Designer by Trade, Homebody at Heart

While digital design has become my recent priority, I gained early experience completing multidisciplinary design work for beauty companies, B2B tech agencies, and more. My work in this area has ranged from tradeshow booths to sell sheets and merchandising displays.

Most-Used Tools: Publitas, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint.

Being an active partner before, during, and after the design phase has always been important to me. Coming from an agency background where wearing many hats was the norm, I naturally stepped into roles that required big-picture thinking and attention to detail. I’m passionate about shaping creative direction, supporting stakeholders throughout the process, and staying involved through execution—whether that’s offering guidance early on, QA’ing design work post-launch, or identifying learning opportunities when things don’t land quite right.

At Config 2024, Dylan Field summarized something that’s always resonated with me: “Design is art applied to problem solving.” That mindset is exactly what drew me to graphic design in the first place. I’m most energized by being creative and by lightening the loads of others. My work lets me do both: create beautiful things that solve real problems.

Working in-house with limited resources has only strengthened that skill. Whether I’m exploring new tools or finding inventive ways to make the most of what we already have, I genuinely enjoy the challenge of creative problem-solving.

A shift in our in-house agency’s structure gave me the opportunity to lead a small team of creatives focused on digital design. Inspired by the strong leadership I’ve experienced throughout my career, I made it a priority to support my teammates and help them thrive. I’ve truly enjoyed guiding them through projects and the early stages of their careers, and I look forward to more opportunities to do the same.