I am a graphic designer, on the marketing team at ASM International, based in Geauga County, Ohio. ASM is the international headquarters for a multipurpose organization consisting of products (books, magazines, and more), services (consulting, education, webinars), and a membership aspect. We serve businesses, universities, organizations, government entities, and individual clients alike with the above products and services.

On the marketing team, I am one of two designers, and I am responsible for meeting the graphics needs of half of the business (consisting of, but not limited to) membership, digital database sales, print book sales, half of the conferences we organize, and more. I am tasked daily with projects such as creating an ASM-hosted conference’s branding, updating a print publication catalog, designing a booth backdrop for a conference, making an eye-catching brochure or postcard to mail out to thousands of members, and much more. This position is very cross-functional and requires much organization and attention to detail.

See samples of my projects below!

My first real graphics job was at State and Federal Communications, Inc. in downtown Akron, Ohio. The company focuses on political compliance, keeping clients out of trouble with the ever-changing lobbying laws across the Americas and beyond. I started as an intern at State and Federal in February of 2018, and spent almost a year and a half learning, volunteering, and networking in the office and around the Greater Akron area thanks to the amazing opportunities offered in the internship program.

In September of 2019 I became Assistant Graphic Designer, and in February 2020 I was promoted to full-time as the Graphics and Digital Media Assistant. In this position, I continued to assist in creating graphics for the various conferences and events attended by staff and sponsored by the company. I also created graphics to market company services to clients and prospects, I compiled proposals for those same clients and prospects, and worked to keep the face of the company trend-informed and current. I worked closely with the Manager of Marketing and Digital Media in monitoring and maintaining our social media accounts, as well as editing and publishing blog posts to the company blog LobbyComply. In 2018 I worked closely with the Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility in creating the inaugural CSR Annual Report, showcasing the company’s sustainability efforts and ability to be leaders in the community and industry in a graphic form. Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback, this became a yearly effort. I have linked the archive of these reports below.

These are just some of the many things I was tasked with during my 3.5 years with the company.