work experience
Associate Creative Director & Illustrator at LifeSci Communications
New York, NY; February 2020 - Present; ACD as of Feb 2025
In this role, I’ve assisted with projects in both designer and client-presentation/relationship roles, including:
Leading client rebrands & logo design
Creation of Mechanism of Action Animations and illustrations, working closely with medical communications teams
Development and direction of videos, ads, print materials, etc. for commercial product launches and unbranded campaigns
Website Design & Corporate template design
Management of design team and client relationships
Collaborating with copy writers, account managers, scientific and medical communications team, and digital media teams
Freelance Illustrator and Art Director for Phinizy Center for Water Sciences Educational Kiosks Project.
Augusta, GA; September 2019 - Present [Project Based]
Freelance Illustrator for Savannah River Brewing Co.
Augusta, GA; September 2019 [Project Based]
Freelance Information Designer at Dubin Research & Consulting
New York, NY; November 2019 - December 2019
Muralist for the Garden City Project, funded by the Westobou Festival
Augusta, GA; September 2019 - October 2019
Artist in Residency at Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Upperville, VA; April 2019 - May 2019
Graphic Designer at Kikkerland Design, Inc.
New York, NY; April 2017 - February 2019
Illustrator for Oak Spring Garden Foundation Publication, "An Oak Spring Landscape"
New York, NY & Upperville, VA; May 2017 - May 2018
Graphic Designer at Argento SC
New York, NY; November 2016 - March 2017
Design Associate at the New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY; January 2015 - November 2016
Illustrator and Design Consultant for Phinizy Swamp Park Sign Project
New York, NY / Augusta, GA; July 2016 - Present
Illustrator for book cover of poetry by Max Ritvo, FOUR REINCARNATIONS
New York, NY; Milkweed Publishing; Spring/Summer 2016
Illustrator and Layout Designer for Yale's Great Mountain Forest Fieldbook
New Haven, CT; Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Virtual Studio Assistant for James Prosek
New York, NY; 2015 - Present
Illustrator for Scientific Paper Presentations
for Andrew Middleton, Yale University; Jonathan Pauli, University of Wisconsin
New York, NY / New Haven, CT; 2015 - Present
Research, Editorial, and Graphic Design Intern at Tinybop
Brooklyn, NY; Fall 2014
Graphic Design and Social Media Intern at Hammerhead
New York, NY; Fall 2014
Graphic Designer for Nest+M After3 Program
New York, NY; Fall 2014 - Fall 2016
Graphic Design and Art Handling Intern at the Cartoon Art Museum
San Francisco, CA; Summer 2014
Preparator and Exhibition Designer for Migdalski Fish Project at the Yale Peabody
New Haven, CT; Spring - Fall 2014
Muralist at Yale Health Pediatrics Department
New Haven, CT; Fall 2013
Invert. Paleontology Intern at American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY; Summer 2013
Insect Collection Student Curator at Yale Osborn Memorial Labs Teaching Collection
New Haven, CT; Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Gift Shop Sales Associate at Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT; Spring 2011 - Spring 2013
volunteer experience
Artistic Director for Scholarship Plus
New York, NY; 2017 - Present
Artist & Brand Consultant for Side Character Quest, the podcast
Brooklyn, NY & Washington, DC; 2018 - Present
Exhibitions Intern at Yale Peabody
New Haven, CT; Fall 2012 - Spring 2014
Graphic Designer for 12 Yale Dramat, Drama Coalition Productions
New Haven, CT; Spring 2011 - Spring 2013
Technical Director for 7 Yale Dramat, Drama Coalition Productions
New Haven, CT; Spring 2012 - Spring 2013
Initial Park Sign Redesign at Phinizy Nature Center
Augusta, GA; Summer 2012
education
Yale University
B.A. in Visual Arts, Painting Concentration; class of 2013 with additional coursework in biological science
skills
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign | Powerpoint design & animation | Illustration | Art Direction | Animation | Digital Photo Retouching and Editing | Digital Photography | Basic Front-end Web Development | Textile Design | Mural Painting | Carpentry | Management | Scenic Painting & Design | Art Handling and Museum Collections Experience