I have had an internship at Merkle Retirement Planning and have done a lot of different branding, advertising, posters, powerpoints, etc. I have learned so much through all of these different projects as well as more of the professional side of the workplace. 

This was the branding I created for "ELS" called "Elevated Living Series". This is a sub-brand of Merkle and they create events for their clients to attend like dancing, yoga, axe throwing, Caregiver's Circle, and much more. These appealing social events for our demographic have helped us as a company stand out above other financial planners. 

This is an advertisement I created for one of the workshops. It was held at a movie theater and encompassed a presentation by the financial planners and followed by a movie there. This ad was used in an email and was clickable for the viewers to be taken to the website to sign up once clicked. 

This is an ad I created for one of the ELS events, the blood drive. It was printed as a flier and had other smaller ads created based off of this one to put in emails and other places for clients to sign up online to donate. 

This ad is just a general one I was to put together for a magazine we have frequent ads in. We usually have a special ad geared toward one of our current workshops, however this was just a general ad since we didn't have any workshops at the time. The simple design and photo combination help the viewer understand that we don't beat around the bush and get right to the point. The professional feel also helps us appeal to our demographic and create that trust before they even walk through the door.