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Lead designer for Goodwill Industries of Arkansas. I work closely with our Marketing team, but also work with leadership and program directors to ensure accuracy across all projects.

Oversee design and concepts for various projects and applications. These assignments include external store signage, internal store signage and posters, print and digital ads, event branding, logos, wearables, vehicle/wall wraps, annual reports and all business and promotional collateral.

Create custom logos and brand identities for Goodwill departments and missIon programs.

Perform copy writing and proofreading as needed for design projects.

Primary print vendor contact for the organization. Complete competitive bid process for all outside print projects, signage  and merch orders. Track all quotes and POs.

CREATIVE  LEAD/GRAPHIC ARTIST - ARKANSAS HEART HOSPITAL - LITTLE ROCK, AR - 2016-2022

Lead designer for the entire Arkansas Heart Hospital organization, including Encore Medical Center and the AHH statewide clinic network. Promoted to Creative Lead for the organization in January of 2022.

Concept and design for all hospital print and digital applications. This included, but was not limited to, internal documents and screen graphics, social media posts and graphics, all hospital procedure and program collateral, interior wall and vehicle wraps, business collateral, Year in Review publication and other books/booklets, business proposals, event branding, posters and signage.

Creative point of contact for the entire organization.

Custom logos and branding for various departments and programs.

Created traditional and digital illustrations for internal and external use across all mediums.

Copywriting as needed for campaigns, headlines and longer format pieces.

Primary print vendor contact for the organization. Processed quotes and tracked all print orders for the organization.

Worked closely with the advertising agency, Eric, Rob & Isaac, on brand initiatives, campaign messaging, creative application, radio and TV commercials.

Well-versed in healthcare and medical practices.

GRAPHIC ARTIST - ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION - LITTLE ROCK, AR - 2012-2016

Lead designer of five annual hunting and fishing guidebooks and designer of a wide variety of print products (publications, interpretive sign projects, brochures, posters, business cards, event flyers, vehicle wraps, educational displays).

Agency illustrator. Illustrations published in Arkansas Wildlife magazine and applied through various agency projects, including signage and nature center educational displays. Illustrations created in both digital and traditional mediums.

Worked closely with multiple departments to communicate agency messages.

Designed and organized agency PowerPoint presentations for use at Commission meetings and other internal functions.

Communicated regularly with vendors to ensure projects were efficiently and correctly produced.