Senior Visual Designer

Brand · Marketing · Editorial · Illustration · Photography, 10+ years turning ideas into clear, effective work.

Experience

2014 to Present

Independent Creative & Designer

Self-directed · Remote

Brand identity, marketing campaigns, editorial, illustration, and photography for nonprofits, advocacy groups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs, owning projects from concept to production-ready files.

Founder

Creative Director & Designer

Ben & Bo Advocacy

Founded and led the creative for an autism & special-needs advocacy brand, identity, illustration system, educational guides, and social campaigns that make resources approachable for families.

Ongoing

Photographer

Portrait, family & lifestyle

Full-service sessions including shooting, editing, retouching, and color correction, a discipline that sharpens my eye across every other project.

2014

B.S. Public Relations

Northern Arizona University

Minors in Photography and Studio Art, the roots of a strategy-plus-craft approach to design.

Skills

Brand & Identity

Logo DesignBrand SystemsBrand GuidelinesVisual Identity

Marketing & Campaigns

Campaign DevelopmentSocialEmailDigital AdsLanding PagesPresentations

Editorial & Print

BrochuresAnnual ReportsBook CoversProgramsPrint ProductionPre-press & BleedsLarge Format

Illustration

VectorHand-drawnIconographyCharacter DesignEducational Graphics

Photography

PortraitLifestyleProductEditingRetouchingColor Correction

Creative Direction

Concept DevelopmentArt DirectionContent StrategyBrand Positioning

Tools

Adobe PhotoshopIllustratorInDesignLightroomAcrobat

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