Resume

Freelance Graphic & Motion Designer

Reynolds Design LLC
June 2019 - Present

Working across several creative sectors to help grow brands and improve presentation. Clients include small to large businesses throughout the Chicagoland area, as well as national record labels and musical groups.  Accomplishments thus far include:

  • Maintaining over 10 ecommerce websites including floral, screen printing, tattoo, and record labels.

  • Working with national record label Fat Wreck Chords to create social media video content for over 50 new releases. Content regularly reaching 100K interactions or more.

  • Continuing to create album layouts and physical merchandise for several national and local music groups.

  • Editing footage and creating motion graphic content for local advertisements.

 

Design Manager

Polyvinyl Record Co.
May 2013 - June 2019

Performed in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines and client expectations to produce work representing both the label and artists.

  • Worked cross-functionally with production, social media, and e-store departments to launch a complete redesign of the Polyvinyl website and e-store interface.

  • Built templates and forms to ease internal workflows. 

  • Designed layouts of over 100 LPs, CDs, and Cassettes based on client specific creativity and accuracy requirements.

  • Collaborated on design projects with artists such as Japandroids, White Reaper, Alvvays, of Montreal, and The Rentals.

 

Design Intern

University of Illinois Admissions
May 2011 - May 2013

Worked with a Creative Director as part of a small interdisciplinary team within the UIUC Admissions office, producing content for print, web, and film. Clients included the UIUC Office of Shared Services, Study Abroad Program, and the Office of General Studies.

 

Education

BFA Graphic Design 2012
University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana, IL

Technical Skills

  • Advanced graphic experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

  • Front-end web development using HTML/CSS/jQuery.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of After Effects and motion graphic development.

  • Extensive experience with footage editing using Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro.

  • Photo composition, lighting and digital retouching.

  • Large-format outdoor graphics, digital advertisements and printed materials.

  • Strong background in illustration and image making.

Interests

  • Motion graphics and logo animation

  • Typography

  • Logo design

  • Abstract and Minimalist Art

  • Audio Recording