Talented, driven and flexible graphic designer and photo editor with a proven record of delivering creative and innovative design solutions. An ability of developing projects from inception through production to final delivery, ensuring that all work is effective, appropriate and delivered within agreed timescales.
Experience
Head of Design, Marketing
Ellipse, 2023-present
• Led the implementation of new design concepts and visual imagery for the firm
• Developed impactful presentations for clients, sales, business development, and C-level meetings
• Generated all in-house social media content, external ads, brochures, and data sheets, contributing to the enhancement of the company's overall brand image
• Produced 3D mock-ups and blueprints for event booths, videos for social media, conceptualized marketing swag items, and managed the production of printed materials
• Assumed responsibility for building a new and modern corporate website and keeping it up-to-date
• Organizing and attending trade shows, setting up marketing events, and facilitating C-level meetings in collaboration with the marketing director
Marketing & Communication Associate, Graphic Design
Nonprofit HR, 2022-2023
• Create revenue generating business proposals and marketing campaigns
• Generate and automate high-volume materials for print and digital collateral
• Support Marketing & Communication to ensure all projects are completed on schedule
• Collaboration with editorial team, and graphics designer, maintain creative brand guidelines rooted in design best practices
• Build and maintain image library for public and client-facing assets
• Design templates and support upkeep of assets used for business development and client-facing deliverables
Digital Production Artist & Photo Editor
Energy Intelligence, 2015-2022
• In charge of production (creation and layout of daily, weekly, and monthly news publications); photo acquisition
• Produce fact sheets, annual reports, illustrate maps, infographics, marketing and commercial material (web blast, newsletters, posters, emails, etc.)
• Conduct research for editorial photos for news stories, acquisition from vendors, archiving and organizing digital files through CMS systems
• Coordinate and prioritize multiple projects under various deadlines
• Update, lay out and finalize print collateral pieces through final approval
• Define, organize and maintain digital files databases.
Production & Graphic Artist / Photo Editor
Bearport Publishing, Jul 2012-Dec 2014
• Assisting the Creative Director, in-house production layout, photo research/acquisition from vendors, photo editing and retouching
• HTML/CSS editing, invoicing (photographic material), archiving and organizing digital files
• Organized weekly production meetings and schedules
• Created and managed; iBooks/eBooks (iBooks Author), photo spec lists, tip sheets, proofread, and acted as liaison between editorial, design, production, and marketing departments
• Trained and supervised new employees in proper workflow procedures for production, photo editing and retouching, workflow expectations and equipment operation
Creative Assistant
Lotus Hom LLC, Jan 2012-Jul 2012
• Shipped products, organized events, and managed the sales associates to maximize efficiencies to realize revenue growth
• Reported monthly expenses to superiors and performed research on competitors and market trends
• Managed content and schedules for blog posts and activity on social media accounts advertising
• Completed projects by coordinating with outside agencies, vendors, and buyers
Graphic Designer
Ladies Wear, Feb 2011-Dec 2011
• Provided personal & corporate expense reports, and professional assistance to the CEO
• Interpreted and developed clients design goals and designed creative material for social media
• Received emails, phone calls, and helped customers with all of their needs
Freelance Photographer
2011-Present
• Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects
• Responsible for accounting, contract agreements, customer service to clients regarding scheduling appointment and photo shoots
• Develop and manage an inventory system for the sets
Skills
- Graphic Design & Layout
- Project Management
- UI/UX
- HTML / WordPress
- Presentations & Proposals
- Dreamweaver, FinalCut, CaptureOne
- Pardot / SalesForce
- Image Editing/Retouching
- Branding
- Visual Storytelling
- CMS Systems
- Photo Research
- Video Editing
- 3D Mockups
- Multi-Tasking
- Customer Service
- Time Management
- Strategic Planning
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Trilingual
Education
California Institute of the Arts - UI / UX (Certificate)
2022
Raffles Design Institute - Graphic Design (BA)
2011
Tools I use
- Indesign
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Figma
- Canva
- Sketch
- Dreamweaver
- XD
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Keynote
- Capture One
- Aperture
- FinalCut