Experience
Farmingdale State College
Graphic Design Manager | October 2017 – present
- Manage the creation of print and digital marketing materials, including signage, brochures, direct mailers, and email blasts, for multiple departments across the campus.
- Utilize internal CRM software to design and edit the college’s website, ensuring compliance with current web standards. Develop custom landing pages for new programs, refresh existing pages, and construct new sections to enhance the overall user experience.
- Supervise the production of print projects that involve collaboration with local offset printers and online vendors. Attend press checks to closely monitor the production process, including color accuracy, paper standards, and image quality, to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved.
- Actively participate in departmental committee meetings, offering creative direction and marketing strategies for various campus events, campaigns, and initiatives.
- Review and make necessary adjustments to PDF documents and landing pages on the college’s website to ensure compliance with the latest ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.
- Teach digital design courses for the Visual Communications: Art + Graphic Design department.
Long Island University
Visual and Digital Media Design Specialist | November 2014 – October 2017
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Develop distinctive branding and identities for different departments, schools, and campuses within the university, spanning across all mediums.
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Spearhead the design of print and digital marketing materials, encompassing web banners, brochures, flyers, self-mailers, logos, invitations, programs, annual reports, and biannual magazines. Oversee creative process from conceptualization to execution, ensuring designs are visually compelling and impactful for designated population.
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Collaborate closely with web developers to provide creative direction and guidance on the digital requirements for the university’s website, CRM email system, and student work portals. Ensure seamless integration of design elements and
New York Islanders
Senior Graphic Designer | May 2013 – October 2014
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Establish and design a unique identity for the 2014-2015 season (final at Nassau Coliseum), encompassing nostalgic and reverent moments that had unfolded within the venue.
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Integrate new identity into various print and digital components including season tickets, schedules, banners, posters, flyers, monthly programs, web communications and mobile app.
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Work closely with the marketing director, actively collaborating in the conceptualization and development of compelling promotional campaigns
St. Joseph’s College
Graphic Designer | January 2012 – April 2012
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Develop and design extensive array of print and digital material across multiple departments, ensuring their visual appeal and effectiveness meet the College’s objectives.
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Design an assortment of printed materials, including booklets, folders, brochures, invitations, mailers, and giveaways, to fulfill a variety of marketing purposes.
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Work closely with the College’s web team, creating and implementing a variety of digital projects, covering web design, digital flipbooks, and e-blasts, each tailored to address diverse online populations.
Education
LIU Post
Master of Arts: Interactive Multimedia
Farmingdale State College
Bachelor Degree: Visual Communications: Art + Graphic Design
Associates Degree: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Software Skills
Adobe Creative Suite CC (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, XD, Dreamweaver and Lightroom), Figma, Sketch, WordPress, Microsoft Office, Prezi, Sitecore, MailChimp and Constant Contact.
Awards
2023 GDUSA Inhouse Design Annual:
Integrated Marketing Campaigns
Posters and Signs
Digital Graphics
2023 Educational Advertising Awards:
Silver – Logo/Letterhead Design
Silver – Special Promotional
Silver – Search Piece
Bronze – Special Event
Material Merritt – Poster
2021 Educational Advertising Awards:
Gold – Special Promotional
Gold – Total Recruitment Package
Bronze – Logo/Letterhead Design
2019 Educational Advertising Awards:
Bronze – Logo/Letterhead Design
Bronze – Poster
Merritt – Brochures and Collateral
2019 GDUSA Inhouse Design Annual:
Logos and Symbols
Brochures and Collateral
2018 Educational Advertising Awards
Gold – Logo/Letterhead Design
Bronze – New Media
2017 Educational Advertising Awards:
Gold – External Publication
Silver – Brochure