STUDIOS
Developing and producing films with FIELD is my passion project. Most of the time I am a leader of design and communication teams.
As a leader, I’m a strategic communicator and an expert translator across disciplines. I inspire my teams to find novel roads to business goals, and I'm comfortable building teams to craft experiences in digital, print, and OOH environments. I have skills and experience in film, digital, print, web, writing, design, music, education, and people ops. I love getting my hands dirty 😊
I'm relentlessly optimistic (solutions-oriented), and always looking for ways to lift up those around me, and celebrate our successes as much as our failures so we stand to learn and grow. My tendency is to treat every role I have almost as a consultancy; like a research project asking the questions: "What is great here, and how can I make this better?"
CV / Selected Work
1517 Media
Art Director 2022–present
Managing designers and illustrators in the creation of trade book covers
Designing cross-functional collaborations and improving SOPs.
Creating and expanding design systems to improve productivity and quality.
Translating business needs and communication problems into design solutions.
Callisto Media
Art Director 2019–2020 | Senior Art Director 2020–2022
Team leadership, overseeing art directors, graphic designers, photographers, and illustrators. Project manage schedules and budgets in the production of ~60 books a year.
Utilize research into customer habits and interest to develop design pitches that solve strategic problems.
Oversee design for POS, marketing, and social channels.
Own and lead weekly meetings with ~50 team members at every level of art and design organization to consult and develop technical SOPs for production and design.
Interface regularly with cross-functional partners to connect business units in process development.
Act as a member of the DE&I steering committee. (we call ours ABIDE (Accessibility, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity)).
Connect with HR/People Ops on a regular basis to consult on employee communications, DE&I issues, and the development of the employee review process.
Hachette Book Group
Graphic Designer 2015–2018
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to determine scope of work. Develop, refine, and finalize work.
Print production—ensure pixel-perfect design before release to print for books by household names such as Michael Caine and Andrew Yang.
Project management.
Pitch designs to upper management.
Book cover design
Marketing design
Social media design.
Pilchuck Glass School
Marketing Manager 2014–2015
- Worked to lead a team of contract designers, photographers, and media managers in the creation of all internal and external communications for what is arguably THE premier non-profit glass art school in the world.
- Collaborated closely with the cross-departmental teams in fundraising and educational programming.
- Enrollment during this period was up by ~20%, and our fundraising campaigns raised over 2.5 million dollars.
- In the organizational absence of one, I acted as creative director, with conception and copywriting for all Pilchuck’s materials, as well as pitching to the executive director and board of directors.
- Top-to-bottom development included: production and art direction for photo shoots, art direction of designers and illustrators, project management of complex publications, print production, budgets, UX design and wireframing for the website, and preparation of all social media and email marketing materials.
Penguin Random House
Engineer, Digital Designer 2011–2013
Part of the pioneering team creating interactive / complex eBooks
Development of interactive elements such as pinch+zoom Star Wars maps
Visual Design for eBook + app publications
QA engineering for projects under management.
911 Seattle Media Arts Center
Faculty, Graphic Designer, Digital Designer, Intern Manager 2007–2010
Instruction of 3-4 continuing education classes a week (Adobe Creative Suite, Wordpress, HTML, CSS and other web languages)
Graphic design for all print advertising, exhibition graphics
Develop, wireframe, design, and relaunch website
Produce public events related to exhibitions and class presentation
Manage a group of interns in support of all the above tasks
Henry Art Gallery
Brand/Marketing Designer 2007–2010
Design of all museum communications materials including exhibition catalogs, newsletters, exhibition signage, direct mailers, newspaper advertisements, environmental graphics throughout the museum, and environmental advertising throughout Seattle.
