Hi there!

My Creative Path

I like to think of branding and marketing as a giant puzzle, and my favorite thing to do is solve it. (I seriously love puzzles)

My creative path started in the fast-paced creative world at Gannett as Ad Artist and later, Marketing Artist of The TownTalk. That’s where I really learned how to design on a deadline, think on my feet, and make sure every ad and layout actually delivered results.

Today, I bring that same mix of creativity and strategy to everything I touch, whether I'm designing print brochures and community theater programs, building websites, or running social media campaigns. I love taking all those scattered pieces of a project and fitting them together.

Outside of the design world, I’m most likely volunteering as Girl Scout leader of the best troop ever (my 10th year), which has taught me a ton about leadership, community, and exactly how much can be accomplished with a solid plan (and maybe a few cookies).

Design Experience

Visual Storytelling 

      The ability to translate complex stories, data, and editorial copy  into engaging, easy-to-read visual narratives

Editorial Layout & Typography 

Mastery of grid systems, visual hierarchy, text wrapping, kerning, tracking, and font pairing for multi-page layouts

Print & Digital Production

Experience with pre-flighting, color separation, and preparing assets for high-volume print or digital publishing

Technical Toolkit

InDesign

Photoshop

WordPress & Elementor

Pre-press & Print Production

Motion Graphics & Social Video Editing

Canva

Google Workspace: Docs, Forms, Sheets, Slides, Sites, etc.

Workplace Experience

City Park Players

      I wear a lot of hats for this long-running community theater group: Office Manager, Graphic Designer, Marketing Coordinator, Social Media Manager, Grant Writer, even Prop Designer sometimes

Gannett

Marketing Artist - The Town Talk, Alexandria LA

-Designed special publications Signature Magazine, Rapides Senior News, GanLa Travel sections, and more

-Designed sales collateral for advertising department

Advertising Artist - The Town Talk, Alexandria LA

-Designed ads for local businesses