EXPERIENCE:

Jul 2006 to Present
Liquid Creative, Art Director & Photographer, Jackson, MS
I work as Art Director, Designer, Company Photographer, Illustrator, Motion Graphics artist, Video Editor, Web Designer, and general creative person.
liquid-creative.com

Apr 2008 to Present
Jackson Free Press, Contributing Photograhper, Jackson, MS
The Free Press is the source for local events, music, arts, and community. I am a freelance photographer for the publication and work on assignment.
jacksonfreepress.com

July 2009 to Present
Dandylion Events, Graphic Design & Photography, Nashville, TN
I am a creative consultant and guru for the owner of Dandylion, as well as designer for printed materials for the company, occasional photographer, and web designer.
dandylionevents.com

Jan 2006 to Jul 2006
Southern Progress Corporation, (Time Inc. & Time Warner Inc.), Southern Living Magazine website Intern, Birmingham, AL
On a daily basis, I updated the website with new articles and answered customer emails. I also participated in an overhaul of the magazine's website, attended other company meetings, and assisted photographers on photoshoots.
southernliving.com

2004 to 2005
University Screenprint, Artist, Starkville, MS
I designed t-shirts for a variety of clients and prepared all designs for screens.

KNOWLEDGE:

Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, PhotoWarp (for 360 photography), Lightroom, Keynote, Powerpoint, Word
Film processing, dark room printing, and hand mural printing
Adobe After Effects and on set Art Direction

Japanese. Intermediate reading, writing, and spoken language
Italian. Basic reading and spoken language

HONORS:

2009 Featured on Coroflot.com, Shapley's Ad
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, People’s Choice Award, LC Christmas Invite
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, FMF Annual Report Illustration
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, Azul Denim Photography Campaign
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, Azul Denim Single Photograph
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, 3D Letterhead
2009 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Silver Addy, Zodiac Logo Design
2008 American Ad Fed, Jackson, People’s Choice Award, LC Christmas Invite
2008 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, MS Blood annual report Art Direction
2008 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Silver Addy, LC Christmas Invite Art Direction
2007 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Gold Addy, CoatTails events mailer Art Direction
2007 American Ad Fed, Jackson, Silver Addy, LC Christmas Invite Art Direction
2005 Jabberwock Review, published photography
2005 Selected concept & design for GD graduating class Dec. 2005
2004 MSU Fine Art and Graphic Design Competition
2003 MSU Fine Art and Graphic Design Competition
2003 Copy Cow Award: Excellence in Graphic Design, The Cute Lady Stationery

EDUCATION:

December 2005 Mississippi State University, BFA, Emphasis in Graphic Design

References available upon request.

If you'd like to know more:

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