FREELANCE DESIGN DIRECTOR

Channing Creative Co. is a petite design studio offering strategic and creative partnership to ambitious entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established brands. Services include: brand development, website design / Squarespace development, print, digital, social, packaging, editorial, illustration, art direction, photoshoot styling, resourcing and consulting.

DESIGN DIRECTOR

Helped to centralize, scale and lead a national in-house design team in a fast-paced environment. Managed nine direct reports ranging from IC to Associate-level Design Managers. Directed national projects and implemented measurable initiatives and processes that drove efficiency and quality design output. Cross-department leadership collaboration.

SENIOR BRAND DESIGNER

Conceptualization and design execution of real estate agent brand identities and supportive brand touch-points: print, digital, social, web and campaign. Additionally, design execution for several Compass brand projects for the Chicago Market.

BRAND DESIGNER

Agency brand refresh strategy and design execution in addition to brand, social and campaign development for a variety of clients: MillerCoors brands and Red Wing Shoes. Pitch work included clients such as: PEARL iZUMi, Generac, Almay and Columbia College Chicago.

BRAND + WEB DESIGNER

Branding and web / portal strategy (in partnership with in-house developers) and design for a variety of clients throughout Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles.

DESIGNER + ART DIRECTOR

Design, art direction and photoshoot styling for a variety of clients: Chaco Footwear, Steelcase (Education + Communication divisions), PolyVision, and Amway.

DESIGNER

Design execution for a variety of local Greensboro small businesses and larger brands: VF’s Wrangler and Riders by Lee and GSK (GlaxoSmithKline).