Innovative marketing creative with a sharp attention to detail and a strong focus on user experience. Skilled in leading and producing high-quality content that drives audience engagement and improves information retention. Experienced in designing and directing content across digital, social, environmental, and print platforms. Expertise includes graphics, motion, video production, publication, environmental, project management, and team leadership. Passionate about building and motivating diverse, inclusive teams focused on delivering peak-quality, accessible content. Strong advocate for continuous growth and development.
Key Accomplishments
Drove a 56% increase in LinkedIn engagement by implementing optimized posting schedules, SEO strategies, and compelling visual storytelling
Selected and onboarded key vendors, achieving a 37% cost savings and reducing vendor turnaround time by 14%
Spearheaded Fluence’s brand refresh, guiding agency direction, feedback, and approvals
Led a team of eight creatives producing 500+ videos and 200+ hours of content for marketing, communications, and leadership development for GEICO
Designed and implemented a creative team onboarding process, training new associates on up to five new software platforms
Increased GEICO team scope 55% from 6 departments to 11 in two quarters
Boosted GEICO Cares Philanthropy campaigns and fundraising:
Increased engagement for FastPitch program by 83%, growing submissions from 272 to 497 year-over-year
Increased engagement for I Am Ready program 28%
Enhanced corporate communications strategic engagement by 67% within a single quarter
Reduced new hire sales and service training time by 86%, saving over $18 million in salary dollars within the first year by converting training to multimedia formats (75% multimedia/UX design)
Twice awarded GEICO’s Corporate Quality Award for excellence in content development
Led branding and creative for Tampa’s Gasparilla Film Festival, producing the annual event catalog and promotional materials
Independently owned branding and content design for a Tampa regional theatre company
Experience
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Arlington, VA
Directed global brand and creative projects, collaborating across regional marketing teams and managing a portfolio of agencies, vendors, and freelancers. Managed multiple projects, on varying timelines, simultaneously.
Sole in-house creative, leading the company’s design efforts across web, social, print, conferences and events, and environmental branding.
Directed on-site photo and video shoots.
Spearheaded the company’s brand refresh, guiding agency direction, feedback, and approvals.
Developed efficiency and quality control processes as the company shifted out of the startup phase.
Drove a 56% increase in LinkedIn engagement by implementing optimized posting schedules, SEO strategies, and compelling visual storytelling.
Selected and onboarded key vendors, achieving a 37% cost savings and reducing vendor turnaround time by 14%.
Led branding efforts for the company’s largest core product launch, Fluence Smartstack.
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Washington, D.C.
Led a team of eight cross functional creatives producing 500+ videos and 200+ hours of content for marketing, communications, and leadership development.
Developed creative briefs and project plans in collaboration with stakeholders, maintaining adherence to brand standards.
Designed and implemented a creative team onboarding process, training new associates on up to five new software platforms.
Increased Facebook engagement by 52% and Instagram followers by 4% during targeted social media campaigns.
Boosted GEICO Cares Philanthropy campaigns and fundraising:
Increased engagement for FastPitch program by 83%, growing submissions from 272 to 497 year-over-year.
Increased engagement for I Am Ready program 28%.
Enhanced corporate communications strategic engagement by 67% within a single quarter.
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Washington, D.C.
Led and produced creative content for staff and operational departments, working directly with internal clients to develop creative briefs.
Produced storyboards and scripts
Conducted user-testing and quality reviews.
Provided final sign-off on project completion.
Mentored and coached team members to enhance creative skills and operational efficiency.
Reduced new hire sales and service training time by 86%, saving over $18 million in salary dollars within the first year by converting training to multimedia formats (75% multimedia/UX design).
Twice awarded GEICO’s Corporate Quality Award for excellence in content development.
Provided counsel to all levels of management and stakeholders on effective project implementation and innovative creative options for content execution.
Directed on-site video shoots with all levels of management, including senior officers.
Developed organization system to maintain digital archival files, creating digital asset library.
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Lakeland, FL
Created marketing and learning content for the Florida regional office and communications.
Independently scripted, storyboarded, and produced videos promoting insurance products, operational processes, and leadership development.
Managed branding and event creative for the Florida regional Chairman’s Club corporate award ceremonies for two consecutive years.
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Lakeland, FL
Handled customer inquiries, resolved policy issues, and finalized transactions.
Supported onboarding, coaching, and developing new associates through their first career promotions.
Completed rotations in floor coverage support, coaching, and quality control call monitoring.
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Tampa, FL
Designed all visual marketing, event, merch, and social media collateral for theater productions.
Directed and produced photoshoots for content as well as live show videography and post-production.
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St. Petersbug, FL
Worked directly with the principal designer to create print, video, and motion graphics.
Led branding and creative for Tampa’s Gasparilla Film Festival, producing the annual event catalog and promotional materials.
Explored multiple mediums including print, motion, and video.
Personal assistant to principle designer during photography and videography shoots.
Skills
Creative Direction | Art Direction | Project Management/Agile Methodology | Stakeholder Management | Vendor Management | Budgeting | Branding & Identity | Marketing | Organic & Paid Social | Brainstorming | Storytelling | Graphic Design | Motion Graphics | Videography | Video Production | Audio Production | Photography | Publication | Packaging | UX/UI | HTML | Accessibility | Environmental Design | Print + Digital + Web + Experiential | Storyboarding | Scriptwriting | Copywriting | Data Analysis | Collaborate Cross-Functionally | Time Management | Emotional Intelligence | Communication | Leadership & Development | Coaching/Mentoring
Tools
Adobe CC | Illustrator | Photoshop | Lightroom | InDesign | Acrobat | After Effects | Premiere | Audition | Dreamweaver | SquareSpace | Wordpress | XD | Figma | Canva | Microsoft Office 365 | Word | Excel | PowerPoint | SharePoint | PowerApps | Google Suite | Workday | Learning Management Systems (LMS) | DevOps | Asana | Jira | Wrike | MS Project | Widen | Mac/Windows
Certifications
Building Resilience & Preventing Burnout | Duke Corporate Education
Managing Stakeholders in Complex Projects Experience | UC Berkeley Executive Education
Achieving Mental Flow & Thriving | Duke Corporate Education
Leading Through Personal Excellence | Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Launch into Leadership | ExecOnline
Developing Emotional Intelligence | Pryor Learning Solutions
Fundamentals of Project Management | Pryor Learning Solutions
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Graphic Design | University of South Florida