Visualize and create both interactive and print-based infographics to assist a government client with daily publications, briefings, and other various collateral. Help lead a team promoting the department's interactive capabilities.

Conceptualize and design cutting-edge information graphics to assist a government client with daily publications, briefings, presentations, and other various collateral.

Similar position was previously held with this company, March 2008 - April 2012.

Communicate directly with clients to help determine goals and implement various marketing collateral upon those needs. Generate and manage numerous print compositions, interactive PDFs, and HTML designs simultaneously. Correspond, prepare, and deliver projects to printers for output. Schedule HTML emails to clients’ email lists at specific dates and times.

Key Achievements:

--Ensured updates of existing marketing collateral while maintaining excellent organizational
file management.

Creative developer and leadership force of design department focused on the innovative creation of direct mail, newsletters, brochures, and flyers within tight deadlines. Prepare projects for delivery to printers. Provide overall design of websites and marketing materials, coordinating all creative phases from planning to design and implementation. Assign and manage workflow, maintain collaborative process, and properly document all assignments.

Key Achievements:

--Successfully maintained superior levels of design quality within challenging time restraints.
--Commended for successful planning, development, and completion of complex design projects in one day, delivering top-quality designs within strict deadlines.
--Achieved praises, including the American Association of Political Consultants Honorable Mention Award in June 2011.

Promoted to coordinate and collaborate with design team charged with print and web assignments. Performed image editing, pre-flight, and transfers to printers. Spearheaded photo shoots and media events, liaising with photographers and models to communicate vision. Worked collaboratively with graphic designers in the implementation of image changes.

Key Achievements:

--Ensured effective maintenance and upkeep of comprehensive media library on department server.
--Led highly successful staged media events, achieving quality completion within tight deadlines.

Participated in the development of catalogs, newsletters, flyers, magazine advertisements, and direct mail copy. Administered all project phases from concept planning to completion. Teamed with marketing, copywriters, and design team throughout brainstorming sessions for new assignments. Planned, prepared, and delivered comprehensive presentations to clients.

Key Projects:

--Contributed to generating more than £100K in 10 days and £250K in 30 days with the design of a four-page purchasing flyer for the UK Ministry of Defence.
--Successfully designed award-winning specialty products and B2B catalogs. Honors included Multichannel Merchant (Catalog Age) Gold Award and Catalog of the Year Award.

4.0 GPA