experience
What I'm up to and where I've been.
Education
University of Missouri
Bachelor of Journalism
Magazine Design
Bachelor of Visual Studies
Graphic Design
Graduation Date: May 2021
Experience
Creative Director
Vox Magazine
Columbia, MO
January 2021-Present
Lead creative role at Columbia’s city magazine, published monthly with annual special issues.
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Act as teaching assistant for a magazine design capstone course
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Oversee art directors and design staff
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Plan and execute each issue
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Illustrate and design visuals
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Final review for all design before sending
to print
Creative Director
Root Magazine
Columbia, MO
Spring 2020
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Led a team of designers to create a full
issue of a travel magazine prototype -
Designed the logo, style guide,
department template, cover, feature
and table of contents -
Was the last to proof before sending to print
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Presented the work to Meredith Corporation editors and designers upon completion
Page Designer & Reporter
Columbia Missourian
Columbia, MO
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
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Designed news and sports fronts and
inside pages on nightly deadlines for the
daily newspaper -
Collaborated with photo directors, editors and writers on how to best visually represent the story in an organized and interesting manner
Art Director
Vox Magazine
Columbia, MO
August 2019 – January 2020
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Designed cover (layout and illustration), front
and back of book pages and one feature story per issue using Adobe Creative Suite -
Collaborated with photographers and editors
to plan and create visuals for print and
online stories -
Updated the style guide and communicated
with the printer for deadline-related topics.
Reporting & Design Intern
Travel Weekly Magazine
London, England
Summer 2019
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Wrote stories relating to travel industry news, technology and business for the magazine’s digital platform
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Worked alongside Travel Weekly’s art director and assisted in the redesign process for department pages and logos
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Attended company events, including
conferences and award shows
Graphic Designer
Mizzou Student Affairs
Columbia, MO
2017-2019
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Designed posters, logos, banners, programs, etc. for clients including MizzouRec, Mizzou Store, the S&T Store, UMKC Bookstore
and more -
Communicated with clients to fill their marketing and design needs and promoted events on social media
Graphic Designer
Goetzke Design
Hudson, WI / Remote
2016 – February 2020
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Designed packaging, logos, banners, websites, etc. for various clients
using Adobe Creative Suite -
Wrote advertisements
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Attended client meetings
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Assembled packaging demonstrations
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Photographed products needed for a
package or website
Freelance Work
Branding & website design
Kate & Lorriane
Hudson, WI & Remote
Winter 2019 – Present
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Designed logo for interior design / furniture refurbishment company and blog
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Created illustrations for monthly blog theme
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Designed website in Wix platform
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Created collages and related visuals for website home and about pages
Website Redesign & more
MRY Connections
Remote
Spring 2020 – Present
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Redesigned website in GoDaddy platform for architectural solutions company
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Weekly meetings to present design updates
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Create email campaigns in Constant Contact
Branding
School Policing Data Project
Remote
February 2021
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Designed horizontal, vertical and stamp
logos relating to the infographics the
project presented -
Created color palette and edited type
Branding & website design
L + M Elements
Remote
Fall 2018 – Spring 2020
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Designed logo and business cards
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Designed website in Wix platform for architectural solutions company
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Create email campaigns in Constant Contact
Organizations & Accomplishments
President
Mizzou Magazine Club
Columbia, MO
May 2019 – May 2020
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Plan and lead two meetings each month
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Organize resume and design workshops, panel discussions and mentorship programs for members
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Oversee all social media postings and newsletter
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Recruit new members at involvement fairs
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Plan annual club trips to New York City and St. Louis to tour magazine offices and connect with MIzzou alums
Social Media Coordinator
Mizzou Magazine Club
Columbia, MO
May 2018 – May 2019
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Redesign logos and trip guides
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Post on the club Instagram and facebook
for meetings and announcements