Lifetime Arts | October 2024-December 2024

• assisted in a full rebrand for the non-profit by working with the communications team to create needed assets and provide input on the implementation of the new brand guidelines

• utilized expert photo editing skills to touch up brand photos and create a database of cut outs to be used across the new branding

• designed marketing materials, such as holiday post cards 

Freelance | 2022-Present

• Collaborates with clients to identify pain points, design needs, and creative direction

• Creates and designs visual concepts for projects, including brand identities, logos, brand assets, posters, promotional materials, social media graphics, and websites

• Presents designs to clients for approval, and incorporates client feedback

• Prepares final designs to be properly exported or produced for both print and digital

• Expertly uses skills in Adobe Creative Cloud to create work

Freelance | 2019 - Present

• Specializes in portraiture, including family photos, senior photos, and artist photos

• Uses organizational skills to manage clients and complete the photoshoot process, from gathering references and curating the shoot vision, to culling and editing photo sets, and finally to delivering photo sets to clients in a timely manner

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Dec 2022 - Present

• Works as a substitute teacher across various Elementary and High Schools in CMS, filling in for teachers when absent

• Manages classroom expectations, ensuring all students are safe and on-task, while often executing lesson plans and teaching lessons to students

South Meck High School | April 2023 - June 2023 (Long-Term Sub)

• Completed a long-term sub as a high school choir teacher at South Meck High School, filling in for the teacher and creating lesson plans in their absence
  

• Employed organizational skills to create lesson plans, develop coursework, and curate songs for 6 different classes

• Employed leadership skills to capture and keep students’ attention, and thoughtfully teach music to all classes

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Feb 2022 - June 2022

• Worked in a high school library as assistant to the librarian and technology facilitator, managing administrative tasks such as book returns, updating book databases, keeping the library tidy, handing out tardy passes, and other organizational tasks

• Managed the library front desk and assisted students with library, technology, and printing needs

• Took initiative to re-design all section posters to be more creative and inviting, as well as created seasonal and holiday-related posters for book displays