EMPLOYMENT

Creative Director |  Bagel Brands (formerly Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.) – Lakewood, CO
March 2020 – Present

Senior Manager, Creative Services |  Coffee & Bagel Brands (formerly Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.) – Lakewood, CO
November 2017 – February 2020

  • oversaw the creative development, production and execution of marketing initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams

  • led and mentored internal creative services team and established systems and processes for efficient production and project turnaround

  • collaborated with external agency partners

  • managed external print vendor relationships and online merchandising inventory

  • served as guardian of the brands across all channels

Creative Services Manager |  Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. – Lakewood, CO
April 2016 – November 2017

  • developed marketing materials to support initiatives and promotions including in-store merchandising, displays, promotions, menus, packaging, retail, uniforms and digital assets for emails, social media, websites and apps

  • provided leadership and direction to the internal creative services team and oversaw project workflow by trafficking all creative requests from idea to implementation

  • led in-store merchandising development and execution from timeline management, photo shoots, print estimating, press checks, drop-ship coordination and print vendor management

Merchandising Manager  |  Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. – Lakewood, CO
October 2013 – March 2016

  • designed and managed production and fulfillment of national and local marketing and menus for Einstein Bros. Bagels license channel

  • created and managed distribution of digital menu content including animated LTO content

  • managed content of local store marketing toolkit website

  • led the creative direction and design of marketing materials and menus for NOAH’s NY Bagels brand

  • collaborated with cross-functional teams for marketing rollouts

Creative Manager |  Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc. (formerly Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc.) – Broomfield, CO
June 2008 – September 2013

  • designed and managed production and fulfillment of national and local marketing promotions, food & beverage menus and merchandising including concept development, copywriting, photo shoots and print estimating (projects included: LTO campaigns, seasonal promotions, menus, marketing toolkits, POP and new store openings)

  • created project schedules and managed production from concept to fulfillment

  • established, negotiated pricing and managed vendor relationships

  • managed distributed local marketing website

  • established procedures to maintain and archive department digital assets

  • coordinated with web development team to update websites and create promotional graphics, messaging, microsites and email blasts

  • collaborated with R&D, training, marketing and franchise partners for marketing rollouts

Senior Graphic Designer  |  Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. – Louisville, CO
February 2007 – June 2008    

  • art directed, produced and managed all national and local store marketing and food and beverage menus for brewery division

  • attended photo shoots and press checks

Graphic Designer  |  Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc. – Louisville, CO
July 2002 - February 2007

  • designed and managed print production of local store marketing for brewery division

  • conceptualized and illustrated specialty beer logos