ART DIRECTOR | SENIOR DESIGNER
Reduce Cost | Increase Value
Qualified, experienced, and proficient creative professional. Provides striking visual solutions to business problems. Organized, efficient, and detail-oriented problem-solver. Reduces expenditure and exceeds key performance indicators. Results-driven and customer-focused communicator. Effectively conveys complex ideas to achieve desired outcomes.
SKILLS
Top 5% of all Creative Cloud Testers: Adobe XD, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Art Director/Senior Designer | The Mars Agency
Chicago, IL | MAR 2021–Present
Art Directed campaigns for Campbell’s and Conagra Brands;
designed advertisements, banners, displays, emails, microsites
Art Director | Discover Financial Services
Riverwoods, IL | AUG 2018–MAR 2021
Managed and designed all department creative projects, including animations, emails, graphics, guides, logos, and presentations; developed visual style of all department creative materials, including branding and templates
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Increased click rate for Business Technology newsletter to 7%
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Increased training program registrations
Senior Designer | American Bar Association
Chicago, IL | MAR 2016–AUG 2018
Designed social media, print, and web advertisements; emails, interactive forms, and microsites
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Increased Member Group joins through Happy Bar Birthday email campaign
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Increased Student to Lawyer membership conversions through Student2Lawyer.com
Art Director | Center on Halsted
Chicago, IL | APR 2013–MAR 2016
Developed visual style and overall design of all agency creative materials
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Increased direct mail conversion rate for Human First gala to 12%
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Increased individual giving for On the Red Carpet development event
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art Director/Senior Designer | BGalbreath.Design
Chicago, IL | JUL 2010–Present
Art directed campaigns for Corona, Edward Jones, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and Porsche; designed graphics for Amazon, American Medical Association, DeVry University, GE, Gensler, K&G, Make-A-Wish Foundation, McDonald’s, Men’s Wearhouse, Moore’s, NBBJ, Perkins+Will, and Wrangler
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design | The Art Institute of California
San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Science, Multimedia/Web Design | The Illinois Institute of Art
Schaumburg, IL
CERTIFICATIONS
UX Design Theory, UX Design Strategy, UI Design Principles | Udemy
San Francisco, CA
ASSOCIATIONS
Member | American Institute of Graphic Artists
Chicago, IL