Professional designer and Senior Creative Lead at the Associated Press. I love creating editorial products and engaging content designs that are among the best in the industry. A proven leader capable of executing complex large-scale projects, I thrive in collaborative, cross functional team environments. I design and maintain the style standards for digital and visual news content at AP. Nineteen years of consecutive experience at AP in roles of progressive responsibility.
Work Experience
The Associated Press
New York, 2002-present
Senior Creative Lead, Digital News
2016 - present
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Manage and create powerful visual content for AP News and AP Newsroom which drives story narratives, increases reader engagement, readership and revenue.
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Creator of the AP Visual Style Guide. This guide is used throughout the creative groups at AP.
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Member of the AP Elections Team. Responsible for product and content design.
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Identify creative reporting opportunities and innovative digital storytelling techniques.
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Implemented partnerships and streamlined the graphics creation process for staff.
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Provide art direction for the creative content produced by a team of world class journalists.
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Social promotion experience for the AP Graphics Twitter account.
Interactive & Infographic Producer
2007 - 2016
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Produced daily graphics and interactive news content for clients and mobile platforms.
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Served as a mapping solution lead and resolved crisis event mapping initiatives.
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Managed client and reader deliverables of interactive and print products.
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Performed tasks pertaining to user interaction analysis and user engagement quality testing assurance.
Graphics Assistant
2002 - 2007
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Maintained responsibility for product distribution and departmental websites.
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Interfaced with clients and ensured that product issues were promptly resolved.
Education
Unversity at buffalo
1997-2002
Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies and Digital Art
Awards & Recognition
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2016 Sigma Delta Chi award winner: Specialized News Site – Divided America
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2012 Pulitzer Prize team finalist: National Reporting, Aging Nuclear project
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Scripps Howard Foundation award winner for breaking news coverage: Fort Hood shootings
Technical Proficiency
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Adobe CC Suite, Adobe XD, Datawrapper, ArcGIS, Maze, Google Earth Studio, HTML, CSS, Social Flow, Slack