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Creative Director + Designer
{BE} Creative Design Directions
May 2009 - Present (15 years 6 months)
Every business, special interest group or entity needs to be able to answer one question: Who or what do you want to BE? The answer to that question is a recipe mixed with several core ingredients. A blend of your end goals, central products or services, a dash of industry relevance, but most importantly, a solid dose of your firm’s core values and principles.
BE Creative Design Directions provides you with the branding tools to answer that question, concocting your brand recipe with undeniable end results.
Our arsenal of award winning designers, creative directors and copy writers will walk you through the process of drilling down to who you are, what you do, and more importantly who you want to BE.
We specialize in logo design, corporate identity, collateral material production, photography, brand identity, messaging and consulting. Our clients range from entrepreneurial start-ups, higher education institutions, to special event promotion groups. Don’t just think creative- {BE} Creative.
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Marketing Assistant + Graphic Designer
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
May 2009 - Present (15 years 6 months)
Assist the Marketing Director and provide design direction for Student Union, Activities and Recreation departments. Additional duties include managing all creative projects, software training, and supervising student designers.
Homecoming Marketing Chair
Faculty/Staff Advisor for the Student Marketing Association
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Marketing/ Design intern
Small Business & Technology Development Center
Jan 2009 - May 2009 (4 months)
Assisted the marketing department in developing print materials such as reports, brochures, business cards, and posters as well as help implement designs for their new identity.
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Student Publicity Coordinator
North Carolina State University
Jun 2008 - May 2009 (11 months)
Responsible for designing and overseeing all print and promotional material for the organizations under the UAB. This includes concerts, cookouts, parties, lectures and other student coordinated events
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Design Intern
PR!M Media Group
Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 (2 months)
During this internship I worked closely with the marketing department to provide graphic design assistance and consultation for clients and the company’s magazine, Charlotte Style Magazine. I also established their color pallets, business cards and logo
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Design Intern
North Carolina State University | African American Cultural Center
Aug 2007 - Dec 2007 (4 months)
Carry out any graphic design and marketing needs of the AACC and serve on the executive board with the Associate Director and Program Coordinator
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Structural and Graphic Design Intern
Alliance Display
Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)
promotional and permanent displays, merchandising systems and packaging programs