I'm a accomplished graphic designer and marketing professional with solid problem solving abilities and superior client management skills. I am an organized self-starter with vast experience in brand management and professional communications. Expertise includes: • Art direction • Account management • Branding/Corporate ID • Creative direction • Direct mail • Event planning • Marketing collateral • Outdoor advertising • Print advertising • Signage design • Social media (FB, IG, LI, YT) Professional proficiencies include: • Adobe lnDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop & PremierPro (Mac & Windows OS) • Wordpress, Constant Contact Work Experience: GRAPHIC DESIGN Diana Shark Graphic Design/Scrap Shark Studio I Durham, NC • Freelance graphic designer and marketing consultant • Branding and communications strategies for a wide range of clients & industries • Event branding, planning and management services MARKETING MANAGER & DESIGNER Dementia Alliance of North Carolina I Raleigh, NC • Organizational lead on design, branding and messaging • Increased social media followers by 133% and launched YouTube channel • Rebranded agency-wide educational documents, promotional materials, and video content MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR The Scrap Exchange I Durham, NC • Member of executive leadership team with lead on messaging, branding & design • Doubled social media followers and increased customer relations marketing by 58% • Planned and executed all community events resulting in 40% more attendees • Managed gallery operations and recruited artists, doubling sales for over 20 gallery shows REUSE ENTERPRISE BUSINESS DEVELOPER Goodwill Industries I Johnstown, PA • Developed a pilot program rescuing materials from the landfill and sell to artists & makers • Designed program branding and promotional materials for Creative Upcycle Exchange • Planned and executed a program launch event, the Waste Art Exhibition, featuring reuse artwork from over 30 artists CREATIVE DIRECTOR Image Works Creative Group, Inc. I Alexandria.VA • Co-founder of design studio serving Washington, DC metro area • Lead designer responsible for creative direction of new & existing accounts • Client liaison ART DEPARTMENT MANAGER Craver, Matthews Smith & Company I Alexandria, VA • Supervised, guided and directed four designers • Streamlined department operations resulting in 40% productivity increase • Developed purchase plan for in-house Linotype system ART DIRECTOR Stephen Winchell & Associates I Falls Church.VA • Supervised, guided and directed three designers • Redefined art department role in agency creative process • Facilitated conversion of department from traditional paste-up to digital art production system resulting in a 50% increase in project output…I'm a accomplished graphic designer and marketing professional with solid problem solving abilities and superior client management skills. I am an organized self-starter with vast experience in brand management and professional communications. Expertise includes: • Art direction • Account management • Branding/Corporate ID • Creative direction • Direct mail • Event planning • Marketing collateral • Outdoor advertising • Print advertising • Signage design • Social media (FB, IG, LI, YT) Professional proficiencies include: • Adobe lnDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop & PremierPro (Mac & Windows OS) • Wordpress, Constant Contact Work Experience: GRAPHIC DESIGN Diana Shark Graphic Design/Scrap Shark Studio I Durham, NC • Freelance graphic designer and marketing consultant • Branding and communications strategies for a wide range of clients & industries • Event branding, planning and management services MARKETING MANAGER & DESIGNER Dementia Alliance of North Carolina I Raleigh, NC • Organizational lead on design, branding and messaging • Increased social media followers by 133% and launched YouTube channel • Rebranded agency-wide educational documents, promotional materials, and video content MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR The Scrap Exchange I Durham, NC • Member of executive leadership team with lead on messaging, branding & design • Doubled social media followers and increased customer relations marketing by 58% • Planned and executed all community events resulting in 40% more attendees • Managed gallery operations and recruited artists, doubling sales for over 20 gallery shows REUSE ENTERPRISE BUSINESS DEVELOPER Goodwill Industries I Johnstown, PA • Developed a pilot program rescuing materials from the landfill and sell to artists & makers • Designed program branding and promotional materials for Creative Upcycle Exchange • Planned and executed a program launch event, the Waste Art Exhibition, featuring reuse artwork from over 30 artists CREATIVE DIRECTOR Image Works Creative Group, Inc. I Alexandria.VA • Co-founder of design studio serving Washington, DC metro area • Lead designer responsible for creative direction of new & existing accounts • Client liaison ART DEPARTMENT MANAGER Craver, Matthews Smith & Company I Alexandria, VA • Supervised, guided and directed four designers • Streamlined department operations resulting in 40% productivity increase • Developed purchase plan for in-house Linotype system ART DIRECTOR Stephen Winchell & Associates I Falls Church.VA • Supervised, guided and directed three designers • Redefined art department role in agency creative process • Facilitated conversion of department from traditional paste-up to digital art production system resulting in a 50% increase in project outputWWWW…