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