Private Design Practice
Remote

Freelance and Contract Designer
2019 - Current

Worked with a variety of small and medium-sized businesses and clients. I specialize in editorial design, branding, social media content creation, and website development assistance. The delivery of design assets to clients includes clear and thorough communication, timelines, organized rounds of design reviews, pricing options, and professionally packaged and presented design assets.

Cranbrook Academy of Art 
Detroit Metropolitan Area

Development & Alumni Relations Assistant
2021 - 2023

Executed fundraising and engagement initiatives for development and alumni relations. In addition to conducting research on potential donors, I supported event planning and execution, managed databases, and communicated with alumni.

Cranbrook Academy of Art
2D Program
Detroit Metropolitan Area

Department Assistant 
2022 - 2023

Managed social media content, maintained student work archives, organized departmental events, paid and accommodated visiting artists, and provided technical assistance to students regarding various design problems.

Lifestyles By Ramco
Remote

Junior Graphic Designer
2019 - 2021

Worked on designs for collage.com, Carnival Cruise Line, Walmart, and Disney. Created promotional ads, product designs, banners, and presentations for prospective clients. Managed and maintained large format printers and printing facilities.

Tuleste
NYC

Junior Graphic Designer
2019 - 2020

Produced email campaigns, retouched images from photo shoots, edited images of products for e-commerce platforms,  designed printed collateral, and created graphics for social media platforms.

VCUarts
Richmond 

Development & Alumni Relations Assistant
2016 - 2019

Assisted with fundraising and engagement efforts for development and alumni connections.Designed printed materials and email messages to send to donors and alumni. Responsible for researching potential donors, organizing and executing events, managing databases, and keeping in touch with alumni to make sure everything ran smoothly.

Cranbrook Academy of Art 
2021 - 2023

2D Design and Critical Theory 
MFA

An MFA graduate of Cranbrook's 2D Design program. A two-year program that emphasizes design experimentation and exploration in the studio. The focus of the studies was typography, art's intersection with graphic design, and engagement with academic dialogue and criticism relating to contemporary design work and industries.

Virginia Commonwealth School of the Arts (VCUarts)
2015 - 2019

Graphic Design
BFA

VCUArts' BFA program in Graphic Design taught students visual communication, digital media, and typography comprehensively. Various studio courses and hands-on projects gave students an in-depth understanding of color theory, composition, visual storytelling, and branding. Print, web, and interactive media designs are created using industry-standard software like Adobe Creative Suite.