Experience
Freelance Design
May 2022 - Present
• Collaborate with local small business owners to conceptualize, understand, and plan their design needs and preferences
• Create and design concepts such as logos, branding, websites, and social media graphics
• Create and design concepts such as logos, branding, websites, and social media graphics
Experience
Greenhouse Studios, Storrs, CT
August 2020 - August 2022
Web Designer and Developer
• Directly collaborated with groups affiliated with the University of Connecticut to manage and lead project meetings, design wireframes, present flat designs, and deliver fully responsive websites
• Facilitated conversations with clients to address and discuss projects’ editing and revision needs to meet the desired expectation of deliverables
• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to redesign and redevelop the Greenhouse Studios website; process included: researching, creating wireframes and mockups, and developing a fully responsive website
• Co-led the production of an animation (ideating, storyboarding, stylizing, and animating) the complexity of the Greenhouse Studios design process model
• Facilitated conversations with clients to address and discuss projects’ editing and revision needs to meet the desired expectation of deliverables
• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to redesign and redevelop the Greenhouse Studios website; process included: researching, creating wireframes and mockups, and developing a fully responsive website
• Co-led the production of an animation (ideating, storyboarding, stylizing, and animating) the complexity of the Greenhouse Studios design process model
Job
UConn Athletics, Storrs, CT
August 2021 - December 2021
Graphic and Motion Graphic Designer
• Worked with UConn Athletics to create motion graphics for the 2021-2022 UConn Men’s and Women’s Basketball roster and a final score video graphic to be displayed in The Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center.
• Communicated, planned, and executed weekly team meetings with UConn Athletic’s Director of Creative Content to discuss design direction and expected deliverables.
• Delivered digital folders for both the UConn Men’s and Women’s team containing a roster Photoshop template, roster After Effects template, project files, assets, and final motion graphic videos for all players.
• Communicated, planned, and executed weekly team meetings with UConn Athletic’s Director of Creative Content to discuss design direction and expected deliverables.
• Delivered digital folders for both the UConn Men’s and Women’s team containing a roster Photoshop template, roster After Effects template, project files, assets, and final motion graphic videos for all players.
Experience
Greenhouse Studios, Storrs, CT
March 2020 - August 2020
Social Media Manager and Content Creator
• Was responsible for managing Greenhouse Studio’s social media (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram) and producing engaging content promoting relevant and upcoming projects and events
• Implemented a new social media branding and design strategy to increase engagement to all of Greenhouse Studios platforms
• Implemented a new social media branding and design strategy to increase engagement to all of Greenhouse Studios platforms
Education
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
August 2018 - May 2022
BFA Digital Media and Design, Web and Interactive Media Design
• 3.811 GPA
• Awards and Recognition(s)
• Dean's List (2021, 2022)
• Fine Arts Talent Scholarship (2021 - 2022)
• Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Media Design (2022)
Skills and Tools
Design, Development, and Project Management
• Figma, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, HTML, CSS, Github, Wordpress, Trello, Airtable
Adobe Creative Suite
• Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Lightroom
Industry Knowledge
• User Research, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Product Design, Wireframing, SEO, Prototyping, Asset Management
Soft Skill
• Project Management, Time Management, Communication, Teamwork, Flexibility, Creativity