Experience

CREATIVE AND DIGITAL MARKETING LEAD
Rede Partners
June 2023 - Present 
London, United Kingdom 

• Leader for company branding and creative strategies across the firm (implemented brand refresh in June 2023)
• Full responsibility and management of creative team
• Management of both creative and marketing budgeting and project planning
• Trusted resource for internal stakeholders, clients, and external providers
• Management of firm marketing strategies including websites, social, events, conferences, and other digital platforms

CREATIVE LEAD
Rede Partners
November 2021 - June 2023 
London, United Kingdom 

• Leader for company branding, marketing materials, social media and other creative strategies
• Full responsibility and management of entire creative team including full-time employees and freelancers
• Trusted resource for internal stakeholders, clients, and external providers
• Responsible for providing creative expertise and global standards across the firm

CREATIVE MANAGER
Paragon Customer Communications
September 2018 - November 2021 
London, United Kingdom 

• Management and art direction of team supporting all creative services provided at client site
• Responsibility for client branding, corporate identity, and strategy across global client locations (Asia, Europe, U.K., and U.S.)
• Overall development of team performance, hiring and maintaining full time employees and freelancers
• Design and art direction for new bids at additional client sites with wins totalling £1M+
• Project management and leadership on cross-functional activities

SENIOR CREATIVE LEAD (freelance)
Decision Counsel
June 2020 - Present 
Remote Home Office

• Art direction and branding style for new clients
• Creation of marketing materials, sales decks, and other branded collateral
• Work with newly acquired clients including companies based in A.I., data analytics and other sectors 

ART DIRECTOR (freelance)
Insite Magazine Atlanta
June 2006 - January 2022
Remote Home Office 

• Full creative responsibility for monthly U.S. magazine circulated to 75,000+ readers in digital and print
• Creation of new website (2020) and enhanced online presence
• Lead role in marketing campaigns, brand strategy, and citywide promotions
• Management of printer, promotional vendors and online assets

GRAPHIC DESIGN MANAGER
Deloitte (Global Pursuit Center)
February 2013 - March 2018 
United States / United Kingdom / Europe 

• Creative project management for global pursuit team for bids, pitches, proposals and presentations for top Fortune 500 Clients 
• Manage, lead and design projects for multi-million dollar winning proposals, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and oral presentations
• Complete focus on largest consulting projects ($20 million–$500 million bids and proposals)
• Extensive work with clients in multiple areas including financial, state, government, healthcare, insurance, retail supply chain
• Travel and remote work for projects in the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Finland
• Manage all art direction, off-shore assistance, print production, photography, animation, creative briefs, assist on video shoots
• Part of design team for 2016 company wide consulting global rebranding and development 

SENIOR MARKETING DESIGNER
American Health Information Management Association
September 2011 - February 2013 
Chicago, IL 

• Essential part of design team dedicated to providing project management and creative design 
• Art direction, branding and educational design marketed to 70,000+ members
• Independently led the development and implementation of multiple creative campaigns
• Art direction for 2012 Chicago Convention including booth, stage, campaign, meetings, advertising, and web design 

CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER
Creative Loafing Media
September 2003 - May 2011
Atlanta / Chicago 

• Charged with supervision of a graphic design team servicing five U.S. cities 
• Responsible for onboarding and training staff at newly acquired subsidiaries (travel included)
• Promoted to manager over five markets in under two years
• Management over 500+ ads per week in multiple publications and websites
• High performance under strict deadlines
• Development of training programs, intern program and designer of the month program 

ART DIRECTOR
Salons Unlimited Magazine
May 2007 - December 2010 

• Art and marketing direction for a national U.S. magazine 
• Assisted in launching publication to over 30 U.S. cities.
• Art direction for photoshoots, interviews and features
• Creative direction for fashion shows and convention exhibits