Current

Design Manager
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

2014-present

Leading and mentoring a small creative team, growing our design process and system and advocating design-centered thinking across the organization.

  • Leads major, strategic design initiatives across departments. 
  • Partners with leadership, content and development teams on concurrent design projects from kick off through completion. Ensures all projects are on brand and follow the overall design strategy. 
  • Provides creative direction and manages workflow for digital projects, including corporate and magazine websites, event sites and multiple microsites. Reviews and iterates user experience and interface design throughout project life cycle.  
  • Acts as a brand steward, champion and influencer for design within the company.
    • Created and manages brand compliance guidebook.
    • Provides training sessions on the usage of the global brand and partnership brands. 
  • Promotes agile processes and refines solutions for prioritizing and managing design team workflows.
  • Designs print layouts, presentations, reports, infographics, signage, websites and explainer and promotional videos.
  • Sources and manages freelancers and vendors. Tracks and maintains printing and resource budgets.

Art Director
Fraud Magazine

2011-present

Partners with editorial team to devise creative concepts and designs for covers and layouts. Manages photography/illustration and print production for final publication.  

  • Works directly with editors, writers, advertisers and vendors on designing feature, column and department stories under tight deadlines.
  • Manages freelancers, directs photo shoots and sources artwork needs.
  • Ensures design direction is cohesive across all print and digital platforms.

Freelance Designer
Helen Elliott Design

2003-present

Skills

Creative art direction

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat

Sketch

InVision

User interface design

Strong web knowledge and how it relates to design

Copywriting and editing

Education

University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts, Advertising with Distinction, 1998-2002, Norman, OK

Universitat Jaume I
Study abroad program, 
2000-2001, Castellón, Spain

Past

ACFE
Senior Graphic Designer

2011-2014

Graphic Designer

2006-2011

Production Designer

2003-2006

The Norman Transcript
Designer / Entertainment Editor

2002-2003