Resume

Highly experienced designer and director with a strong background in legal marketing, brand strategy, and data analytics. Skilled in crafting promotional campaigns that generate leads for law firms and overseeing rebranding projects.

Education

BA is Graphic Design

Graphic Design, University of Central Arkansas

Creative Director

Stellium (Attorney Group, Datavative, and Johnson Firm), Remote

2022 – 2023

As Creative Director at Johnson Firm, I played a pivotal role in shaping our brand's visual identity, driving the artistic direction of projects, and ensuring consistent and compelling communication across various mediums. My responsibilities included both strategic and tactical aspects, from developing and executing brand plans to fostering a strong sense of ownership in brand campaigns. I significantly contributed to shaping the identity of our brands and the overall company.

  • Developed and articulated compelling creative visions for projects, campaigns, and initiatives, aligning seamlessly with brand goals and resonating with our audience.

  • Led brainstorming sessions and ideation processes, generating innovative and impactful concepts for marketing materials, advertisements, and branding campaigns.

  • Provided clear and insightful design direction to both internal and external design teams, ensuring the consistent and effective execution of creative concepts.

  • Collaborated closely with marketing and cross-functional teams, seamlessly integrating creative elements into broader strategies and initiatives.

  • Oversaw the evolution and maintenance of our visual identity, encompassing typography, color schemes, imagery, and design elements.

  • Contributed to the creation of original content, enhancing creative depth through copywriting and visual assets when necessary.

  • Ensured the quality and consistency of all creative outputs by reviewing and approving final designs and materials before presentation or publication.

  • Stayed updated on industry trends, emerging design techniques, and creative technologies, ensuring our approach remained fresh and relevant.

  • Effectively presented and communicated creative concepts to clients, stakeholders, and internal teams, incorporating feedback and refining ideas as needed.

  • Managed multiple creative projects concurrently, consistently meeting deadlines and project milestones.

Achievements:

  • Project Lead and SME for the team that developed the brand strategy for Stellium.

  • Successfully guided the conceptualization and execution of the annual Nexus company event, each year featuring team-building activities, celebrations, presentations, and keynotes in Little Rock and Atlanta.

  • Developed and implemented internal marketing strategies, effectively keeping employees informed about company news and updates, thereby enhancing internal communication.


Project Manager, Business Innovation

Maintain consistent collaboration with HR to support the development of the project plan and streamline the onboarding process. Create and communicate organizational-wide standards in close coordination with the COO.

  • Directed projects focused on process, standard or technological improvements across teams.

  • Developed processes and SOPs to allow for the tracking and maintaining vendor billing, support, planning, and management of payable vendor bills that resulted in a $30,000 savings for the company.

  • Developed Request Tools for peers to seek approval or help from other team such as, Expense Requests, Marketing Request and HR Requests.

Stellium (Attorney Group, Datavative, and Johnson Firm), Remote

2021 – 2022


Marketing Director | Creative Director | Graphic Designer

Stellium (Attorney Group, Datavative, and Johnson Firm), Little Rock, Arkansas

2013-2021

Established and implemented robust social media strategy to heighten trust and inform expected clients about relevant news. Created design resources by analyzing data and sales metrics, clarifying precise lawsuit requirements. Develop, implement, and track inbound marketing lead-generation strategy, facilitating qualified leads to the legal team. Planned, launched, and managed end-to-end marketing operations to ensure flawless campaign execution and promote ongoing process improvements.

  • Increased Pay-per-Click with appealing video and social ads/content by orchestrating and launching marketing campaigns through social media and AdWords.

  • Performed exceptionally and gained several promotions from graphic designer to Creative Director position in 2015 and to Marketing Director in 2020.

  • Designed and created engaging printed materials, including envelopes, letterhead, printed clothing, PopSockets, and billboards.

  • Managed overall aspects involved in the rebranding of the company, including website design, print materials, digital graphics, and videos to elevate the brand market image.

  • Contributed to an increasing number of new visitors and boosted returning traffic by monitoring the design and operation of company websites.


Graphic Designer

Ron Sherman Advertising, Little Rock, Arkansas

2012 – 2013

Implemented specified contents and SEO strategies while managing and optimizing blogs. Utilized Adobe Creative Suite software to announce promotions and offers and produce exceptional print and digital graphics

  • Improved website rankings, increased user traffic, and amplified company online visibility through search engine optimization.

  • Brainstormed ideas and created WordPress themes and website mock-ups with approachable and creative layouts.

Additional Experience

  • Sign-A-Rama, Sherwood, Arkansas

  • MMerse Graphics, Jacksonville, Arkansas

  • Dr David Health, UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas

Graphic Design and Web Development

Areas of Expertise

  • Content Marketing

  • Project Management

  • Brand Development and Strategy

  • Team Leadership

  • Content Development

  • Writing & Editing

  • Budgeting and Planning

  • Client Support

  • Agile Marketing Workflow

  • Agile Workflow For Development

  • Graphic Design

  • SOP and Standards Development

Professional Development

Agile Marketing Fundamentals

2021

Certified Professional in Agile Marketing (ICP-MKG) from Agile Sherpas, Denver, Colorado

Crisp Development Workshops

2021-2022

Customer Service, Marketing, Culture, and HR Workshops from Crisp, Remote, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Clickup Expert Certification

2023

Demonstrated expertise in the most advanced aspects of Clickup Task Management Software.

Google Adwords Certifications

2023

Ads certifications are professional accreditations that Google offers to individuals who demonstrate proficiency in basic and advanced aspects of Google Ads.

I am certified in all 11 Google Ads certifications currently available:

  • Google Ads Search

  • Google Ads Display

  • Google Ads Video

  • Shopping ads

  • Google Ads Apps

  • Google Ads Measurement

  • Google Ads Search Professional

  • Google Ads Display Professional

  • Google Ads Video Professional

  • Google Ads Creative

  • Grow Offline Sales

Tools

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Facebook Advertising

  • Mailchimp Design and Automation

  • Figma

  • Apollo.io

  • Linkedin Sales Navigator

  • Dripify

  • Trello/Monday

  • Google Adwords 

  • Clickup/JIRA/Airtable

  • Obsidian

  • Microsoft Products

  • Fellow, Avoma

  • Slack, Zoom, Teams

  • Capture One

  • Unbounce

  • Wordpress,Squarespace