WORK HISTORY
Bluefly.com
Senior Art Director
April 2009-Present
Job Duties:Editorial photo direction and production including photo concepts, on-set/location photo direction, casting models and designing sets, managing budgets; design and content management of women’s online department; photo retouching.
Macy's
Freelance Art Director
December 2008-March 2009
160over90
Art Director & Graphic Designer
April 2007-November 2008
Job Duties: Brand development involving in-depth research and interviews; creating over-arching brand concepts and marketing strategies; concepting, art-direction and design of printed materials and websites; advertising photo direction and production including photo concepts, on-set/location photo direction, casting models and designing sets; publication design; image sourcing; client presentations and contact communications; project management; managing junior designers, vendors, freelancers and interns; managing multiple, large projects with many complex details.
Clients: Dansko Shoes, Nina Shoes, Chestnut Hill College, The University of Dayton, City of Boston
Graphiculture
Art Director & Graphic Designer
November 2003-March 2007
Job Duties: Art direction of on-figure and lay-down retail photography including photo concepts, on-set/location photo direction, casting models and designing sets; in-store signage and display design; catalog production and design; brand/identity design; casting models; designing sets; copywriting; image sourcing; client presentations and contact communications; project management; managing multiple, large projects with many complex details.
Clients: Marshall Field's, Macy's, Target, Minnesota Center for Photography
Target Corporation
Graphic Designer
June 2003-October 2003
Job Duties: Graphic design, concepting and research for a variety of branded projects including signage, packaging, invitations and brochures
EDUCATION
Minneapolis College of Art + Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Graduated Winter of 2003
Hoeschool Voor De Kunsten, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Semester exchange and interdisciplinary study
Fall 2002
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts
Graduated Summer 1999