

Graphics and Video Editing

MICROSOFT

Word

PowerPoint

GOOGLE

Slides

Docs

Sheets

Forms

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram​

    Feeds

    Stories

    Reels

TikTok

YouTube

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