Work Experience

Chief Creative
Diane Grohol Design, New York, NY
February 2005 - Present

I’ve worked as a freelance director & senior designer since 2005. My longest retainers have been notable mass-market CPG companies as well as award-winning design firms.

Clients & Contracts

• The Zack Group, New York, NY

• Wallace Church, New York, NY

• Blue Marlin, New York, NY

• Colgate Palmolive, New York, NY

• Johnson & Johnson, New York, NY

• Irwin Slater Design, New York, NY

• Coty Cosmetics, New York, NY

• L’OREAL/Maybelline, New York, NY

Salaried Positions

Senior Packaging/Branding Designer
Fetch for Pets, New York, NY
May 2017 - October 2019

Associate Design Director
Cornerstone Strategic Branding, New York, NY
December 2013 - February 2016

Senior Designer
Anthem Worldwide, New York, NY
September 2010 - March 2013

Senior Designer
CBX, New York, NY
November 2009 - September 2010

Art Director
Planet Toys Inc., New York, NY
January 2006 - September 2006
Designer May 2005 - January 2006

Group Exhibitions

‘A Visual Culture’, All Art + Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY
March 2021 - April 2021

I contribute to the arts both through personal forms of self-expression as wells as volunterring with my time & talents through social media collaborations. These projects span sociopolitical issues, mental health, & environmental activism as photography, painting, video production, poetry & creative writing, fiber work, & printmaking.

Education

B.F.A. Graphic Design
Savannah College of Art & Design,
Savannah, GA 2001–2004

Advanced Placement Student
Valencia Community College,
Kissimmee, FL 1999–2001

Honors

Coroflot Featured Designer 2010, 2013

Magna Cum Laude Graduate 2004 Dean’s List 2001–2004

Marian Effing Portfolio Scholarship 2001–2004

Arts Alive Scholarship Recipient 2001

SCAD Rising Star Showcase 2000