graphic design | illustration | art direction

resume

here’s a little bit of my experience

work experience

Senior Art Director & Illustrator at LifeSci Communications

New York, NY; February 2020 - Present

In this role, I’ve grown from a senior graphic designer to senior art director, assisting with all manner of projects in both the design and client-presentation roles. Some of my projects and roles have included:

  • Leading client rebranding initiatives

  • Creation of Mechanism of Action Animations and illustrations

  • Logo design

  • Website Design

  • Managing other designers

  • Collaborating with copy writers, account managers, and digital media teams to create small and large-scale campaigns

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