Experience

Candlewick Press, Senior Designer
October 2017 to December 2024

  • Designed and art directed award-winning picture books, as well as YA and middle-grade covers and interiors

  • Oversaw each phase of development from design concept, sketches, and final artwork through preparing book files for production and archiving

  • Mentored and coached junior colleagues, providing project feedback as well as guidance in best practices for communicating with artists

  • Collaborated with illustrators, editors, production controllers, proofreading, marketing, publicity, and sales to meet their unique needs, maintaining a high level of communication throughout the bookmaking process, from development to printed books

  • Worked with production to identify potential art reproduction issues and consider which size, shape, materials, and special effects best suit each project's design and budget, and the market

  • Reviewed color proofs with attention to the reproduction quality of the original art, performing digital color corrections when necessary

  • Maintained awareness of current design trends and familiarity with target audiences to understand consumer needs and preferences

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Designer
April 2013 to August 2017

  • Designed covers and interiors for a wide variety of trade books, including children’s books, poetry, business, biography, history, and CliffsNotes® titles

  • Created original lettering and illustrations

  • Collaborated with editorial, sales, marketing, and manufacturing colleagues to determine cover concepts and direction

  • Reviewed color proofs, select binding materials and jacket effects

  • Participated in multiple process-improvement initiatives

826 Boston: Design Intern
Spring 2012

  • Designed flyers, posters, logos and other marketing material

  • Acted as a production liaison between the company and area printers

  • Updated and maintained web site


 

The Harvard Common Press: Sales and Marketing Intern
Fall 2011

  • Conducted market research & managed social networking accounts

  • Designed promotional materials

  • Proofread and performed quality assurance checks on Kindle files

The Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Lifestyle & Entertainment Reporter
2010-2011

  • Wrote features for Lifestyle and Entertainment sections

  • Process community news briefs and obituaries

  • Proofread daily and weekly sections

The Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Interim Lifestyle & Education Editor
2009-2010

  • Edited incoming content for quality, length, and clarity

  • Worked with reporters to coordinate story assignments

  • Typeset daily and weekly sections, coordinated proofreading

  • Formatted photo files and prepared press-ready files

 

Education



 

M.A., Publishing and Writing, Emerson College
Graduated in May 2012

B.A., English Literature, Lycoming College
Graduated in May 2009

Study Abroad Term, Celtic Literature and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Spring 2008

industry leadership

 

Bookbuilders of Boston: Vice President
2016 to 2018

  • Bookbuilders of Boston, a nonprofit organization founded in 1937, is dedicated to bringing together people involved in book publishing and manufacturing. Its membership represents all facets of the book industry: editing, design, production, manufacturing, and marketing. Through its various activities, Bookbuilders offers a forum to exchange information, learn new technologies, and promote improvements in the quality of books.




skills

  • book design

  • art direction

  • hand lettering

  • illustration

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • project management

  • print production

  • typography

  • coaching / mentoring

  • html and css

  • content management

  • writing

  • editing