Print Design
Photography
Web Design
Project Management
Communications
Printing / mailings
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
JIRA
Confluence
CMS - Anthology
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Filmora X
Affinity Publisher
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Director of Public Information Aug 2016 -Present
Assistant Director of Public Information Aug 2014-Aug 2016
Public Information Coordinator July 2011 - Aug 2014
Worked with a team to create a redesigned website for nationalmerit.org (launched February 15, 2016)
Created the mockups for basic page layout
Worked with vendor to create pages and implement changes
Created new and existing pages within the site
Found creative solutions to design issues (Timeline)
Currently maintain the company website and update twice a year.
17 million page views to-date
Worked within a team to create a donation button for Natioanlmerit.org (launched November 30, 2018)
In 2018 / 19 we raised over $15,000 to help fund more scholarships
In 2019 / 20 we raised over $23,000 to help fund more scholarships
Lead the effort to create Nationalmerit.org/news (launched October 2, 2019)
Posts are made three times a week
Interview Scholars and produce content for NMSC News with the Public Information staff / Coordinator and Scholar community Coordinator
Generated over 684,000 page views from January 1st 2021 to the present
1.7 million page views to-date
Worked with vendor to create new features to nationalmerit.org (pop up announcements and expanding text boxes.)
Work with Scholar Community Coordinator to send email marketing campaigns
Designed and edited Ten Annual Reports
Each annual report includes featured scholars from the graduating seniors at High Schools and Colleges.
Surveys sent to each Scholar (roughly 15,000 emails)
Each survey is read and verified for good content / photos. Records are maintained of their signed releases.
Photo Editing for each student featured
Designed and edited over 20 other publications including mailers and marketing materia
Semifinalist books (Includes names of all the Semifinalists for a given year)
Guide to the program (a smaller book that details the program)
Mailers (A mailer sent to Scholarship winners detailing Scholar Community)
Fliers (Marketing materials sent to potential sponsors)
All Publications are printed on commercial printing presses and prepared for commercial printing.
Work with President and Vice President to create materials for board meetings
Work with print vendor to produce tens of thousands of printed letters to high schools, students, Scholars, and homeschool parents and coordinate the mailings of these items
Supervise one employee to complete the day to day tasks of the department
Review and editing of student names and addresses through the name cleanup process. (Tens of thousands of names a year)
CMS used to view student records
Confirm spelling on student answer sheets
Announcements of Semifinalists and Scholars to News Media (over 7,500 emails per mailing)
Semifinalists - 16,000 Students
Scholars - 7,500 Scholars
Editing Documents from College Board / ETS
Working with print vendors for office stationary, paper, and envelopes
Creating new content for NMSC news
Photography for NMSC (Events, advisory council meetings, selection committee, and campus photos)
News Media Monitoring
Maintain media outlet database
Communications with Schools, Parents, Principals, Students, Scholars, School Districts and DoD (Education department at DoD)
August 2007 - July 2011
Produce and maintain all company publications, edit and produce company photos, work with outside vendor to maintain Information Technology systems. Maintain Company websites.
June 2007 - August 2007
Design custom and stock orders, prepare documents for print (Screen Print 1 - 4 color), Collaborate with Sales Representatives for preparation of materials.
Graphic Communications
Student Employment-
Spencer Student Recreation Center - May 2006 - May 2007
Graphic Designer
Planned, designed, edited, and worked with vendors to produce the 2010 through 2018 National Merit Scholarship Corporation Annual Reports.
Working with a team at NMSC, a complete redesign of National Merit’s website created with an outside vendor. I helped create the mockups of web pages, coordinate with the President and VP to approve the designs provided by the vendor, receive training to use the content management system provided, edit each web page and launch the site in February of 2016. Since launch there have been over 17,000,000 pageviews of NationalMerit.org.
Worked with an outside vendor to create an addition to Nationalmerit.org to showcase Scholarship Recipients nationalmerit.org/news. I managed the process for NMSC by creating the mockups of pages, coordinating meetings and working with NMSC’s management to approve all changes before launch of the new feature in October of 2018. These pages have received over 281,000 pageviews since launch and new content is created every week.
Donation Form—Website update
Completed in November of 2018 the donation form allows users to support NMSC’s mission by using a form that processes their credit card donation. Over $1500 have been donated by past scholars since the launch.