Des Moines, Iowa, United StatesI am currently responsible for the overall creation of our yearly MPP holiday magazines. This includes concepting ideas, selecting story locations for home tours, maintaining budgets and overseeing the tone and design of each magazine. Part of my responsibilities include maintaining relationships with influencers, negotiating and contracting freelance designers, illustrators, text managers an...
Jan. 2011 - Jul. 2020
Meredith CorporationGroup Art Director, Home Design/Holidays/Crafts, Better Homes & Gardens, SIM
Des Moines, Iowa AreaI art directed and oversaw the design of Meredith’s Premium Publications holiday titles and home luxury bookazines, plus managed the creative team for the Crafts Group. I was involved in concepting, creation and production of story ideas and executing art direction on all related photo shoots. Photo shoots ranged from home tours, produced and created in-studio sets, product shots and supporti...