Art Director, Social Selling News magazine

March 2022-present

• Part-time, remote
• Page layout, copy flow, make edits
• Create graphic illustrations
• Prep files for website

Design Director, Today's Woman magazine, TBain & Co., Louisville, Ky.
March 2021-February 2022 (TBain & Co. purchased Today's Woman magazine in March 2021.)

• Remote with occasional in-person events or meetings
• Sole editorial and cover designer 
• Additional: print and digital advertisements; media kit; event materials
• Copyedit stories, enewsletters, social media posts, promotional materials; provide some written content
• Maintain website
• Work directly with printer
• Create and maintain an internal sales and production schedule
• Special note: In December 2021, I created a new logo for the magazine relaunch and was an integral part of creating a completely revamped website.

Editorial Design Director, Today's Media, LLC, Louisville, Ky.
January 2017-February 2021

• In-office position
• Editorial and cover designer of one monthly (Today's Woman), one bi-monthly (Today's Transitions), and one quarterly (Today's Family) magazine
• Additional: advertising and media kit design for all 3 publications; event materials
• Copyedit stories for all publications
• Assignment editor for Today's Family magazine stories and photos, special health supplements, advertorials and advertorial supplements
• Create and send e-newsletter blasts; assist in management of social media content.
• Maintain websites
• Troubleshoot Mac computer issues in the Production department
• Create and maintain an internal sales and production schedule
• Special note: In the midst of the pandemic, I was in charge of a supplement created for the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana. I did the editorial planning, worked with the Girl Scouts organization to get artwork, assigned stories and wrote some stories, and designed the entire piece.

Senior Graphic Designer, Zion Publications, LLC, Louisville, Ky.
May 2000-December 2016

• Hybrid position
• Editorial and cover designer of one monthly, one bi-monthly, and one quarterly magazine
• Additional: advertising and media kit design; ad checker for accuracy and file integrity for all 3 publications
• Designed a Celebration of Service Awards supplement for the Center for Women and Families, which was inserted in Today's Woman magazine
• Copyedit stories for all publications
• Maintain websites
• Troubleshoot all Mac computer issues in the Production department
• Create and maintain an internal sales and production schedule
• Special note: When the magazine would move offices, I was responsible for setting up the technology for the production department in the new space, ie. routers, printers, and computers.

City Editor, The Evening News, Jeffersonville, Ind. (1999) (now called the News and Tribune)

• In-office position
• Performed daily page layout of front page, section fronts, and inside pages
• Proofread all pages before going to press

Lifestyle Page Designer, Anderson Independent Mail, a 45,000+ circulation daily (1996-99)

• In-office position
• Performed daily design of Lifestyle section fronts and inside pages, including fashion, food, and entertainment pages
• Proofread Lifestyle section pages before going to press

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, News-Editorial sequence, University of South Carolina (1996)

SOFTWARE SKILLS: Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator); PowerPoint; Dropbox; Wordpress; InCopy; Mailchimp; Hootsuite; Wufoo; some knowledge of Premiere Pro; prepress skills; computer-to-plate. Mac and PC proficiency.

References provided upon request.