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Sushibox Designs, LLC

Print and Web Design & Development

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Sushibox Designs, LLC

Multimedia Design & Development

I am an experienced digital, web, and print production designer with over two decades of professional expertise. For more than 20 years, I have played a crucial role in driving the creative direction and success of leading music industry brands like Gibson and Epiphone, Centric Entertainment (a privately owned multimedia company), The Grand Ole Opry, and Circle, an award-winning music television network. My contributions encompass designing, developing, and delivering strategic assets for both physical and web-based platforms. Throughout my tenure at these organizations, I have progressively expanded my responsibilities and influence, ultimately specializing in digital design, marketing and web design, along with front-end development. I have a proven track record of collaborating with diverse local and international teams to execute a wide array of successful campaigns.

Resume

Lee University

Advertising / Public Relations

2002 - 2008

Combined degree in Public Relations and Advertising with a general focus on marketing and applied communication.

Circle Media LLC

Multimedia Marketing Design

2019 - Present

Lead Multimedia Marketing Designer for the Circle Network, an award-winning Country Music & Lifestyle media company with a reach of 44M+ households across its television network.

Lead designer, handling digital and print graphic design.
Involved in front-end development and design for the Circle Network website, including assisting in the strategic re-design of the existing site, which saw a surge in new user traffic by 243%.
Designed campaigns with the Social Media team, with an audience of 3.SM followers/ subscribers and an average of20M impressions monthly.
Collaborated with other Ryman/Opry properties on both print and digital campaigns.
Contributed to the creation of updated brand guidelines as well as the continued evolution and maintenance of the Circle brand.
Led the development of a refreshed overall look and feel, encompassing major digital campaigns, the Circle website, and physical print campaigns.

Centric Creative Group

Lead Digital Designer

2018 - 2019

Lead/ Senior Digital Designer for the Centric Creative Group, the internal creative team for Centric Entertainment.

Collaborated with Digital Marketing and Brand Strategy teams on diverse client campaigns.
Managed web-based projects for clients and Centric properties from initial design to final build-outs.

Gibson Brands, Inc.

Lead Designer of Global Marketing

2008 - 2018

Lead Designer of Global Marketing that spearheaded innovative digital, print and web marketing design as well as maintained brand integrity across the entire family of brands.

Acted as a principal creative force on numerous design and marketing campaigns across the entire family of brands.
Designed continued outgoing digital operations and created UX/UI designs for various applications.
Collaborated with individual Print/ Marketing teams globally on campaigns and marketing strategies.
Maintained the consistent look and feel of all
company-related web and print properties.
Conducted front-end development for both existing and new web-based projects.
Acted as a key contact point and facilitator for various agencies, including Adobe, Amazon, and Google, throughout projects.

Lee University

Digital / Print Designer and Front End Web Developer

2003 - 2008

Graphic designer and front end web developer for university related marketing as well as various university web properties and portals.

Worked on major marketing campaigns both student facing and public facing across multiple platforms.
Worked on and managed various university web properties and portals for faculty, staff and students.

Sushibox Designs, LLC

Contract Professional Design

2001 - Present

Freelance contractor specializing in digital and print design, front-end development, and marketing initiatives.
Executed a wide range of projects, demonstrating versatility in skills.
Successfully handled corporate identity projects and contributed to marketing strategy development.
Engaged in various marketing initiatives to enhance brand presence and visibility.