About
My name is Claire, and I am a creative fixer — someone who brings clarity, direction, and fresh energy to any design challenge. Over the past 12 years, I’ve worked across nearly every corner of art and design. From flyers to full publications, digital billboards to app interfaces, event branding, apparel, packaging, and beyond, I’ve built a career on solving problems with equal parts strategy and imagination.
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Corporate environments taught me to value process, structure, and thoughtful planning; agency life trained me to think fast and push ideas further; freelance work reinforced resilience, initiative, and the joy of helping passionate people bring bold ideas to life. Through all of it, I’ve naturally stepped into creative leadership—shaping concepts, guiding visual direction, organizing workflows, and elevating the people and projects around me, even without formal direct reports.
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When it comes to design, I love challenges that push me outside my comfort zone. While I have a personal style, I take pride in adapting it to fit each brand’s unique voice. And whenever the opportunity arises, I can’t resist weaving in a little humor, subtle symbolism, or clever storytelling—whether in the copy, the concept, or the mark itself. Some of my favorite projects aren’t just about the finished design, but about the collaborative, thoughtful, and often energizing process that leads there. That’s what keeps me inspired and excited to create again and again.

Education
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Beginning with the foundations in all areas of art and design, the BFA path focused on ensuring students studied in 2D and 3D spaces, history of art, and passing entry and exit portfolio reviews and interviews.
Coursera
Visual Elements of User Interface Design
The History of Art and Design
Four-week immersive course in the Tuscany region of Italy, studying major historical and cultural sites while producing written reflections, sketches, and documentary photography.
Awards
Silver Addy Award
2018
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Crawfish Junction
PROJECT: Restaurant Menu
CATEGORY: Elements of Advertising - Copywriting
2019
Silver Addy Award
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Race Day Events
PROJECT: Race Day Corporate Site
CATEGORY: Online/Interactive - Websites - Consumer
2019
Silver Addy Award
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Sullair NA
PROJECT: Corporate Website
CATEGORY: Website Features - Visual Appeal - Utility for Websites
2020
FOLIO Awards
EMPLOYER: DCI Marketing
PROJECT: Subaru Drive Magazine
2022
Content Marketing Awards
EMPLOYER: DCI Marketing
PROJECT: Subaru Drive Magazine
2019
Silver Addy Award
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Brian Harmon Books
PROJECT: Hands of the Architects Book 1
CATEGORY: Sales & Marketing - Collateral Material - Publication Design - Cover
2019
Silver Addy Award
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Brian Harmon Books
PROJECT: Hands of the Architects Book 2
CATEGORY: Sales & Marketing - Collateral Material - Publication Design - Cover
2019
W3 Award
EMPLOYER: Candorem
CLIENT: Sullair NA
PROJECT: Corporate Website
CATEGORY: Website Features - Structure and Navigation for Websites
2021
Content Marketing Awards
EMPLOYER: DCI Marketing
PROJECT: Subaru Drive Magazine


