Summary
Creative leader with 3+ years of graphic design experience and an MBA, directing a multidisciplinary design team at a major visitor attraction. Combines brand strategy with cross-departmental collaboration, and team leadership. FAA-certified drone pilot with Six Sigma training in process improvement.
Experience
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
- Manages weekly email engagement campaigns and monthly newsletters for guests and donors.
- Owns website updates and ongoing maintenance, keeping content accurate and on-brand.
- Bridges design and digital strategy, extending the Aquarium's brand voice across email and web.
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
- Stepped in to cover a maternity leave, leading a creative team of graphic designers, exhibit designers, and a photographer.
- Directed brand voice and visual identity across the team's full production pipeline, reporting to the Director of Marketing.
- Built and launched the department's first exhibit design internship program, a 3-month experience mentoring one intern from curriculum through completion.
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
- Completed an average of 350 design projects annually, including species signage, print advertising, digital marketing, and event collateral, under one consistent brand voice.
- Created guest-facing and donor-facing content reaching approximately 1M annual visitors.
- Maintained a 2-week average turnaround across concurrent projects in a high-volume production environment.
- Promoted to Interim Art & Design Manager after 3 years.
Additional Experience
Eccles Beginning Summer Bridge Program
Mentored first-generation college students as a summer math TA, supporting academic development, easing the transition to college, and fostering a strong program community.
University of Utah Math Center
Served courses of 100–500 students; upheld academic integrity standards.
Twelve30 Creative
Designed custom wedding invitation suites and collateral, concept through production.