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My
Experience

2018 - Currently

Freelancer & Independent Contractor

My ventures in freelance have allowed me to pursue creatively challenging and rewarding projects since 2017. These various projects range from illustration, photography, layout design, custom typography, and more. 

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2020 - 2023

Full-Time Contract — Lead Digital Graphic Designer for Saddleback Church

The central communications team functioned as an in-house creative agency, supporting 19 local and 7 international campuses. My specific responsibilities across various disciplines are outlined below:

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  • Branding: Create and maintain house brand strategy/ identity; develop monthly sermon series and seasonal campaign identities, including fonts, colors, word marks, logos, textures, etc.; build out brand books, style guides, and CC libraries.
     

  • Art Direction: Work closely with, and provide creative feedback to, other designers as well as contractors/ vendors/ volunteers in order to maintain the brand voice and visual consistency. Collecting and synthesizing design feedback from creative director, then executing revisions with a high level of accuracy.
     

  • Print: Establish campus way finding signage system; create seasonal banners, bulletins, sermon notes, and handouts; support editorial and curriculum design.
     

  • Web: Lead designer/conceptualizer over all digital assets for web, email, YouTube, broadcast and streaming platforms.
     

  • Photography: Coordinate and art-direct brand photo shoots for lifestyle and product-driven campaigns, both on-location and in-studio; cull, edit, and color-correct images during post production.
     

  • Social Media: Lead social media designer from Dec. 2020- Oct. 2023 specifically for promotional and teaching content; contributed to growing instagram account from 70k to 104k followers.
     

  • Project Management: Prepare and present concept decks for the creative director, senior copywriter, marketing team and other important stakeholders; manage multiple deadline-driven creative projects with varying priority levels in a fast-paced work environment; archive projects on server and deliver final assets on time.

Skills &
Expertise 

Technical Skills
  • Adobe Suite

  • Brand identity

  • Typography

  • Layout design

  • Illustration

  • Logo design

  • Composition design

  • Hand lettering

  • Microsoft Suite

  • Photography

  • Web design

  • Editorial design

  • Social media

  • Ai

  • Figma

Environmental Skills
  • Cross-functional communication

  • Adaptive

  • Collaborative

  • Problem solver

  • Fast & thorough

  • Disciplined

  • Self-driven

  • Organized

  • Quick learner

  • Detail oriented

  • Maximizer

  • Multi-tasker

Education

Bachelor of  Fine Arts: Graphic Design — Chapman University

I attended Chapman University where I graduated cum laude with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Leadership Studies.

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