Hello!
I’m a freelance artist, designer, and teacher with over 18 years of experience in the art and design world. In 2004 I graduated with honors from Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, NY, earning my B.F.A. in Fine Art with a focus in Communications Design. After college I began working in a fast-paced advertising agency in midtown Manhattan which led to an amazing experience as book designer at HarperCollins Children’s Publishers. It is here that I learned the art of designing and printing beautiful books and cultivated meaningful relationships with the book publishing community. These connections allowed me to move out of NYC, build my own freelance design business from my home office in Summerville, and start a family (I have two children, ages 7 and 10). My experience in NYC has given me an appreciation for art culture and a passion for design and literature. I turned to education to share my love for art and I am currently earning my Art Education Certificate through Converse University while teaching Visual Arts at Rollings Middle School of the Arts and at the Public Works Art Center. I appreciate strolling through art museums, gardening and plein air sketching in South Carolina’s beautiful nature.
PRESS:
You can learn about my cover design process in this Good Choice Reading interview
The Swallowtail Legacy: Wreak at Ada’s Reef - Publishers Weekly
EXPERIENCE:
RMSA Visual Arts Teacher - November 2025
Freelance Designer / Art Director, June 2010 - November 2025
Concept and design YA, middle grade, adult covers, jackets, interiors and picture books, logos/branding, and marketing/promotional materials. Meet with clients to determine design vision, scope of work, and schedule. Work with independent publishers and authors through the book making process, from concept to press. Clients include Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Children’s Books, Disney-Hyperion Books for Children, A Life in Print, Clemson University and Extension and Pixel+Ink.
A LIFE IN PRINT
Designer, Jan 2019 - Present
Designed 5-10 adult non-fiction memoirs yearly and created a personal and impactful book design for each personal history narrative; managed project status and due dates through communication with editors, authors, and freelancers and created and released press-ready PDFs under tight deadlines.
OYSTER POINT PRESS
Art Director / Designer, October 2013 - December 2014
Oversaw the design of all books published by Oyster Point Press, which includes chapter books, young adult novels, and adult novels. Personally designed a selection of books from each list with a focus on YA books. Discovered, hired, and art directed illustrators; collaborated with editors; built relationships with agents; developed concepts for covers; presented concepts at cover meetings; prepared press-ready files as well as picture book and graphic novel eBook files. Developed best practice guidelines for file distribution based on departmental need.
HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS / NEW YORK / Designer, May 2007 - June 2010
Designed 20-30 picture books, middle grade novels and YA novels yearly including New York Times best-selling Paranormal series, The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket, A Christmas Carol illustrated by Brett Helquist, and 13 Words, illustrated by Maira Kalman. Created distinct and eye-catching covers and interiors; managed project status and due dates through communication with art directors, editors, managing editorial, illustrators, and freelancers. Created and released mechanicals and proofs under tight deadlines. Reviewed proofs in collaboration with production manager and editors. Handled original art and coordination of deliverables with illustrators and art directors. Assisted planning photoshoots including processing payments, castings and fittings with seamstresses and stylists.
AVRETT FREE GINSBERG (AFG)
Designer, March 2006- May 2007
Designed and developed commercial marketing and promotional materials for media campaigns, website development and pitches to gain new clients. Notable accounts included Van Cleef & Arpel, Carrera Y Carrera, Wolverine, Purina Cat Chow and Sally Handsen.
EDUCATION
Post-graduate design coursework at Noble Desktop and School of Visual Arts.
ePub Certificate, Noble Desktop
Bachelor of Communications Design, Pratt Institute.
SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, photo retouching and manipulation, color correction, photo research, archiving, digital photography, ePub development, art direction, portfolio review, as well as a wide variety of visual art materials, such as watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, oil pastel, color pencil, collage, clay and paper mache.