Skills Profile

I Believe in Transparency and Being the Right Fit

My Proficiencies At-A-Glance

Design Platforms

Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder, Audition, Acrobat
Web Design: Sketch, Figma, UXPin, Sublime Text
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Google Suite: Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites
Online Platforms: Canva, Wave Video, Shutterstock Editor
Stock: Shutterstock, Ingimage, Envato Elements, Storyblocks, Videohive

Social Media Tools

Social Media Management: Buffer, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Spotify, MissingLettr, HubSpot
Video Management: YouTube, Vimeo, VLC Media Player
Company Communications: Monday.com, Slack, Asana, Yammer, Zoom, Microsoft Teams

Typical Workloads

I’m comfortable taking on 5-10+ projects a week, large and small, with unexpected shifting priorities, planning and communicating professionally and transparently with clients, researching and giving advice monthly to clients on what new deliverables would help bring in the most leads, reporting on hours and managing tasks, leading and collaborating with a design team, training and onboarding new design subject matter experts (SMEs), taking on new challenges, and always being humble and kind.

Well-Versed Deliverables

The typical deliverables I create include ads, blog images and CTAs, conference banners, signage, complete booth displays, case studies, complete branding and identity, digital projects, email design and assets, infographics, logos, one-pagers and sell sheets, presentations, printables, print media, social media, full websites from ideation to completion, landing pages, single pages, web graphics, whitepapers, videos & video editing, podcast editing, animated GIFs, and eBooks.

Soft Skills

The soft skills I can bring to your company include my positive personality, empathy, time management, leadership, feedback management, collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, client communication, ever-evolving design thinking, staying up-to-date with best practices, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to solve problems through creative storytelling.

Education and Career Growth

My Credibility and Achievements

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Arts and Studio Arts with a Concentration in Graphic Design and a Minor in Art History
Degree Earned At: University of Nebraska at Omaha 2011-2014
GPA Achieved: 3.745 GPA (Graduated Magna Cum Laude)

Certifications

4 Certifications Achieved: Growth-Driven Design Agency, HubSpot Sales Software, HubSpot Marketing Software, Inbound
Certifications Earned At: HubSpot Academy (Online) 2018-2020
How They Were Earned: Watched all of the provided training videos and passed the exam at the end of each certification course to become certified.

Career Growth

I began as an Intern for Red Branch Media in November 2013, and worked my way up to a Creative Visual Designer in early 2014, promoted to a Graphic Design Team Lead in late 2014, in late 2022 was promoted to a Brand Director, and in early 2024 was promoted to Chief Creative Officer.

Consultant to the CEO & Partners

From 2019-present, I was selected to join the CEO, partners, and a few other fellow co-workers to meet periodically in-person to discuss how the current state of the company, present ideas and share how we would keep steering the company in the right direction.

Pre-Employment Skills Building

From February to April 2014, before graduation from college, I applied and was selected to become part of a collective group of graphic designers, web coders, and copyrighters who met with Emspace Group for 3 months of bi-weekly sessions to learn from Emspace Group and other Omaha Area Design firms and related agencies to grow knowledge and make professional connections in a workshop based setting. This group is an annual event known as Emspace Group: Forge.

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