Nice to meet you!
I'm a multidisciplinary creative with extensive experience in the hospitality and entertainment industries. I'm a compulsive command+s-er, aspiring herbalist, estate sale enthusiast, and mom of two. I’m passionate about food justice and good kerning (iykyk).
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Skills
Brainstorming sessions · Brand & identity development · Brand stewardship · Creative direction · Digital illustration · Inter-departmental collaboration · Problem solving · Project management · Team leadership · Visual communication
Relevant Experience
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Oversee all marketing creative and in-store branded elements for Uchi restaurants
Lead creative brand projects from brainstorm sessions to campaigns
Facilitate communication and collaboration between marketing, culinary, and ops teams
Coordinate relationships with vendors for print production and merch; provide creative direction for freelancers
Led hiring process and managed contract designer
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Assist emerging and established brands with branding and positioning, creative direction, and marketing design
Design logos, brand packages, and print & digital marketing; Produce easy-to-use templates for client use
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Collaborated on brand identity and marketing strategy for new hospitality concepts
Oversaw marketing creative, menus, merch, and signage design for all concepts in our portfolio of restaurants, music venues, and outdoor markets
Managed creative projects; provided art direction for freelancers and team members
Researched, sourced, and ordered uniforms, merchandise, print collateral, signage, and promotional items while adhering to each concept’s budget
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Collaborated on brand identity and marketing strategy for new hospitality concepts
Designed signage, menus, uniforms, merchandise, print ads, digital marketing, and more for all concepts in portfolio
Led development of Potluck Hospitality branding
Researched, sourced, and ordered uniforms, merchandise, print collateral, signage, and promotional items while adhering to each concept’s budget
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Designed localized logos and digital creative for international clients across multiple streaming platforms
Maintained efficiency and high level of accuracy in a fast-paced, production-focused environment
Created customizable templates and led trainings for a team of designers
Reviewed other designers’ work for accuracy and consistency and provided art direction
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Designed all social posts, digital marketing, and traditional media for national festivals – including Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL), Sea.Hear.Now (Asbury Park, NJ), Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (New Orleans, LA), Innings Festival (Tempe, AZ), and Music City Food + Wine (Nashville, TN)
Provided art direction and support for international Lollapalooza brands (Lolla Argentina, Lolla Berlin, Lolla Brazil, Lolla Chile, Lolla Paris, and Lolla Stockholm)
Maintained brand consistency for five festivals throughout year-round sales cycle, from on-sale advertising and promotions to on-site collateral
Managed projects, deadlines, and deliverables for teammates, internal clients, partners, and sponsors
Interviewed, hired & managed design interns; interviewed and hired and temporary designers
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Concepted & executed print collateral, email marketing, direct mail, and trade show pieces for B2B marketing
Reviewed creative produced by designers and copywriters for adherence to brand standards; provided guidance & art direction
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Led design from concept to execution for 2015 multi-channel marketing campaign
Concepted and executed print collateral, signage & OOH advertising, social media elements, web banners, and microsites for the Kasasa brand
Built 300+ customizable templates and trained a team of designers how to use them
Managed and mentored design interns
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Led design for award-winning national promotions
Concepted and executed print collateral, signage & OOH advertising, social media elements, web banners, and microsites for the Kasasa brand
Customized templates for our client base of 300+ community financial institutions
Produced one-off creative for custom requests from individual financial institutions —ranging from car wraps to landing pages
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Designed websites for professors and departments at UT Austin
Created illustrations in a variety of styles for websites and textbooks
Trained other designers on illustration and photo editing techniques
Education
BA Studio Art, BA Religious Studies, UT Austin, 2006–2010
Graduated Magna Cum Laude