2017-Present
Senior Art Director, Modern Luxury Media
Design and oversee production of several of Modern Luxury's monthly publications, while working collaboratively with national editorial, photo and production teams. Previously also assisted with designer hiring, training and mentorship, as well as produced national content which included lifestyle and interiors features.
Art Director 2019-2021
Senior Designer 2017-2019
2022
Freelance Designer, Levi Strauss & Co.
Design logos and digital marketing for Levi Strauss & Co.
2015-2017
Senior Designer, ABA Journal
Designed pages and oversaw production of the American Bar Association's monthly print publication, website and iPad app, in addition to launching and managing the magazine's Instagram account (@abajournal). Structured and oversaw the editorial design internship for the magazine.
2014-2015
Design T.A., F Newsmagazine
Worked with designers and assisted with overall production of The School of the Art Institute's monthly student art publication, F Newsmagazine.
2012-2013
Barista/District Graphic Artist, Starbucks
Created handcrafted beverages and provided Starbucks' legendary customer service, as well as designed the daily offerings board for all five stores in the district.
2012-2015
Editorial Designer, Sun-Times Media
Designed covers, news and sports sections for Sun-Times Media's suburban newspapers which covered Chicago's suburbs and Northwest Indiana, including The SouthtownStar (now The Daily Southtown), The Lake County News-Sun, The Post-Tribune* and The Herald-News**.
*Publications are now owned by Tribune Media.
**Publication is now owned by Shaw Media.
2011-2012
Editorial Designer, GateHouse Media
Designed the Sports, 'On the Go', special sections and covers of 22 hyper-local newspapers* which covered Chicago's suburbs, including DuPage, Cook and Kane counties.
*Publications are now owned by Shaw Media.
2011-2012
Production Intern, Today's Chicago Woman
Assisted with overall production of the monthly women's magazine.
2010-2011
Closer Look Editor, The Loyola Phoenix
Worked with photographs, graphics and data for a weekly, two-page spread for in-depth coverage of arts & entertainment around Rogers Park. Additionally, generated weekly topics for the section and managed a team of writers.
2010-2011
Photographer, FanFoto
Part of the Fanfoto staff who photographed fans during Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox baseball games throughout the 2010 season.
2009-2010
Production Artist, The Loyola Phoenix
Designed pages, in-house ads and graphics for the Discourse section.
2005-2007
In-Depth Editor, The Plainfield Central Fielder
Designed pages and graphics for the In-Depth section.
F R E E L A N C E B R A N D I N G
Levi Strauss & Co.
Marriott Hotels
The Chicago Architecture Center
Baird & Warner
Plainfield North High School Marching Tigers
SAIC New Arts Journalism Department
Gladiator Tennis
S K I L L S
Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, Affinity Design & Photo, Microsoft Office & Hootsuite
Trained in Adobe Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Unity, FreshDesk & Social Media Management.
Experience judging professional and student journalism design competitions including SPJ, ASBPE and IHSA.
L A N G U A G E S
Fluent in English & Spanish (Native), conversational French (Spoken).
E D U C A T I O N
Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Arts
Visual Communication, Studio Art Photography
Classical Studies: History & Culture
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Master of Arts
New Art Journalism
With a focus on Digital Design
A C C O L A D E S
· Finalist for the 2017 Peter Lisagor Award for Non-Daily Newspaper, Magazine: Best Design · Finalist for the 2017 Peter Lisagor Award for Specialty/Trade: Best Design · Finalist for the 2016 Peter Lisagor Award for Non-Daily Newspaper, Magazine: Best Design · Finalist for the 2015 Peter Lisagor Award for Specialty/Trade: Best Design · Award of Excellence: Design & Layout, APEX Award: 100 Years of Law at the Movies · 2nd Place Photo Story Design, Society of News Design Contest: A Hundred Rubies · Margaret Dagenais Award, Loyola Fine Art Department for promotion of art in journalism & artistic accomplishment · 3rd Place Feature Page Design, Illinois College Press Association : Your Social Life, Revisited · State Qualifier, IHSA Journalism: Feature Photography · State Qualifier, IHSA Journalism Feature Photography · Blue Ribbon, Northern Illinois Press Association Graphic Illustration ·