About
With over two decades as an Art Director and Visual Designer, I am dedicated to crafting compelling visual narratives that seamlessly blend creativity with functionality. Proficient in Art Direction, Graphic Design, UI/UX, and Illustration, my mission is to bring a harmonious blend of creativity, strategic thinking and technical expertise to elevate any and all projects.
SKILLS
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Art Direction
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Visual Design
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Graphic Design
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Production Design
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UI Design
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UX Design
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Illustration
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Prototyping
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Marketing
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Storyboards
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Concepting
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Photography
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Project Management
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Asset Management
SOFTWARE
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Adobe CC
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Photoshop
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Illustrator
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InDesign
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Figma
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Sketch
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XD
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InVision
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Zeplin
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After Effects
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Premiere
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Google Apps
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MS Office
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JIRA
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Asana
EDUCATION
Associate of Applied Arts
Art Institute of Seattle
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2000 – 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visual / Production Designer
Costco - Creative Circle : Issaquah, WA : 9/2024 – Present
Visual Design for Costco with the eCommerce team. Design work includes homepage heroes and other digital assets, email assets, on-site advertising and more. Seasonal campaign development and support.
Sr. Graphic Designer
Amazon - Aquent : Seattle, WA : 4/2023 – 12/2023
Sr. Graphic Designer on the Shopping Design team, responsible for homepage asset approvals. Collaborate with 100+ partner teams to review, approve and art direct over 40,000 individual assets annually that appear on the Amazon homepage. Ensure assets and campaigns are within homepage, brand and content guidelines. Conduct monthly training sessions, team syncs and weekly office hours with new partners to uphold homepage best practices. Track metrics and communicate success with newly onboarded teams. Design mock-ups and visual examples of homepage assets. Visual design support for the wider team.
Production / Visual Designer
Amazon - RUN Studios : Seattle, WA : 6/2022 – 1/2023
Production Design for Amazon with the Discovery Technology team. Design work includes multiple Amazon homepage assets, app assets, landing page assets, video editing and more. Lead Visual Design for NFL on Prime Thursday Night Football season one storefront.
Sr. Visual Designer / Art Director
POP : Seattle, WA : 3/2019 – 12/2021
Sr. Visual Design lead with high volume Roundel Team, supporting Target products and services. Create assets for proprietary and national brands across all Target platforms. Design work includes ads placements, brand pages, app assets, social media, video and more. Art Direction oversees work of visual designers, copywriters and web designers, coordinating with Assistant Creative Directors and Project Managers, from kick offs to final file delivery.
Sr. Visual Designer
HTC Americas : Seattle, WA : 12/2016 – 3/2018
Create design content for HTC.com, marketing materials, social media posts. Product and lifestyle photography. Motion graphics and videographer for social videos. Web page design. Support brand partners such as T-Mobile and Sprint.
UI/UX Designer
Perk.com : Austin, TX : 10/2015 – 8/2016
Create UI and visual elements for Perk’s mobile games and rewards platform for both iOS and Android. Develop UX flows, mock-ups and prototypes for new features. Support marketing with graphics for social media and email promotions.
UI/UX Designer
GREE International : San Francisco, CA : 7/2014 – 8/2015
Create UI and iconography for RPG+ mobile games on both iOS and Android. Develop user flows and mock-ups for new features. Support UX Director and Design in creation of new features. Update HTML mocks pages and create interactive prototypes.
Art Lead / Art Director
iWin : San Francisco, CA : 5/2011 – 5/2014
Create art assets, illustrations, UI and marketing material for social and mobile games. Art Direction and project management for hidden object scenes, art assets and marketing. Titles include Jewel Quest, Relic Quest, Family Feud, Deal or No Deal and $100,000.
Senior Concept Artist / Co-Founder
PassionFruit Games : Seattle, WA : 9/2009 – 11/2010
2-D Artist
Her Interactive : Bellevue, WA : 8/2008 – 9/2009
Graphic Designer / Concept Illustrator
Passage Events & Promotions : Seattle, WA : 10/2005 – 7/2008