Multi-disciplinary designer with a background in graphic, visual, and product design. I have experience working with a wide range of companies including multiple startups, large corporations and a non-profit. I've helped launch two website redesigns, a branding refresh, art directed eight hero photoshoots, built two 60+ page brand guides, and tackled complex UX problems for both small and large-scale user bases.
Top Skills:
UX/Product Design, UI/Visual Website Design, Print Design and Production, Art Direction, Typography
Education:
UI/Visual Design Certificate
School of Visual Concepts, Seattle
MA Communication Design
Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich, UK
BA Art History
University of Washington, Seattle
Work Experience:
Product Designer, Instagram
October 2022–Present
As part of Instagram’s Trust & Safety team, I work on creating product experiences that empower the Instagram community to understand and control their privacy in the way that's right for them as well as protecting users from scams and fraud.
Senior Product Designer, Highspot
October 2019–October 2022
As lead designer for Highspot's content management and consumption experiences with a focus on governance, I work with engineering and product management to drive shared vision and execution of product plans and create user flows, storyboards, functional prototypes, and pixel-perfect mockups.
Senior Visual Designer, Highspot
October 2018–October 2019
I led the research, vision, creation, and execution of Highspot's brand refresh including choosing a new color palette, typography, icon system, graphic style, and complete website redesign. I created a brand book documenting our new improved brand and worked with the Marketing team on the creation of webpages, white papers, ebooks, and other graphics.
Graphic Designer, Seattle Opera
September 2015–October 2018
Responsibilities included all print materials including brochures, booklets, posters, direct mail, bus boards, program ads, and more. I also worked directly with and managed photographers on studio photo shoots and led the art direction, ensuring Seattle Opera brand standards.
Visual Designer, Booking.com (formerly buuteeq)
August 2013–September 2015
Responsibilities included all graphic design tasks related to marketing. I developed an extensive manual for the buuteeq brand and made sure that our brand was represented correctly across our three offices worldwide, providing guidance and feedback to our marketing counterparts. I worked closely with copywriters in developing white papers, eBooks, landing pages, web and magazine ads, brochures, case studies, emails, infographics, and eNewsletters. I also worked with web developers and a UX designer to design and launch buuteeq.com and suite.booking.com.
Graphic Designer, PGI Auto
October 2012–August 2013
Responsibilities included designing graphics and homepage mockups for web use, print brochures, flyers, business cards, trade show graphics, logo design, and using Paramo's proprietary CMS to create webpages for clients.