EXPERIENCE
Owner/Principal Designer 2006-PRESENT
Fireball Media
• Owns and manages a full-service design studio.
• Designs, conceptualizes, and implements branding strategies for clients.
• Manages client accounts.
• Coordinates copywriters, web designers, and photographers.
Freelance Design Work 2006-PRESENT
Various Clients
• Designed logos and branding for clients.
• Designed layout for College of Charleston Magazine.
Art Director 2005-2006
West Of Newspaper
• Made organizational and design-related changes to the newspaper.
• Worked to standardize the ad sizes in the paper.
• Created and implemented a template to ease the workflow.
• Established an organizational system to keep track of production duties.
• Developed and designed collateral material.
Production Manager 2002-2005
Graphic Designer 2000-2002
Charleston City Paper
• Managed the production department.
• Led the transition from paste-up to digital pagination.
• Reorganized the filing system to be more intuitive and useful.
• Coordinated workflow between sales, editorial, and production departments.
• Developed and designed collateral material.
• Served as principal advertising designer.
Studio Artist 1999-2000
Erwin Penland Advertising; Greenville, SC
• Worked on the accounts for Bell Atlantic Mobile (now Verizon Wireless) and First Union (now Wachovia), among others.
• Developed and created collateral and POP items.
• Resized and prepared the weekly advertisements for publication in regional newspapers.
EDUCATION
Furman University 1995 - 1999
Greenville, South Carolina
• Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art
University of Georgia SUMMER 1997
Cortona, Italy
• Art Study Program
AWARDS
AAN Award Best Special Section
Dish
Addy Awards
Theatre 99 Campaign
Mellow Mushroom Ad
Best of Charleston
Charleston City Paper Gift Guide Cover