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hi. i'm allie.
I'm a senior art director that has had some big brand impact.   

What I Do
Brand Identity, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Digital/Social, Environmental Design, Integrated Campaigns, Brand Systems, Activations and Experiences

Career Energy
- Creative direction / branding / trend forecasting
- UX or product design with a visionary edge
- Strategy roles in progressive orgs
- Writing or editing for voices that challenge norms
- Innovation consulting / startups
- Anything where ideas aren’t boxed in

Education
BA
Columbia College Chicago
Graphic Design/Visual Communication
ART DIRECTOR, VISUAL DESIGNER
MAY 2018 - PRESENT
Primary Clients: SLK Brands, Giftcraft, Zero Thirty Group, Naples Soap Company, ARC Worldwide/Leo Burnett, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Dentsu, Loughran & Co., PepsiCo, Crate&Barrel, Prodigious, CB2
Assists: Diageo, Unilever, Hidden Valley Ranch, Walt Disney World, Boursin, 360i
CREATIVE DIRECTOR 
SONGBIRD CAFE, MARCH 2019 - MAY 2023
ART DIRECTOR
AVENUE INC, 2018 - 2019
ART DIRECTOR, DESIGNER
FLOAT PAPERIE, JAN 2015 - FEB 2018
Primary Clients: Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, Wedding Paper Divas
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
VOSGES HAUT-CHOCOLAT, JAN 2007 - FEB 2010
Primary Client: Vosges Haut-Chocolat
Assists: Selfridges, TED Talks
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
THE LAND OF NOD, MAY 2005 - MAY 2006
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
PAPER SOURCE, JAN 2002 - APRIL 2005
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR
CRAMER KRASSELT, 2000 - 2002
Primary Clients: Mongoose, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Airtran Airways, AmericInn, Au Bon Pain, Cramer-Krasselt and New Holland Construction
JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
JEPDESIGN, 1999 - 2000
Primary Clients: Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, Gallery37, DePaul Theater School
INTERNSHIP
PERFORMANCE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (PCG), CHICAGO