Illinois State University, Normal, IL Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Experience
Associate Creative Director Walgreens Co., Chicago, IL June 2024–October 2024
Selected by creative leadership to manage and lead Brand & Campaigns creative team. Support the Creative Director in development and execution of creative vision for omni-channel seasonal campaigns, packaging redesign initiatives and storytelling content. Manage resourcing, careers and morale of direct reports.
Selected accomplishments:
Established FY26 Holiday merchandising design guide and trend report.
Led creative direction of retail campaigns, including FY24 Back-to-School, FY25 Easter and FY25 Valentine’s Day.
Led team in development of packaging redesign for Walgreens owned brand Health and Wellness product line.
Developed creative vision of 4-part documentary video series.
Sr. Art Director Walgreens Co., Chicago, IL January 2022–Current
Art director of film and content studio for Walgreens. Created and directed award-winning campaign design, video, animation, illustration, and photography. Collaborated with external creative agencies and contractors to bring Walgreens content to market. Promoted from Sr. Graphic Designer to Sr. Art Director.
Selected accomplishments:
Led creative vision of Walgreens owned brand beauty personal care packaging redesign.
Led the creative direction of omni-channel seasonal campaigns, including FY24 Summer and FY24 Back-to-School.
Led the development and launch of in-house video production studio with external WPP agency partners.
Selected by creative leadership to be a primary art director for the 2024 overhaul of Walgreens brand and visual identity.
Developed the first branded video style guide for the enterprise.
Art directed award-winning video content series, “Shelf Life”.
Sr. Graphic Designer Walgreens Co., Chicago, IL September 2017–January 2022
Created email marketing campaigns and site creative for Walgreens Photo. Art directed photo/video shoots, animated video and developed creative for Walgreens social channels.
Selected accomplishments:
Art directed and created over 15 animated videos for Walgreens customer rewards program (Balance Rewards).
Led art direction and design of 2017 and 2018 holiday social media campaigns, including on-location art direction of productions shot at various locations around the United States.
Selected by creative leadership to redesign the migration of Walgreens Tumblr site to a robust branded blog called The Thread, collaborating in an agile environment with UX and development.
Art Director Geometry Global, Chicago, IL April 2017–September 2017
Led art direction of retail marketing campaigns for Unilever and Dannon brands.
Selected accomplishments:
Art directed and designed retailer-specific displays and offers featuring partnerships with Disney, National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS).
Developed key visual for Dannon campaign highlighting new product flavors.
Managed summer creative interns.
Graphic Designer (Contractor) Walgreens Co., Chicago, IL March 2016–March 2017
Art directed and designed Walgreens content for owned digital and social media channels. Produced content for all Walgreens business units, including Pharmacy, Beauty, Photo, and retail.
Selected accomplishments:
Directed, shot, and animated campaign videos for Walgreens social channels supporting the launch of the Walgreens Photo website as well as Summer Beauty and Seasonal Holiday campaigns.
Led art direction of 2016 Holiday photoshoot—lifestyle and product photography.
Shot and retouched in-house product photography for Walgreens social media channels and website.
Associate Art Director PrairieFire Communications, Mt. Prospect, IL March 2011–March 2016
Designed and art directed campaigns and marketing materials for a range of B2B and B2C clients.
Selected accomplishments:
Designed and managed updates to a 150+ page academic catalog for Chamberlain College of Nursing – a catalog used by over 25K students and faculty and staff.
Primary art director for national flooring company, Empire Today, responsible for the design of marketing materials and sales tools.
Selected to support new business pitch work.
Skills
Art direction Brand design Brand books & style guides Omni-channel campaigns Branded content Video content Social media design Brand photography Video/photo pre-production Storyboarding Agile workflows
Applications
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe Bridge Adobe XD Adobe Premiere Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Teams Miro Board Slack
