Resume

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Creative graphic designer with 8+ years of experience in branding, marketing, and digital and print design. Highly knowledgeable in content creation, using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other Adobe Suite software to deliver custom creative. Exceedingly competent in working on multiple projects with strict deadlines.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Video Production & YouTube Channel Support | 2024 – Present
The Rage Academy Remote
https://www.youtube.com/@therageacademy

  • Assist with on-site filming, including camera setup, lighting, and direction

  • Edit videos to enhance pacing, visual appeal, and narrative flow using Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Design custom motion graphics and visuals to align with the channel’s branding

  • Create engaging, click-optimized thumbnails to improve viewer retention and CTR

  • Perform keyword research and apply YouTube SEO best practices to titles, descriptions, and tags

Digital Marketing Producer | 2018 – 2025
Graphic Artist | 2017 – 2018
FOX61 WTIC | CW20 WCCT - TEGNA, INC. Hartford, CT

  • Led collaboration with internal partners (marketing, news, sales, community outreach) to develop compelling creative and messaging strategies for all marketing and promotional assets

  • Partnered with news and marketing and developed creative that drove ratings and usage across owned and paid media (posters, banners, TV, digital ads, social posts, etc.)

  • Designed creative assets, including flyers, posters, programs, invites, cards, branded merchandise, etc. for clients and internal partners

  • Maintained brand standards across all digital media and print creative

  • Managed projects, including timelines, client reviews, creative edits, and delivery of assets on time and satisfactory to clients and partners

  • Collaborated on video products and animated graphics, both on-air and social, for the station

  • Managed digital and social creative for external clients, driving identified business objectives and ensuring creative was on brand

  • Oversaw station photography and editing, including headshots, promo and event photos, etc.

Photography Intern | May 2017 – July 2017
COBURN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. South Windsor, CT

  • Shot and edited photos of consumables and parts, created image library with consistent naming structure

Junior Graphic Designer | Aug 2016 – Feb 2017
METLIFE Bloomfield, CT

  • Modified layouts and updated content for print and web materials according to new visual identity guidelines during company-wide rebrand

EDUCATION                                    

Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | 2014 – 2016
Master of Arts in Information Design, Graduate Assistant

Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT | 2006 – 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Art, concentration in Art Therapy, Summa Cum Laude 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Awards: FOX61 Above & Beyond Award, 2022

Technical Skills: 

  • Design & Editing Software: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, Lightroom, Acrobat

  • Other Tools: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Squarespace, WordPress

Personal Skills:

  • Digital & Print Design

  • Motion Graphics & Animation

  • Photography & Image Editing

  • Branding & Layout Design

  • Typography & Color Theory

  • Multitasking & Time Management

  • Highly Organized, Flexible, and Collaborative