ABOUT

Creative manager with 19 years in marketing and advertising.

I’m the Creative Service Manager at Adwerx, where I lead design and manage the contractors who support it, from client presentations and visual reports to social and web ads, video, and the company website in Webflow.

I’ve led teams of designers and I’ve been the only designer in a company of more than 100 people. Either way, I set clear priorities, stay honest about timelines, and still do a good share of the design myself.

Outside of work you’ll find me hiking, kayaking (still a newbie), collecting comics, and gaming.

EXPERIENCE

Creative Service Manager

Adwerx | 2016 – Present

Lead designer overseeing all creative output and managing the design contractors. One-sheets, presentations, client reports, social and web ads, video, and the company website in Webflow.

Production Designer

Escapist Magazine / Defy Media | 2015 – 2016

Social graphics for The Escapist and EveryJoe articles, branding for Defy properties including Addicting Games and Smosh, plus website layout and photography.

Production Manager

Good Idea Designs / Job Finder USA | 2013 – 2015

Managed most graphics client requests and allocated work across the design team to keep production on schedule.

Graphic & Web Designer

Imp Designs | 2012 – 2013

Branding and print design for clients including Spectrum, CPI Security, and HBO, plus wireframing, design, and content management in Expression Engine, HTML, and CSS.

Production Manager

Job Finder USA | 2007 – 2012

Managed layout, coordination, and design of bi-weekly, multi-market publications, working daily with sales on ad placement.

SKILLS

LEADERSHIP

Creative Management
Contractor Management
Project Management

DESIGN

UX Design
Social & Email Design
Video Editing
Book Layout & Illustration

TOOLS

Adobe Creative Cloud
Figma & Sketch
Webflow · WordPress
PowerPoint

CERTIFICATIONS

Google Analytics Platform Principles

NEXTGEN Center: The Foundation for Effective Leadership Program

Google Foundations of User Experience

Webflow 101 Certification

EDUCATION

ECPI University

Creative Design, Graduate 2007

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