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The Athletic
Remote
November 2022 – Present
Editorial Design Manager
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON, D.C.
April 2022 – November 2022
Senior design editor, Brands
• Manage a design team of four designers across four sub-brands at The Washington Post:
By The Way, Gender & Identity (formerly known as The Lily), Launcher and Voraciously.
• Work closely with the design director on creating and implementing a new company-wide color palette.
• Work with designers on how to be commissioning illustrations and work with artists to create illustrations
that work across platform from our apps to social media to our website.
• Comics editor and go-to resource across the newsroom for incorporating comics storytelling in our journalism.
June 2017 – March 2022
Design editor, The Lily and By The Way
• Work closely with creative director to develop, iterate and
expand the visual identity and strategy for The Lily and By The Way.
• Create and commission editorial illustrations for stories across platforms.
• Plan, strategize and manage the Instagram accounts for The Lily and By The Way.
• Conceptualize, pitch and execute recurring features and project,
likethe yearly Gift Guides, comics, #31Days31Firsts and more.
Oct. 2014 – June 2017
Digital designer, Emerging News Products
• Designed 12-15 stories daily across platforms.
• Design lead on Facebook instant articles, podcast branding and special projects.
• Designed and commissioned conceptual editorial illustration for stories across platform.
• Conceptualized the look of standing features and special sections.
Dec. 2013 – Oct. 2014
Designer, Express
• Conceptualized and executed clever cover concepts 2-3 days per week.
• Worked collaboratively with several editors and designers daily.
• Designed and produced several daily pages for Express, including special projects.
Gannett
PHOENIX, AZ
Aug. 2012 – Nov. 2013
Features and Tablet Designer
• Designed several daily features sections for the Phoenix Design Studio.
• Conceptualized and created centerpieces for Health, Travel, Things To Do
and Movie Preview sections for the Arizona Republic.
• Designed conceptual iPad articles on a variety of subjects for AZ Magazine.
Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2012
Sports Designer
• Co-produced the AZCentral Sports section on a daily basis.
• Worked closely with content editors and the Lead Sports Designer
on preview sections, including football and baseball previews.
• Art directed and designed the 2012 and 2013 Cactus League Spring Training Guide.
• Converted 2013 Cactus League Spring Training Guide print package into the first stand alone Sports iPad App.
Ohio University
ATHENS, OHIO
Sept. 2007 – May 2011
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication
Informational Graphics and Publication Design with a specialization in Magazine Journalism