08/17 TO PRESENT

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Design Manager

•   Collaboratively develop the national visual identity and design fresh and creative branded elements

•  Advise senior leadership in developing cohesive short- and long-range strategic plans, visuals, and products that align with business goals

•   Lead design for internal growth strategy and communication campaigns

•   Hire, manage and mentor design teams; control workflow and review completed projects to ensure quality and accuracy
•   Manage a budget of $280K for internal program including: printing costs, agency and contractor fees

11/18 TO PRESENT

GO, GROW & BE

Committee Chair,
Marketing and Communications Board

•   Oversee implementation of the communication strategy for the purposes of recruitment, program messaging, fundraising, awareness and branding

•   Lead branding efforts, develop and maintain effective multi-platform brand packaging for all sub-brands; develop guidelines and tools that facilitate appropriate usage of brand
•   Provide strategic leadership and oversight, produce and deliver promotional materials
•   Create and oversee departmental budget
•   Collaborate to establish and drive new and innovative ways to market and brand
initiatives, ensuring results translate across all media (e.g. interactive digital ads, social
media outlets, print, etc.)

10/12 TO 8/15

GRANT THORNTON LLP

National Creative Design Specialist

•  Assisted in strategy and implementation of rebranded identity system firmwide

•  Increased brand presence among colleges and universities; doubled web views for the recruiting homepage, and increased employee recruitment

•  Created national external strategic campaign around firm’s CEO Growth Forum

 •  Developed enhanced logo library to drive brand consistency and improve efficiency 

01/10 TO PRESENT

SAY SOMETHING DESIGNS

Freelance Art Director

• Provide strategy, cross-channel marketing design, and art direction to small businesses and non-profits

• Developed an elevated branding strategy that increased March of Dimes’ annual fundraising gala attendance to 650+ United States Senators, Representatives and guests, and 90 corporate sponsors; the event raised over $1M in donations

• Develop visual identities, brand systems, logos, print design, web graphics, interactive PDFs, promotional material, and signage 

• Manage contracts, budgets, billing and payment collection for all projects 

08/15 TO 8/17

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Senior Design Lead

• Executed, implemented and produced all print and digital media

• Created and presented storyboards, renderings and/or initial graphic designs, and communicate strategic execution of concepts to leadership

• Lead the creative development of industry diagnostics mobile application design increasing software adoption rate

• Provided brand/visual identity materials and training for vendors, freelancers and other groups within the firm’s Market, Clients and Industry Group

• Managed design workflow, process and resources against internal needs 

10/05 to 10/12

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Regional Graphic Designer

• Prepared request-for-proposals, generated statements-of-work, and scheduled inter-group coordination for sales and marketing team

• Provided quality assurance of all creative deliverables

• Maintained and managed relationships with creative agencies, printers and other vendors

• Provided brand training to new employees as well as lead and developed brand training updates for staff