I'm an award-winning creative problem solver based in Chicago.
I started out with a degree in fashion merchandising + design from Illinois State University. After pursuing that career path for a few years, I decided I wanted a change and went back to school at Columbia College for a second degree in graphic design. Since graduating from Columbia, I worked at The Marketing Store, a customer engagement agency in Chicago. While there, I had the opportunity to learn about agency life, work on awesome projects, and build relationships with some pretty rad people. After that, I helped lead the creative department at Cresco Labs, a rapidly growing medical marijuana startup in River North. From there, I went from one highly regulated industry to another and joined the team at Guaranteed Rate, a residential mortgage company. There, I was an art director and focused on rebranding and redesigning several key pages of their website, rate.com. Currently, I am a senior art director at Intouch Proto, an independent, full-service agency built for the new realities of modern marketing that offers innovative solutions to life science companies.
Stuff I know:
extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Sketch, and InVision
understanding of UX/UI (UX certification from General Assembly)
knowledge of HTML, CSS, WordPress, and Bootstrap
clear and concise in verbal + written communication
engaging presentation skills
experience in campaign concepting
strong typography skills
leadership/management experience
multiple languages (Spanish, Serbian, and Italian)
plus, people find me to be charming af