Resume
Experience
Jun. 2022 - Present
Art Director
Clemson Athletics
Clemson, S.C.
Lead the creative direction and day-to-day design operations for Clemson Athletics, developing and overseeing campaign graphics, team packages, social content, print materials, digital assets, presentations, and in-venue creative. Establish visual systems and brand standards while managing creative workflows, project timelines, approvals, and cross-functional collaboration with coaches, administrators, marketing, communications, ticketing, partnerships, and multimedia teams. Capture game-action photography and support athletics-wide photography, showcase media days, recruiting content, and set design while mentoring student employees through hands-on creative projects, production support, photography, multimedia initiatives, and after-hours team-building activities.
Mar. 2021 - Aug. 2022
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Michigan State Football
Lansing, Mi
Assist in the design of all creative assets, manage incoming creative requests and ensure consistency in branding guidelines. Assign projects to team members, and give feedback as needed. Create social media calendar, distribute and discuss said calendar with superiors.
Duties also include satisfying all motion graphic requests, shooting creative video during practice and games, planning, organizing, and executing photo shoots pertaining to recruiting visits or in house production needs. Handle communication to outside printers and venders while also working closely with our athletics marketing department to help satisfy their demands. Supervisor to 3 full time employees and 8 part time students.
May 2019 - Dec. 2021
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN
Michigan State Football
Lansing, Mi
Create graphics for football recruiting purposes, design multimedia for football social media pages, produce motivational graphics for displays located in the football building, and create promotional artwork for fundraisers and camps held by the football program.
Oct. 2016 - May 2019
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WMU Athletics Office
of Media Relations
Kalamazoo, Mi
Design and update visual concepts and assets for a wide variety of digital, print and web-based projects. Execute multiple projects in a timely manner with attention to detail while exhibiting a high level of creative thinking and creative problem-solving.
Oct. 2016 - May 2019
GRAPHIC DESIGNER/
RECRUITING ASSISTANT
Western Michigan Football
Kalamazoo, Mi
Create content for print and digital media focused on recruiting prospective student-athletes. Required to utilize knowledge of current graphic design software, specifically the Adobe Creative Suite, to produce visual material. Generate, proof read and edit finished product and ensure that all design work follows university branding standards.
Education
2016 - 2019
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BFA Fine Arts - Graphic Design
Kalamazoo, Mi
The program promotes the philosophy and culture of graphic design as visual communication. The environment is challenging and focuses on critical thinking and discovery through process, enabling students to work in any medium necessary to creatively and innovatively propose and solve design problems. 1 of 20 accepted into program out of 39 applicants.
Professional skillset
Graphic Design
Problem Solving
Motion Design
Teaching
Videography
Hard Working
Photography