Ramova Theatre (2023 – present)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Multi-purpose deliverables for combination music venue, brewery and restaurant. Aligning with brewing partner to execute designs for canned beers. Applying branding concepts for venue signage, restaurant and brewery menus, social promotions, onsite elements, maps and wayfinding for the spaces, technical guides, and more.
CD Peacock (2023 – present)
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Wide variety of graphic design duties for luxury jeweler brand. Creation of print materials, package design, email/digital/social media campaigns, product design, large format signage, original concepts for in-store display materials, photo retouching, more.
Haven Watch Co (2018 – present)
PRODUCT & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Dial designs, brand identity, package design, website elements and more for vintage-inspired watch brand. Repeat accolades from industry publications like Hodinkee. Launched limited design series to honor select legendary independent music venues.
The Hood Internet (2007 – present)
MUSIC PRODUCER & ART DIRECTOR
Co-founded duo known for remixing songs, digitally collaging images, and editing audio/video for widely viewed supercuts. Managed campaigns promoting live DJ sets and music festivals worldwide. Collaborated with wide range of clients, musical and visual artists. Maintained social media accounts over multiple channels, generating consistent follower and subscriber growth. Current works are available on website, Facebook, Soundcloud and YouTube.
Metro / Smartbar (2005 – 2010)
ART DIRECTOR
Responsible for all graphic output promoting concerts and events at legendary Chicago music venue Metro and sister club Smartbar. Designed limited-run screenprints and commissioned designs from the world’s screenprint community. Redesigned websites for both venues. Produced video content for venue’s in-house displays. Created/curated merchandise designs and package design for venue-associated music releases. View select screenprint designs.
Continued freelance— video production for venue’s 35th and 40th anniversary events in 2017 and 2022. Audio and video supercuts highlighting select bands from each decade: 1982-1992 / 1992-2002 / 2002-2012 / 2012-2022 / Additional work of note: video editing and sound design for club owner’s entrance video at the 40th anniversary celebration.
Five Out (2021)
VIDEO PRODUCER & EDITOR
Video editing, onscreen graphics, logo/title design and sound design for a virtual concert and dinner series from Chicago’s One Off Hospitality restaurant group and music venue Metro. Hour-long program created for the pandemic era stay-at-home audience toggles between cooking demonstration, interview between chef Paul Kahan and musical artist Ric Wilson, and live performance from Wilson at Metro.
Shake Chat (2020)
VIDEO PRODUCER & EDITOR
Vertical-format micro television show (runtime: 1 minute) that reviews and rates different milkshakes, hosted by Chicago artist Clinton Sandifer aka ShowYouSuck. Filming, editing, onscreen graphics, logo/title design and sound design. Watch: Episode 1 at Spinning J / Episode 2 at Chicago Diner / Episode 3 at Burger Baron / Episode 4 at Shake Shack / Episode 5 at Same Day Cafe / Episode 6 at Portillo’s
ALBUM PACKAGING (2015-2021)
Select designs for music releases across different media formats.
Air Credits Believe That You're Here (self released, 2021) - Standard LP with full color jacket
Dakota/Dakota Shoot In The Dark+ reissue (Forge Again, 2018) - Standard LP with gloss overlay
Sims, Air Credits, Icetep Arteria Verite (Doomtree, 2018) - Standard CD; LP with 24-page zine
Lasers & Fast & Shit Third: Munch (Forge Again, 2015) - Clear plastic sleeve with print; color insert
SELECT MUSIC VIDEOS (2016-2020)
Full length music videos for original works. Conceptualization, editing both video and audio, title designs and animations, most shooting or otherwise image sourcing, etc—
Air Credits "Push" (2019)
Title design for Apple Store performance (2019)
Sims “Raising Helvetica” (2018)
Air Credits “Safe Room” (2017)
Air Credits “No Water” (2016)
MUSIC VIDEOS, CONTINUED (COVER SERIES)
Wilco “I’m Always In Love” (2022)
Nirvana “Dumb” (2021)
Neko Case "Outro With Bees" (2021)
Pixies “The Happening” (2021)
REM “Man On The Moon” (2020)
Breeders “Flipside” (2020)
Faith No More “RV” (2020) with Samantha Irby
Magnetic Fields “I Don’t Want To Get Over You” (2020)
Genesis “Turn It On Again” (2020)
Crosby Stills & Nash "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (2020)
Prince “Diamonds And Pearls” (2020)
Elliott Smith “A Living Will” (2020)
MUSIC MEMES & OTHER NICHE EPHEMERA
Seinfeld 32nd Anniversary (2021) with @Seinfeld2000
Goodfellas (2020)
Ouch (2020)
Door of the Bay (2020)
First Impression (2018)
Shedditarium (2018)
Quatrini Rafferty (2017)
Dat Boi (2016)
Shabba! (2016)
Big Surprise (2015)
Hammer Of The Gods (2014)
Stranglehold (2013)
PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
Duke 40th Anniversary Album Release (2020)
Tuxedo with Steve Reidell show promo (2019)
Black Moth Super Rainbow Tour Dates (2019)
The Hood Internet Tour Dates (2018)
Sims & Air Credits New Video and Tour Dates (2018)
The Hood Internet 10th Anniversary Tour Dates (2017)
Stay Smooth XXV Boat Cruise Infomercial (2016) with Ernest Wilkins
Stay Smooth DJs at East Room show promo (2016)
The Hood Internet Tour Dates (2016)
Stay Smooth XXIII Boat Cruise (2015)
Integrated Merchandising Solutions (2004)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Designed point-of-sale assets for The Home Depot stores nationwide. Oversaw the publishing of design style guides.
Extra Newspaper / Citylink (2002 – 2004)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Art director for two Chicago community newspapers. Led the conversion of publishing process from paste-up to digital. Designed all in-house ads. Launched new websites for both papers and implemented CMS for digital classified ads.