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EDITORIAL and LAYOUT

From magazines to marketing materials, I bring structure and style to content-heavy layouts—making them easy to read and beautiful to look at.

CLIENT: NORTHSTAR TRAVEL MEDIA for ATLANTIC CITY
Type: digital editorial guide

This five-page digital guide was created to promote the Atlantic City Convention Center to meeting planners and event decision makers. I transformed dense copy into an airy, editorial-style layout that aligned with the guide’s focus on sustainability in event planning.

Sustainable Meetings

CLIENT: SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Type: Magazine 

This bright, engaging editorial spread appeared in Successful Meetings magazine, offering meeting planners peace of mind about returning to in-person events in a post-pandemic world.

Las Vegas

CLIENT: ESPorts Travel
Type: digital editorial guide

This multi-page guide—featuring articles, graphs, charts, and more—was created for meeting planners in the esports event space. I collaborated with the editorial team to establish a bold color palette, energetic typography, and a layout that captures the fast-paced spirit of competitive gaming.

Esports Guide

CLIENT: meetings & Conventions
Type: Magazine 

This multi-page feature appears annually in Meetings & Conventions magazine, spotlighting top-rated hotels, airlines, and cruise lines recognized for excellence. The design challenge: presenting uniform listings in a way that feels polished, cohesive, and visually engaging.

Stella Awards

Vision AND Concepting

Moodboards, sketches, and brand presentations that showcase my process of transforming ideas into clear, cohesive creative directions.

CLIENT: Kalyn Brooke / Brainbook Library
Type: BRAND REFRESH

After a strategy session to clarify her audience, aesthetic, and business goals, we refreshed this online shop’s visual identity with updated colors and typography. The result was a practical, easy-to-follow style guide that empowered her and her team to create cohesive, on-brand content moving forward.

Brand Style Guide

CLIENT: REBEL CEO
Type: BRAND IDENTITY

In the early stages of developing a new website, this client needed help bringing a loose idea into focus. After a collaborative conversation about her vision and target audience, I created a mood board to help guide her creative direction. Once her concept became more defined, I followed up with a brand guide featuring fonts, colors, and styles she could share with her web designer when the time came to build.

Concept and Styling

Social Media and Branded Content

Graphics, campaigns, and content strategies designed to engage audiences across platforms while staying true to the brand's voice and style.

CLIENT: AVERY
Type: BLOG POST

A printable tea party suite: menus, place cards, and gift tags, brought Avery’s products to life in a charming, practical way. Designed, styled, and photographed to feel both elegant and accessible, the project was paired with a blog post featuring creative ideas and free downloadable templates to inspire readers and drive product engagement.

Tea Party Printables

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CLIENT: N/A
Type: Reel / Tik Tok / SHORT

One of my most-watched Reels/TikToks/ Shorts answered a common creative question: how do you film yourself for social media? With step-by-step visuals, clear narration, and an approachable tone, the video broke down the process in a way that made it feel doable—even fun—for beginners and seasoned creators alike.

How to Film Yourself

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CLIENT: TONIC SITE SHOP
Type: TIK TOK

Created from a longer video, this TikTok highlights my favorite Tonic Site Shop website themes by answering three key questions that help viewers see themselves in the product. With a clear hook and a strong call-to-action—including a coupon code—it’s designed to both connect and convert.

Tonic Site Shop

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SHOW: FILM TO TABLE
Type: Reel / Tik Tok / SHORT

This short-form video pulls a fan-favorite moment from our Mean Girls episode and pairs it with nostalgic visuals to draw viewers in. It quickly became one of our most popular clips, sparking conversation and driving new listeners to the full podcast.

Mean Girls

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CLIENT: N/A
Type: Instagram carousel

This ten-slide carousel offers cozy, creative ways to spend a holiday weekend—designed to inspire, uplift, and be saved for later. With thoughtful typography and warm visuals, it’s the kind of content that builds connection and encourages seasonal slowing down.

Holiday Weekend

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