Senior Director of Visual Design | Nickelodeon, Paramount | New York, NY | 2024 - Present

• In addition to my role:

  • Streamline vendor collaboration by delivering precise art direction and visual guides, cutting feedback rounds and maximizing budget efficiency.

  • Mentor and lead a team of designers and animators within an agile creative organization.

  • Flex across various Digital Studio projects as our organization expands.

  • Act as a versatile leader who bridges creativity and operations—guiding emerging talent, embracing AI innovations to enhance efficiency, and optimizing resources across multiple workflows.

Director of Design | Nickelodeon, Paramount | New York, NY | 2021 - 2024

• Mentor and lead a team of designers within an agile creative organization.

• Collaborate with the Visual Development team on the production of all Nick Jr. YouTube Originals.

• Shape the strategic design vision for all visual content produced by the digital studio.

• Lead the creation of branded assets for all Nickelodeon YouTube channels, including international and IP-based channels.

• Oversee all visual design of the Paramount Movies YouTube channel.

• Work closely with audience development and channel management to develop and execute YouTube strategies.

• Optimize all designs for maximum impact across digital platforms like YouTube and social media.

• Explored and integrated AI tools to enhance creativity, efficiency, and innovation in the design process.

• Oversee resource management, design strategy, and uphold high-quality standards across all projects.

• Participate as an active creative leader within Paramount’s design community, both as a mentor and a mentee.

Director of Design | Viacom Digital Studios, ViacomCBS | New York, NY | 2018 - 2021

• Defined the brand identity of the ViacomCBS Digital Studio.

• Led the visual direction of new YouTube channels for iconic brands like MTV, Comedy Central, BET for the digital studio.

• Collaborated with creatives in digital teams across brands to strategize and launch YouTube channels.

• Designed branding for all events and experiential marketing activations, including consumer activations at events such as VidCon, as well as industry events such as Newfronts.

Creative Director | AwesomenessTV | Los Angeles, CA | 2015 - 2018

Held various roles while at the company. From Lead Graphic designer to Creative Director.

• Oversaw team of designers in the creation of all visual elements for the AwesomenessTV brand.

• Acted as the point of contact for all visual things within the organization.

• Led the interior design of the brand new Santa Monica headquarters.

• Collaborated with team to develop branding for various yearly events such as VidCon and

• Participated from concept to execution on experiential marketing activations for shows and the brand.

• Worked with design team to produce thousands of thumbnails a year for our YouTube channels.

• Lead the execution of all creative marketing materials for premium series including visual style guides, key art and title treatments.

Graphic Designer | Grupo Gallegos Ad Agency | Huntington Beach, CA | 2013 - 2015

• Designed and art directed social media marketing graphics for JCPenney client.

• Created web design layouts for Toshiba client for the launch of the new product line in LATAM.

• Illustrated daily positive quotes for Got Milk’s social media account for the Hispanic market.

• Participated as a creative in Toshiba’s new campaign and helped with the deliverables for their print ads.

• Supported the team with various design needs for our Comcast client.

• Experimented with different media and tools to help our clients stand out.