EDUCATION
BFA | Cum Laude | Design Lab Assistant
2012–2016
Studied, learned, designed, and repeated for 4 1/2 years. At some point, I was told to wear an oversized black robe, odd square hat, and galavant across a stage.
Vice President | Poster Committee
2014–2015
Alongside fellow officers, I helped lead MTSU’s graphic design department's student body in our efforts to grow and learn as a community. We sought out educational tours and speakers, hosted galleries showcasing MTSU talent, increased department funding, and established an online presence with resources and open lines of communication for the student body. We were able to attend the 2015 AIGA conference held in New Orleans.
WORK EXPERIENCE
-Art Director / Social Media Specialist
-Designer / Social Media Specialist
Oct. 2017–Currently
From freelancer to full-time designer, I’ve had the joy of working with TBG and their creative content team. Accounts I have worked have included: TN Lottery, KY Lottery, Servpro Restorations, Logan's Roadhouse, First Horizon Banking, FN America Firearms, and CITGO Petroleum.
I primarily focused on designing and art directing social media content, video & animation, photography, digital assets, and print advertisements. I worked alongside productions crews for shoots, and also have been the production crew when needed for content. Outside of that, I assisted with various creative campaigns for our clients both from a conceptual ideation, and a technical execution standpoint.
References:
Karinne Caulkins
VP, Director of Design
kcaulkins@buntingroup.com
-Freelance designer
-Intern / Mentorship Program
Sept. 2016 – Feb. 2017 (6+ months)
For over half a year, I interned under Circa Design’s mentorship program designing print, web, and brand identity materials for their broad range of start up clients. Creative projects ranged from creating simple info graphic sheets to designing a typographic & illustrative personality testing app.
Other creative projects included: Identity design and research, Print design for various events, Squarespace website design, and packaging.
References:
Laura / Tori
Owners & Creative Directors
Laura@Circa.design / Tori@Circa.design
Design Intern
June–Aug. 2016 (summer)
During my senior year of college, I interned at ST8MNT Branding for the summer. I worked on a wide variety of projects while also assisting them with big name clients such as EO Entrepreneurs’ Organization and America’s sweetheart herself Taylor Swift. Projects included: signage, logo design, website updating, social media marketing & design, portfolio look-books, Illustration, and photo editing & manipulation.
Job Shadow
June–July, 2012 (summer)
During my freshman year of college, I shadowed behind Thomas Nelson's design team for a summer. Their design department taught me what to expect as a graphic designer and helped nurture my newfound curiosity by teaching me key principles of design.