PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Simon & Schuster | New York, NY
Senior Designer, Atria Books & Gallery Books, May 2019—Present
Atria Books and Gallery Books are two large imprints of Simon & Schuster, the third largest publishing company in the United States. As a senior designer, I work on cover art for books under both imprints across a wide variety of genres. Responsibilities: conceptualizing and designing book covers for 20-30 titles per year, delivering anywhere from 5 to 50 unique designs per project; researching and collaborating with illustrators and photographers on a project-by-project basis; hand-lettering and creating illustrations; designing and routing full book jackets for print; handling jacket and cover updates for reprints. Notable authors: Carmelo Anthony, Emily Austin, Tiana Clarke, Megan Collins, Jill Gutowitz, Alice Randall, Ione Skye, Jason Stanley
St. Martin's Press | New York, NY
Designer, creative services, October 2015—April 2019
St. Martin’s Press is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, and is one of the seven largest book publishers in America, releasing some 700 titles a year in a wide variety of genres. As a designer for the SMP Creative Services department, I worked across all of SMP’s imprints to create both print and digital marketing materials for their books. Responsibilities: conceptualizing visuals for large-scale marketing campaigns; designing and setting up print materials for production, including sell sheets, posters, postcards, brochures, booklets, galley editions of books (occasionally with special effects and/or packaging), and more; designing web advertisements, e-mail promotions, and social media graphics; creating illustrations for print, web, and video.
Hippodrome State Theatre | Gainesville, FL
Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator, August 2012—August 2015
The Hippodrome Theatre is Gainesville’s leading professional mainstage theatre and independent cinema. After interning at the Hippodrome for two years, I was offered a full-time position as Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator. Job responsibilities included developing and designing promotional materials for the theatre and cinema (posters, brochures, rack cards, print and web ads, mailable materials, etc), managing social media, copywriting, planning and executing marketing campaigns, assisting with special events, coordinating with media and advertising sponsors, managing interns, and working on design-related side projects for other departments.
Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2014—Present
I have worked as a freelance designer since graduating in 2014. Clients & projects include:
Dance Alive National Ballet — posters, brochures, print and digital advertisements
St Martin’s Press — promotional materials for print and web
Rituals — album cover design and promotional materials for musician Mariama Ndure
These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World — 4c book interior