EXPERIENCE
CROWE LLP
Senior Graphic Designer & Production Specialist (Manager)
August 2021 – May 2024 • Chicago, Illinois
Collaborated with creative director, project managers, writers, and design team members to create effective design and marketing campaign materials based on creative briefs, creative launch meetings, brand guidelines, and best practices. Worked with partners, clients, and other stakeholders to communicate design rationale, review work to ensure final materials achieved the intended goal. Design materials included but were not limited to: brochures, articles, whitepapers, ebooks, digital banner ads, print ads, social media content, conference booth design, logo design, brand development/refresh, presentation and pitch decks.
Led the design and production for the company’s Demand Center materials, managing immediate and short-term design requests while maintaining brand compliance. Acclimated additional team members to Demand Center procedures and processes.
With fellow administrators organized, maintained and updated assets for company’s Digital
Asset Manager (DAM). Established user roles and permissions. Trained users on self-service
design templates and asset portals. Partnered with external vendor to maintain company merchandise store.
Served as the primary contact for brand compliance across all creative formats, working closely with internal teams and contractors to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Graphic Designer & Print Production Specialist
August 2017 - August 2021 • Chicago, Illinois
Managed design projects both independently and collaboratively to translate creative briefs into visual solutions for a variety of projects, marketing, and branding campaigns. Ensured quality and integrity of designs while adhering to schedules and deadlines in fast-paced environment.
Promoted to Senior level in 2021.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Print Production Specialist
Feb 2014 - August 2017 • Chicago, Illinois
Built and maintained a strong client base by delivering versatile, high-quality graphic design in multiple formats including but not limited to brand identities, page layout, brochure/catalog design and production, outdoor signage, transportation graphics, digital/social media, packaging, and print production processes.
ABELSON TAYLOR, INC.
July 2005 - February 2014 • Chicago, Illinois
Senior Print Production Artist/Supervisor
A “working supervisor” production artist who produced a variety of advertising materials for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical device industries and supervised a team of print production artists. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and an extensive working knowledge of graphic reproduction processes ensured high standards of quality and brand adherence in a fast-paced environment.
EARLY CAREER
Developed broad design skills in high volume production environments producing a range of print products from business forms and 4-color weekly advertising to catalogs. Learned the importance of time management and good decision making in fast-paced environments.
EDUCATION
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Charleston, Illinois
Bachelors of Arts – Graphic Design & Print Production
DESIGN AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Design Software including but not limited to: Adobe Creative Suite (Firefly, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, Lightroom, Photoshop, Workfront), Canva, Figma, PowerPoint, Sharepoint. Technical Skills include but not limited to: Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems, print production processes, project management.