With more than a decade of experience in corporate, consulting, and agency environments, I have proven value at every stop by raising the profile of any department I’ve joined. Over my career, I have exhibited the ability to thrive as a “department of one” and as a member of a culture-changing team of experts for a multi-national corporation. My broad and ever-growing skillset will increase visibility, inflate the external perception of your marketing team, and introduce new channels for business growth. In addition, my design chops and creative experience will mitigate costs by bringing most projects in-house.
Skills
Expertise
Marketing Strategy
Creative Leadership
Project Management
Sales Enablement
Print Layout
Digital Layout
Animated Ads/Banners
HTML5
Web Design
Infographics/Whitepapers
Photography
Lifestyle
Corporate
Product
Video/Audio
Promo
Interview
Shorts
Live Streaming
Podcasting
Audio/Video Editing
Software
Adobe Suite
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Animate
Lightroom
Premiere
After Effects
xD
Acrobat
Open-Source
GIMP
Darktable
Inkscape
Canva
Figma
Web
HTML/CSS
Wordpress
Elementor
Beaver Builder
WPBakery
Visual Composer
Squarespace
Wix
X-Editor
Monday.com Expert Builder
Professional Recommendations
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"Corey is a super talented, creative professional who helped us up our game in marketing in a major way.
He has out of the box ideas, executes extremely well and is a total pleasure to work with. He is a fantastic team player who added tons to our department and company, not just with his many skills but also his wonderful attitude and flexibility.
From design to videos to project management and way beyond, Corey has a unusually broad set of skills that's hard to to find. He's like an all in one marketing agency who works great with others, with really strong results."
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“Corey was an integral part of our Marketing/HR collaboration as we underwent a complete redesign and rework of our recruiting materials. He provided multiple design options and adapted well to changing needs and feedback. The content produced has been instrumental in highlighting the company’s mission, culture, and shared values for potential candidates in the U.S. and abroad. Additionally, we have already seen an increase in our 2023 new and recent graduate candidate interest.
Corey leads content creation with a masterful eye on the target audience while balancing the expectations of the client. “
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“It's been a pleasure working with Corey, he is extremely technologically competent and brings great design versatility (web, graphics, html5, video, etc.) to projects of all sizes. His speed and efficiency, along with his great collaboration skills, make Corey a key contributor to the marketing team. Corey is an extraordinary self-starter with strong attention to detail and a drive to improve the current norm.”
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"Corey was instrumental in helping us improve our online presence based on a new and fresh approach to design. Using our current design as a starting point, and our feedback related to desired outcomes, Corey revamped our online and offline marketing material to provide a cleaner, more direct, and effective way to transmit our message to the market. Corey is a good listener who translates business goals into marketing pieces that range from standing out from the crowd (out of the box) to design that fits perfectly well within a client's more moderate design goals (within the box). Corey is the right person to support and guide your design needs!"
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"I was introduced to Corey through my publicist. We were in the process of re-branding my business & he definitely over delivered. Just by the changes he made; I landed a business opportunity with Walmart within a year. He’s my go-to graphic designer & I refer all of my colleagues to him. He’s professional, punctual, and understands the vision. I couldn’t have met a better guy!!!"
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Joined a small design team as Senior Designer and quickly ascended to Creative Director.
Oversaw growth of team from 2 designers to 6 designers. Agency client load doubled and creative quality is industry leading.
Graphic Design
- Used my keen eye for layout to develop more striking static ad creatives for clients leading to significant increases in sales on low CAC advertising.
- Developed new standards for creative output, leading by example with clean and effective designs highlighting product USPs and customer pain-points.
Leadership
- Lead a team of 7 creative professionals, maintaining project management software, delegating tasks, and offering encouragement and teaching at every opportunity.
- Seen by the younger executive team as the experienced member of the group, leaned on for critical decision making - noted for being thorough and thoughtful with my recommendations.
- Acclaimed by my team as a great leader in performance reviews. I take time to let team members know they are cared for and I am known to be a kind and patient teacher.
Photo/Video
- Shot product photo and video for clients including studio style photo and video assets as well as more organic feeling UGC-style ads.
- Primary editor for in-house and high-value client design projects.
Project Management
- Daily management of more than 50 clients’ creative requests. Nine Media Buyers submit requests to my team, I am accountable for the delivery of all of them by delegating the requests or client portfolios to the designer best suited for the project.
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Joined a growing marketing team as primary designer, front-end web developer and digital/print content creator. Built marketing function into an internal powerhouse.
In first 6 months:
Graphic Design
- Brought all previous design outsourcing in-house, mitigating $100K in third-party contracts.
UX Design
- Built and optimized 10+ new web pages for the Coleman website including 3 main site pages.
Motion
- Created a series of motion graphics and GIFs that function as video trailers, social media elements, and sales enablement ads.
- Developed motion graphic ads that converted at a 7x higher rate than previous digital ads.
Video/Photo
- Produced a series of multi-camera videos for recruiting and internal use, and controlled the entire process from camera setup to post-production.
- Produced/shot/broadcasted internal livestream townhall with CEO.
- Provided professional headshots to the entire Leadership team and Client Management team - Also added 1000+ photos and videos to the content repository for social media and sales use.
Project Management
- Built out and integrated my team into Monday.com project management platform.
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Joined SFG as the sole member of the design and digital marketing function for agency that was previously email marketing only. Under the direction of CEO, I developed the design and digital marketing side of the business to account for 40% of total revenues over 3 years. My role was all encompassing, providing design, managing vendors and contractors, and communicating with client load of more than 80-100 clients per year.
In my 3 years:
Graphic Design
- Supported team of email marketers with creative assets for inclusion in their work.
- Designed, with full consult, hundreds of digital and print marketing pieces for small businesses across the US.
- Mailers
- Brochures
- Infographics/Whitepapers
- Presentations
- Social Media Content
- Sales Enablement Content
- Menus
- Billboards
UX Design
- Redesigned SFG website from scratch on Wordpress - used best practices to increase web traffic, conversions, and user-friendliness.
Project Management
- Led all creative projects including Wordpress site builds, rebrands, creative strategy sessions, product research, marketing channel development and maintenance.
Leadership
- Developed close working relationships with dozens of clients, providing account security for the business and a fluid, creative space for idea development and execution.
Copywriting
- Ghostwrote multiple marketing articles for SFG website and other major blogs such as Constant Contact.
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Developed a consultancy solely on a basis of referral business. Through thoughtful and targeted branding, engaging social media posts, and many peripheral services, I expanded my business to serve a hefty client-base in a short period of time.
Leadership
- Acted as Marketing Director for 8-10 businesses at a time, fielding sales calls, meeting with prospective channel providers, and providing on-demand design and print services.
- My role as Marketing Lead for the World Famous Zydeco Breakfast brought organic attention from the likes of CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, and a number of regional news outlets.
Graphic Design
- Provided digital marketing, integrated marketing and even guerilla tactics for smaller budgets with marked success.
- Branded more than 30 small businesses with full logo/color palettes and design consultations.
UX Design
- Built and supported websites of more than 20 small businesses.
Photo/Video
- Developed promotional videos and photography featured on web and dozens of national and local news platforms.
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Completed my first rebrand at 24, as the Athletic Director of a private school. School brand remains, to this day, a recognizable one and a source of continuing revenue for the department through branded merchandise.
- Served as Marketing Director for Don’s Specialty Meats - a nationwide vendor of Cajun products. Rebranded the business.
- Worked as PA on multiple video sets including for local news magazines and Travel Channel spotlights.
- Served as Marketing Director for multi-national oil & gas company - serving in a primarily sales enablement role for outside sales people across the world and lead designer/purchaser for global trade shows.
- Created successful apparel line in New Orleans for NOLA Til Ya Die - served as Associate Creative Director for 2 years at height of business. My tenure brought in a younger clientele for the brand that had been treading water. At our peak, we shot national promos, rebuilt the brand into a more nationally focused “Til Ya Die” and participated in Vans Warped Tour 2017 as a featured vendor.
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