I’m Dana, a Jersey-based creative leader, designer, and strategic thinker.

I'm a multidisciplinary creative with a dual-degree in Graphic Design and Communications. I have experience across a breadth of industries, clients, and mediums, with a focus on creative direction, UX/UI design, integrated campaign development, and branding. I’m always up for a new challenge, and take a holistic approach to design and storytelling.

In my free time, you can catch me planning my next day trip, cooking, kayaking, hiking, reading, or escaping to a scenic vineyard.

EXPERIENCE

Urban Emu — Senior UX/UI Designer
November 2021 – Present

BARKER — Senior Art Director
February 2019 – November 2021

Freelance (in-house)
Companies include: BARKER, Patients & Purpose, Slice (app)
March 2018 – February 2019

Havas Life Metro — Senior Art Director
September 2016 – March 2018

Concentric Health Experience — Junior Art Director | Art Director | Senior Art Director
February 2014 – September 2016

20/20 Magazine (Jobson) — Graphic Designer
January 2011 – January 2014

MSNBC — Freelance Designer | Weekend Freelance Designer, Assistant Broadcast Coordinator
May 2010 – March 2014

Education

Boston University (Bachelor’s, dual-degree)
Graphic Design, Communications (Advertising)

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia (study-abroad)
Italy Studio Arts Abroad Program

School of Visual Arts (SVA) (continuing education)
Integrated Advertising, AVID Editing, Editorial Design

General Assembly (continuing education)
UX Design

SKILLS

Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, XD, Bridge, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver), InVision, Miro, Microsoft 365, Canva, Campaign Monitor, WordPress, Avada, Zeplin, Braze, basic HTML & CSS

Additional: brand strategy and planning, project management, mentorship, budgeting, production (commercials, video, photo shoots), agency and vendor communications, auditing, user research

A day in the life…