Senior Designer

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 5/2021

Kingsborough Community College, Associates of Liberal Arts, 6/2004

AWARDS

New York Festivals TV&FILM Awards 2023 Silver Award – Agency Art Director

Presidential Award in Graphic Design – Kingsborough Community College

Gallery Award in Typography – Kingsborough Community College

MTA 6th Annual “Our New York” Poster Display – NYC Transit AFT Mayoral Citation

Senior Designer and Art Director

DeVito/Verdi | New York, NY | 7/2021 – 2/2023

Led branding and advertising projects across digital channels from concept to production files. Collaborated using MicroSoft Office – remote meetings, designing templates in outlook.Built marketing email templates in- CMS: Active Campaign, Constant Contact.Created style guidelines and designed brand guidelines pages. Developed content, images and messaging to advance clients goals, and presented work in client meetings. Designed productions files for TV media, social Native and Discovery ads, banners, interactive landing pages, digital magazine pages, digital boards, UX functional containers, and more.

Graphic Design Intern

School of Visual Arts | New York, NY | 9/2019 – 12/2019

Working under the direction of and in the office of the Design Dept. Chair, Gail Anderson.Designed intricate layouts and templates for school communications and posters.Researched, photographed, scanned, filmed and organized student work for Dept. Chair’s presentations.Adjusted image to a cohesive appearance for layouts of magazine articles for lectures.

Graphic Design Assistantship

School of Visual Arts | New York, NY | 3/2018 – 9/2018

Working under the direction of Design Dept. Chair, Richard Wilde. Designed and printed event posters. Scanned, organized, and adjusted images for layouts of vintage collectibles for presentation slides. Performed technical support of dept. equipment, digital boards, and laptop presentation connectivity. Account Representative & Health Coach

Lean Chefs LLC. | Brooklyn, NY | 3/2014 – 9/2016

Intercepted approximately 40-70 client inquires daily, providing quality care and prompt resolution. Personal sales growth of $1 mil to $2 mil by the second year. Evaluated individual dietary needs (with medical limitations) and manually adjusted weekly meal plans. Provided key-holder and daily operation responsibilities while maintaining office inventory. Provided motivational support and health coaching for clients with special requests.

NYPD School Crossing Guard

61st Pct.| Brooklyn, NY | 1/2014 – 3/2014

Provided assistance to the public (Approximately 60 to 100) while entering the streets to attend school. Safeguarded school children from moving vehicles and maintained a friendly relationship with the public.

Director of Customer Relations, National Division

Chefs Diet Acquisition Corp. | New York, NY | 12/2007 – 3/2013

Managed a team of twelve associates and conducted interviews and training of new hires. Maintained daily records: inquiry analysis, sales and commissions, delivery, loss prevention claims. Created quarterly reports for shareholders of confidential operational and financial data. Provided creative direction for promos and digital communications. Scheduled staff time and attendance and provided coverage as needed.

• Adobe Creative Suite (6 years)
• MicroSoft Office (10+ years)
• Google Suite (6 years)
• CMS (2 years)
• MacOs & PC (6+ years)

Creative Conceptualizing, problem-solving, Team Management, Time Management

Creative Conceptualizing, problem-solving, Team Management, Time Management

English, Some Italian