Momentum Worldwide
Senior Design Director, Experience Design | July 2024 – Present
Leads teams from ideation through execution, and production. Collaborates across departments to design and produce industry-leading experiences for diverse brands. Projects center around experiential design, but also touch branding + visual identity, UI/UX, environmental graphics, retail fixtures, and art direction. Presents to clients and collaborates with them to work through solutions. Manages a team of designers.
The Cooper Union
Adjunct Instructor | August 2021 — Present
Teaches Graphic Design I & II, an year-long introduction to the techniques and visual language of graphic design. Projects explore fundamental concepts in form, composition, and typography. The second semester explores the relationship between word and image as well as the semiotics.
Madwell
Design Director | February 2018 – July 2024
Promoted from Associate Creative Director in 2021.
Led project teams throughout projects, from strategy and ideation through production. Collaborated with other department leads to produce compelling creative for diverse brands. Partnered with copy-focused Creative Directors to helm creative projects. Projects focused on art direction, branding & identity systems, campaigns, experiential, packaging, and UI / UX design. Presented to and worked with clients to shape final outcomes. Managed a team of designers and collaborates on department education and activities. Select Clients: e.l.f. Cosmetics, Google, Heineken, Netflix, Plum Organics, and Uncommon Goods.
Kiss Me I'm Polish
Design Lead | November 2012 – February 2018
Previous role: Senior Designer
Lead design and strategy across diverse projects. Types of work included branding, environmental graphics, information graphics, motion, publications, toolkits, and UI/UX design. Managed designers on larger scale projects. Facilitated client relationships, oversaw final production, and quality assurance. Select Clients: AIGA, Municipal Arts Society, The Museum of Modern Art, TED, and W. W. Norton.
School of Visual Arts
Adjunct Instructor | August 2012 – May 2014
Taught a year-long senior portfolio course to build students’ design skills, while developing their individual voices through unique self-conceptualized projects.
Johnson & Johnson Design
Senior Designer | February 2011 – November 2012
Previous role: Designer
Designed and conceptualized brand systems, campaigns, guidelines, internal web portals, communication tools, presentations, and environments on the Corporate Identity team.
Number 17
Designer | February 2010 – November 2010
Designed publications, pitch materials, and brands at the award-winning studio founded by Emily Oberman and Bonnie Siegler. Select Clients: Brooklyn Learning Center, Harper Collins, The Original Soupman.
Ogilvy & Mather
Designer | July 2009 – February 2010
Designed + conceptualized campaigns, pitches, promotional materials, and materials for branded events. Select Clients: American Express, Avon, Minute Maid, and Stoli.
Art Directors Club
Young Ones 2024 | Design Competition Jury
AIGA New York Mentorship Program
Mentor, 2022 & 2024
Awwwards Honorable Mention
Starfish Projects Website
The One Club Award, Silver
Visible: This is a phone store.
Print & Outdoor / Experiential & Installations
The One Club Award, Bronze
Visible: SXSW 2019
Print & Outdoor / Experiential & Installations
Communication Arts Magazine
"Fresh" Featured Designer
Ethel Cram Memorial Award for Excellence in Art
The Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Class of 2009
Creative & Design Direction
Information Architecture & User Experience
Product & User Interface Design
Branding & Identity Systems
Packaging Design
Design Education & History
Cat Wrangling
Communication Tools & Collateral
Typography & Type Systems
Digital & Print Publication Design
Environmental Design & Signage
Hoppy Beer Assessment
Storyboarding & Motion Graphics
Information Graphics & Data Visualization
Advertising Campaigns & Art Direction
Parks & Recreation References
Production Design & Mechanicals
Design Strategy & Research
Management & Mentorship
Writing & Content Strategy
Consuming & Collecting Hot Sauce
Project Management & Organization
Adobe Creative Cloud & Figma