Education

May 2015

Bachelor of Fine Arts with concentration in Graphic Design at Mississippi State University \\ Minor in Marketing

2009-2011

Associates in Arts at Copiah Lincoln Community College

Experience

2016–Present

Senior Packaging & Merchandising Designer / Graphic Designer | 1 yr

Responsible for designing packaging and print material for the products of all brands

Senior Graphic Designer | 2 yr 2 mos

Become a point person outside of the Art Director for training the junior designers as well as still designing and executing projects

Graphic Designer | 5 yr 9 mos

Still assist the senior designers, but now there is more ownership over projects

Junior Graphic Designer | 1 yr 5 mos

Assist the other designers with executing print material, mockups & anything else that is asked

2014–2015

Graphic Design Intern // DPM Fragrances 

Responsible for designing the standards manual for all candle specifications for the company
and potential products

2014

Graphic Design Intern // Social Science Research Center

Responsible for designing page layouts and infographics for the Traffic Safety Data Book for the Public Safety Data Lab

2008–Present

Freelance Work

Includes logo designs,
business cards, postcards,
t-shirts designs, and posters

2008

Student Worker // CME Pharmacy

Skills

Software

Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, & After Effects

Technical

Letterpress Printing, Digital Photography, Packaging, & Merchandising Displays

Awards

2015    

A-State AIGA Southern Student Graphic Design Show // Best in Show

2015    

A-State AIGA Southern Student Graphic Design Show // Best of Category, Packaging Design

2015

43rd Annual Student Exhibition // Graphic Design

2015    

Crosby Arboretum Posters 

2013    

Holiday Card CAAD

2013

41st Annual Student Art Competition // Graphic Design

Affiliations

2013–Present // AIGA

2013–Present // Society of Scholars

2012–Present // Phi Kappa Phi

2011–Present // Sigma Alpha Lambda