Experience

Head of Design - Inktel Holdings Corp | 2020 - Present | Miami, FL

Design and manage business and marketing visual solutions, social media, and websites for Inktel Holdings Corp subsidiaries: Inktel Contact Center Solutions and Buena Vista Digital Partners.
* Deliver design and strategic solutions for clients to build/enhance their marketing, advertising, and branding efforts including logos, posters, flyers, business decks, and trade show booth design
* Create innovative design/content and manage clients websites, social media, email marketing, and advertising
* Foster ongoing trust through relationship management and deliver high-quality timely work to clients
* Train and mentor Marketing Interns / Jr. Designers to ensure work meets the highest creative standards.
* Video/audio content creation, production and management for clients
* Started a successful in-house video podcast called 'The Happy Customer Channel' and serve as design/production lead and social media manager
Recognition / Honors / Awards:
* 2024 January Employee of the Month
* 2022 Responsibility STRIVE Award

Graphic Designer - Freelance - Francisco A. Anduiza Jr. | 2019-2020 | Miami, FL

Designed marketing, branding and visual assets for small businesses and organizations.
* Developed high quality and sophisticated design for print and digital media that were compliant with client's brand
* Coordinated and communicated effectively with business owners to ensure that the visual design successfully delivered on the desired message and business objective

Graphic Designer - Internship - Miami Marlins | 2019 | Miami, FL

Assisted the Miami Marlins with various design projects in the Creative Services team.
* Designed high-quality marketing assets such as logos, flyers, banners, game-day motion graphics and social media graphics for their Marketing team.
* Assisted in the creating of mock-ups, presentations, and other digital collateral for their Corporate Partnerships team.
* Contributed storytelling and creative solutions to create strong narratives.
* Assisted in creating templates for work optimization.
* Maintained best practices and server management, including the consistent application of naming conventions, file/folder organization, and versioning control for successful file hand-off.

Apparel Graphic Artist - LRG Clothing, Lifted Research Group | 2018 | Irvine,CA

Designed apparel graphics that reflected cultural trends and the brand's identity, helping transform ideas into final products.
* Responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and executing graphic elements for LRG's clothing
* Combined artistic vision with industry trends to create designs that resonated with target audiences
* Developed original, on-brand graphics for apparel collections, including prints, patterns, LRG logo and typography
* Developed bold, new, emerging designs, and enhanced existing concepts that would help build the LRG brand to its fullest
* Researched and stayed ahead of market trends, competitor offerings, and consumer preferences to inspire innovative designs
* Prepared detailed technical packs for production, ensuring accuracy in scaling, placement and color specifications

Creative Design Manager - MagnaFlow | 2017-2018 | Oceanside,CA

Managed the graphic design initiatives of the Marketing department and created efficient and culturally aligned design solutions.
* Partnered with the Chief Marketing Officer and other company leaders on improving creative design solutions and strategies for beating competitors
* Acted as the point of contact for the creative team, supporting the senior management team, sales team and technology team in completing marketing requests
* Responsible for overseeing various design projects and production of marketing materials across all channels such as print, copy, web, displays, trade shows, advertising, etc.
* Worked closely with senior management and other departments to coordinate priorities and ensure accurate information that met business goals
Recognition / Honors / Awards:
* 2017 SEMA 35 Under 35 Leadership Award

Sr. Graphic Designer - MagnaFlow | 2015-2017 | Orange County,CA

Responsible for the creation of a wide variety of visual assets in all media including digital, print, video, and web.
* Developed high quality and sophisticated creative concepts for print and digital media that reflected strategy and were compliant with MagnaFlow's brand
* Responsible for the delivery of wide variety of projects on time and within given budgets
* Created high-quality collateral pieces from trade show booth designs to sales brochures that ranged from single pages up to 500 pages
* Collaborated with Marketing and Art Directors to ensure all work is consistently meeting creative brand standards
* Successfully managed a large workload while bringing fresh direction and insight for a large variety of projects
* Deliver internal presentations to senior management

Graphic Designer / Production Photographer - MagnaFlow | 2013-2015 | Orange County,CA

* Designed layout of pages for brochures and sales sheets
* Created compelling graphics and visuals for various digital platforms including social media and website landing pages
* Designed engaging invites for high-profile events and promotions
* Worked closely with the art director, sales and marketing teams to produce content that aligned with the brand
* Ensured all visuals were on-brand and met high-quality standards
* Acted as in-house photographer for high quantity product shoots, lifestyle shoots, and company events
* Responsible for photo editing, management, file naming, organization and delivery

Story Artist - Disney Publishing Worldwide | 2011-2013 | Glendale,CA

Illustrated Disney books including Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Monsters University, Tangled and Brave storybooks.
* Digitally painted storybook scenes using Adobe Photoshop
* Created artwork that supported engaging and emotionally resonant stories
* Collaborated with art directors to adapt best digital painting techniques and practices

EDUCATION

Art Center College of Design, BFA Illustration Design | 2011 | Pasadena, CA

Skills

* Photoshop

* Illustrator

* InDesign

* Premiere Pro

* After Effects

* Canva

* Hootsuite

* YouTube Studio

* Mailchimp

* ChatGPT

* Excellent Communication / Organization

* Time Management

* Collaboration & Teamwork

* Problem-Solving

* Creativity & Innovation