Awards + Honors
SND Best of Digital Design 2018
- Three designs (North Korea, Sexting Nightmare, Las Vegas Shooting Coverage) received Awards of Excellence in the 2018 competition
Format Magazine "20 Design Portfolios You Need To See For Inspiration"
- Portfolio website featured in a round-up list of portfolios that "represent the best of the best when it comes to showcasing their work."
2017 Newhouse Scholar
- Newhouse Scholars are chosen by the Newhouse awards committee for their superior academic accomplishments
The 2017 Multimedia Photography and Design Department Prize for Excellence in Graphic Design
- Awarded for outstanding achievement by a fourth-year Graphic Design major
2017 Society For News Design President's Award
- Award given by the Society of News Design president for excellence in volunteerism
Society for News Design/Marshall Matlock Student Designer of the Year Award 2016
- Award given to an outstanding student in news design by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in partnership with the Society for News Design
MSU SND Contest 2017
- Third Place Front Page Design for Pearl Washington
SSND Mizzou College Design Contest 2016
- First Place Overall Design of a Special Section for Basketball Guide 2015
- First Place Overall Photo Design for Basketball Guide 2015
- First Place Special Section Cover for Basketball Guide 2015
- Honorable Mention Sports Design for Basketball Guide 2015: 40 Years of Boeheim
- Honorable Mention Infographic Design for "Bridging The Gap"
MSU SND Contest 2016
- First place Sports Design for Basketball Guide 2015: 40 Years of Boeheim
- First Place Special Section Design for Basketball Guide 2015
- Third Place Special Section Design for Lacrosse Guide 2016
- Honorable Mention Infographic Design for Final Four pregame graphics
SSND Mizzou College Design Contest 2015
- First Place Feature Page Design for "To MySlice And Beyond"
- Second Place Overall Design of a Special Section for Basketball Guide 2014 with Lindsay Dawson
MSU SND Contest 2015
- Honorable Mention Sports Design for "Tall Order"
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, AfterEffects); Microsoft Office Suite; Méthode CMS; Wordpress; Medium; Sketch App; InVision; Final Cut Pro; AP Style; Social Media; Storify; Photography; Illustration; Typeface Design (FontForge, Glyphs Mini); Slack; Proficient in Spanish
Experience
The Washington Post Designer
Washington, D.C. | August 2017—Present
Design and animate stories for The Washington Post's Snapchat Discover channel; Create several 10 second top-snap videos a day; Design and animate breaking news stories with quick turn-around; Conceptualize and create new ways to tell stories for young, mobile audience; Create photo illustrations, infographics and vector illustrations for stories; Select music and edit sound effects for each video
Sports Illustrated Design Intern
New York, New York | June 2017—August 2017
Designed feature stories and front-of-book pages for Sports Illustrated Magazine; Animated motion graphics on deadline for social media; Created T1 website graphics for SI.com; Designed a complete logo system for SI's newest vertical, SI Eats; Wireframed and designed adapted digital layout for SI's annual Fashionable 50 special feature; Designed stationery, invitations and custom Snapchat filters for special events
Allure Magazine Freelance Motion Graphics Designer
New York, New York | February 2017—March 2017
Designed and animated top snaps and longform videos for Snapchat Discover stories; Illustrated and created assets for videos without art; Produced work with very quick turn-around; Designed and pitched several concepts to editors for each video; Selected music for each top snap; Worked remotely and collaborated over phone and email
The Boston Globe Design Intern
Boston, Massachusetts | May 2016—August 2016
Designed pages and sections for The Boston Globe newspaper within Méthode CMS; designed front-of-book and features for Globe Magazine; collaborated directly with editors, reporters and photographers; assisted infographics department with research and design of graphics for web; hiring and art direction of illustrators; conceptual image sourcing and illustration
The Daily Orange Presentation Director
Syracuse, New York | May 2015—May 2016
Art directed and planned for the news, feature and sports sections of the paper; designed award-winning special editions of the paper; designed and animated interactive digital graphics; created standards for the paper's social graphics; hired and trained new designers; supervised a staff of six print designers, one digital designer and one illustrator; commissioned illustrations from contributing artists; conducted nightly meetings with management, photo and design staff; contributed to daily editorials as a member of editorial board
The Daily Orange Design Editor
Syracuse, New York | September 2013—April 2015
Designed pages for one section (news, sports or pulp) two-to-three nights a week; collaborated with section editors, writers, illustrators and photographers; created graphic illustrations and information graphics; designed special sports and feature sections of the paper; helped in planning and implementation of total redesign of the paper in Spring 2014
Northern Virginia Magazine Design intern
Chantilly, Virginia | May 2015—August 2015
Designed front-of-book "Buzz" section and back-of-book "Family" section; formatted advertorial sections on topics including weddings and great escapes; designed several multi-page feature stories; helped edit pages before sending to printer; created plaques for winners of top financial professionals in Northern Virginia in 2015
Baked Magazine Designer
Syracuse, New York | September 2014—May 2015
Designed magazine spreads for print magazine using provided photos, stories and recipes; designed appropriate graphics to accompany stories
What The Health Magazine Designer
Syracuse, New York | September 2014—May 2015
Designed magazine spreads for print magazine using provided photos and stories; designed appropriate graphics to accompany stories
Education
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Bachelor of science in graphic design
2013—2017
Minor in information management and technology; Dean's List recipient; recipient of merit scholarship; 3.65 GPA
Memberships + Activities
- Society for News Design: member since Oct. 2015; facilitator in SND 37 and SND 38 judging, student task force volunteer, blogger for SND Campus, 2017 SNDF Travel Grant Recipient
- Peer adviser and faculty advising assistant in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
- DIS Abroad Student Blogger / Ambassador