Art Director

R&M Specialties, Ltd., Batavia, IL January 2021 – Present

• Meet with customers to discuss design ideas and concepts.

• Design apparel for businesses and schools.

• Follow brand guidelines for promotional imprinted products.

• Prepare artwork for screen printing and embroidery.

 

Freelance Graphic Designer

July 2011 – Present

• Realtor Association of the Fox Valley’s centennial celebration marketing.

• Print and online materials for the St. Charles Park District marketing department.

• Holiday light renderings on residential and commercial properties for HC Lights, Inc.

• Brand identity for dental office and real estate teams.

• Logo, spiritwear and marketing materials for local schools.

 

Preschool Teacher’s Assistant

St. Patrick Catholic Preschool, St. Charles, IL August 2016 – May 2018

• Assisted with teaching the two-year-old classroom.

• Interacted with the students, parents and faculty to facilitate the child’s healthy growth in school.

• Helped plan and execute art projects in various forms of media.

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Graphic Designer

Awana International Clubs, Streamwood, IL April 2012 – July 2012

• Designed and updated training materials for Awana Youth Ministries.

• Developed presentations for Awana Youth Ministry leaders using Power Point and Keynote.

 

Editor/Designer

Chicago Tribune, Westchester, IL March 2008 – April 2012

• Laid out, proofed and edited multiple weekly TribLocal newspapers.

• Designed house ads that were used as fillers in the newspapers.

• Created graphic elements and promotional materials that were used in print.

• Color corrected photographs and prepared final files for press.

 

Graphic Designer

Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Publishing Company, Oakbrook, IL
December 2007 – March 2008

• Designed special advertising sections that were inserted within the Chicago Tribune.

• Designed the Festival of Homes pages that ran within the Homes section of the Chicago Tribune.

• Color corrected camera-ready ads and photographs and prepared final files for press.

 

Production Graphic Artist

MagnetStreet, Wheaton, IL May 2006 – December 2007

• Created promotional magnets for business, personal and educational purposes.

• Managed unorganized requests by utilizing creative design techniques with InDesign.

• Coordinated with the pre-production and customer service departments to assure customers’ needs were met.

• Transformed the customer’s written order into a visual piece of communication.