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Innovative and progressive creative driven by visual design and collaboration. Proven track record of quality designs described as where customary meets innovative. Adept in managing, training and coaching others. Incorporates and maximizes the benef...
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As a Consultant I provided customer support for Drupal websites within the house.gov domain. Led requirement meetings and provided congressional staff with ideas and enhancements to increase traffic to their websites. In this position I collaborated with vendors, designers, production team and back-end developers to implement website features and customizations. Training congressional teams how to update their website was part of my job duties as well.
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With an entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit, I worked with business owners, to assist with growing their business. In this role I had the opportunity to design within an existing brand and create where none existed. Some of my expertise lies in the designing of web and print marketing materials, compelling post for social media, and designing intuitive interfaces with WordPress. I Established strong typography and appropriate use of color, images and fonts, allowing for readability of type and logic of graphic illustrations. This creative role enabled me to manage professional relationships and to work within requirements, budgets and timelines.
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In this creative role I worked on the national public service Ready Campaign, by designing social media post for Facebook and Twitter. Collaborated with outside agencies such the Ad Council and GovDelivery to ensure designs were cohesive with the Ready brand.Participated in brainstorming and ideation sessions for radio, tv and print.Created, maintained, and executed adigital content calendar for all the bureau and department level agency stakeholders.
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In a dual role I assisted with managing the operation and maintenance of USAID internet, intranet, and other web-based document management and collaboration solutions including SharePoint, WordPress and Drupal. As a developer I resolved tier 1 technical issues and provided staff training. As a designer I created infographics for the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs.
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In this administrative and creative role as a business owner, I made use of my creative drive to develop and execute original brand identity and marketing materials. As an effective servant leader, I led ideation meetings and collaborated with artist from various backgrounds. Effectively coached and motivated teams to perform at their level best. I administered the budget, reporting, and staffing. I planned and hosted annual conferences and quarterly workshops on a national level. Managed travel and hotel for guest facilitators, overseeing event registration and vendor negotiations
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