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• Lead and inspire the design team throughout the delivery of products that range from data portals and content-rich websites to native applications and AI solutions, ensuring alignment with client objectives

• Work closely with organizational leadership to define and execute the agency’s strategic and design vision

• Seamlessly collaborate with design, project management, strategy, and technology teams to foster a culture of collaboration and experimentation

• Present work through storytelling that is grounded in product and brand strategy

• Facilitate workshops with internal and external stakeholders to uncover, define, and validate a project scope or concept

• Research and stay up to date on industry standards, trends, and technologies

• Manage, coach, and mentor junior designers by providing training and opportunities for professional growth

• Define team quality standards and provide timely guidance and constructive feedback

• Manage project resourcing and prioritization for the team in collaboration with project managers

• Communicate, work, and lead a team of 10 across geographies (US, Europe)

• Led project teams to ideate, develop, and market brands across a variety of verticals

• Oversaw and participated in the delivery of e-commerce products, marketing campaigns, and brand development

• Worked closely with the strategy team to ensure deliverables aligned with project briefs

• Defined and rolled out the conceptual process for UI and design system development 

• Communicated clearly with internal teams, clients, and external vendors (videographers, illustrators, animators, photographers)

• Defined growth strategies for individual creative team members and conducted quarterly performance reviews

• Developed new business pitches and scopes of work

• Led a team of 8 across geographies (US, Europe, India)

  Clients: Georgetown University, Herschend Family Entertainment (Globetrotters, Dollywood), Pet Valu

Clients: Georgetown University, Herschend Family Entertainment (Globetrotters, Dollywood), Pet Valu

• Worked alongside creative directors to ideate concepts with support from a team of art directors, designers, and copywriters

• Worked closely with development teams and product owners to ensure the design vision for digital products was realized

• Designed digital products including responsive marketing websites, e-commerce websites, and mobile apps

• Conducted competitive brand assessments to understand client landscapes

• Juggled multiple projects at once, ensuring that deadlines and client expectations were met

Clients: Arhaus, Clyde's, Georgetown University, Information Builders, International Spy Museum, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Origin, Pep Boys, TJX: Marshalls, Ubamarket

• Designed materials across all brand touchpoints including logos, stationery, digital assets, marketing materials, and signage

• Worked with the creative and strategy teams to ideate, develop, and oversee the deployment of national brand campaigns

• Worked with the UX and development teams to create engaging app and website experiences

Clients: AARP, AOL, Hershey’s Chocolate World, JW Marriott, George Washington's Mount Vernon, NTCA – The Internet and Television Association, .NYC, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies

• Worked to create concepts for identity, interactive, and multi-media marketing campaigns

• Designed and oversaw the printing of brand collateral and annual reports

• Met and coordinated with paper and print vendors by writing specs, reviewing proofs, and attending press checks

• Assisted environmental graphic design leads in the design of brand and wayfinding programs for communities

• Worked closely with outsourced developers to produce websites on WordPress

• Helped craft quotes and scopes of work for potential clients

Clients: AE7, Cleveland Cavaliers, City of Kent, City of North Olmsted, City of South Euclid, Cliffs Natural Resources, Fairmount Minerals, Gateway District, Heinen’s, Heritage Ohio, Lake Erie College, One of a Kind Pet Rescue, Western Reserve Academy