Accomplishments
Department Director overseeing agency brand consistency, inter-agency collaboration, departmental budgets, and annual planning and staffing for Communications & Marketing Team.
Seven years of project management experience for a national non-profit. Projects include print and web efforts with responsibilities such as liaising with creative firms, soliciting bids from printers and sub-contractors, cultivating and maintaining a freelancer pool, design development and written content creation, timeline management and personnel supervision.
Participant as a technology advocate on the National Resource Center to End Domestic Violence’s Enhancing Domestic Violence Victims’ Access to Public Benefits Project workgroup.
Project leader in launch of Webby Award-winning loveisrespect.org site.
2006 IABC/Austin Award of Merit winner in the categories for “Graphic Design – Annual Report” and “Graphic Design – Most Improved Periodical.”
Managed a $250,000 per year printing budget for a non-profit agency that encompassed over fifty national and statewide print projects. Coordinated annual print project timeline and supervised design staff, and provided ongoing training, as needed.
Skills
Department leader with proven ability to motivate staff under tough deadlines and heavy workloads.
Self-motivated, deadline-oriented designer and project manager with excellent creative abilities.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects on varying timelines.
Knowledgeable of experienced in current web and social media trends.
Extensive experience with large printing projects, fostering relationships with print house reps / vendors, and pre-press proofing work.
Accomplished writer in various formats; samples available upon request.
Demonstrated success in developing, deploying, and managing multiple web-presences in the long term.
Experienced photographer.
Work Experience
National Council on Family Violence
(January 2009 – Present)
Director of Design and Interactive Communications – Oversee the project workload of the communications team that maintains four agency websites, supports events and produces all agency printed materials, blogs and social media and video content. Manage departmental budgets and strategic workplan.
National Domestic Violence Hotline/Texas Council on Family Violence
(March 2005 – 2009)
Communications Coordinator/Manager – Responsible for managing a $250,000-per-year budget encompassing more than fifty national and statewide print and design projects, as well as coordinating an annual print project timeline, supervising design staff and providing ongoing training, as needed. Projects include print and web efforts with responsibilities such as liaising with creative firms, soliciting bids from printers and sub-contractors, cultivating and maintaining a pool of freelance contractors, design and writing work for print and web applications, timeline management and personnel supervision.
Freelance Photography
(May 2002 – Present)
Photographer – Situational photo shoots, mostly outdoors, with some architectural photography; primarily digital projects, with occasional film/slide work.
Texas Council on Family Violence/National Domestic Violence Hotline
(Feb. 2004 – Feb. 2005)
Communications Specialist – Coordinating and developing all print and web design projects, and providing ongoing web content management, including design and writing.
Whole Earth Provision Company, Westgate
(May 2002 – Feb. 2004)
Shipping/Receiving Manager – Acting store liaison with customers and vendors, supervising personnel and conducting ongoing, detailed inventory maintenance.
