Freelance Designer

March 2022-present

• Remote work on a contract basis for magazines, newspapers, and individual business clients, providing graphic design, prepress and printer file preparation, website maintenance, and any additional design work as requested.

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

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

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

• Hybrid position
• Editorial and cover designer of three magazines
• Additional: advertising and media kit design; ad checker for accuracy and file integrity for all 3 publications
• 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

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

SOFTWARE SKILLS: Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator); PowerPoint; Dropbox; Wordpress; prepress; Insite online proofing platform. Mac and PC proficiency.

References provided upon request.