My name is Sam. I’m a designer.

Experience

Society for HR Management

(SHRM)

Sr. UX Designer

2020 - Present

Responsible for conceptualizing, developing, executing creative solutions across SHRM’s products and platforms, while ensuring the alignment of efforts in both messaging, brand, and vision. Always working collaboratively across departments to institute efficient creative solutions that streamline the creation of products and reduce bottlenecks.

Type E Design

Senior Digital & Print Designer

2016 - 2020

Specialized in event design, responsible for providing quality service for various clients, such as Discovery, VISA, Marriott, and Univision. Create innovative web and print design to capture the essence of a business and bring the ideas of clients to life.

GO! Creative

Contract Designer

2016-2017

Responsible for designing, editing and typesetting various images and other publications before print.

  • Prepared publications for print within budget by performing editing and typesetting activities.
  • Designed and edited images used for various purposes such as event signage.

The Red Devils

Contract Print & Digital Designer

2015-2016

Created elements that told the story of all the breast cancer patients helped by The Red Devils.

  • Developed and designed sponsorship decks, brochures, email campaigns, event signage and micro-sites for various fundraising events and initiatives.
  • Established experimental B2B partnerships for increased fundraising efforts.
  • Built volunteer and fundraising teams by recruiting 4 photographers and videographers.
  • Designed all print materials for internal and external communications.

The Buddy Foundation

Development Director

2013-2016

Developed a concise identity, created comprehensive marketing materials, maintained donor relations and harnessed B2B relationships with local voices to grow community presence.

The Baltimore Sun

Marketing & Customer Acquisition

2011 - 2014

Supported marketing and consumer acquisition to improve customer experience and increase subscribers.

  • Conceptualized, designed, and implemented aggressive digital promotional campaigns within budget that increased the number of new digital subscribers by 50,000.
  • Tracked campaigns and provided comprehensive metrics using Adobe Catalyst and Google Analytics.
  • Executed design activities for a Customer Loyalty & Partnership Program, The Sun Insider, working directly with businesses, film agencies and advertisers.
  • Managed the creative development of a special edition tabloid with the partnership manager for The Baltimore Sun Loyalty Program.
  • Designed the annual audit for The Baltimore Sun and assured it complied with the Alliance for Audited Media.

My Skills

Personal Skills

  • Team Oriented
  • Flexible
  • Creative
  • Deligence
  • Reliability
  • Personal Integrity
  • Positive Work Ethic
  • Great Communicator
  • Rigor
  • Responsible
  • Funny
  • Labour

Recognitions

11

YEARS IN WEB
DESIGN

3

YEARS IN
CAD DESIGN

9

YEARS IN BRAND
MANAGEMENT

Professional Skills

  • Google Analytics & SEO
  • Instal and Configure
  • E-commerce Platform
  • Color theory knowledge
  • Web Usability
  • Grid & Layout
  • Photo manipulation skills
  • Digital Painting
  • Photo Composition
  • Good sense of Typography
  • Portrait Retouching
  • Video Editing

Software Knowledge

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
SKETCH-UP

References

Contact me

Want to Work with Me?

Want to ideate a concept? Need an image edited? Just looking to say hi?

Reach out, no matter what you’re lookin’ for, either through this form, or by giving me a call! If you’re looking for my photography, please go to StoriesCaptured.com.

Phone number:

301-980-6869

E-mail:

info@storiescaptured.com

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