SKILLS

Art Direction | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Indesign | Adobe Photoshop | Corel Painter Illustration | Logo Design | HTML/CSS | Social Media

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)
Washington, D.C. | August 2016 – Present | Creative Services Manager

Sagetopia
Leesburg, VA | August 2014 – August 2016 | Project Manager / Visual Designer

  • Clients include Americans for the Arts, Federal Aviation Administration, Loudoun County Government, SiteHawk, Virginia Poverty Law Center.
  • Manage, schedule, and budget large-scale client accounts to ensure timely creation and delivery of design work.
  • Oversee and mentor junior designers in the execution of print collateral, branding, logos, illustrations, environmental graphics, books,
    magazines, annual reports, corporate identities, conference look and feel, websites and e-mail marketing materials.
  • Collaborate in team-oriented environment with creative director, art directors, programmers, and designers to provide high-quality
    finished products to clients.
  • Execute pre-press procedures for print production including file management, copy-editing, proofing, imposition, image cooking, preparation of mechanical files, and collaboration with print vendors.

Daniel Ackerman Design, LLC
Reston, VA | 2013 – present | Owner

  • Coordinate all business functions of company, print, web, and logo design for institutional, corporate, and not-for-profit clients.
  • Recipient of 5 GDUSA design awards.

The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
Washington, D.C. | Summer 2013 | Advertising, Graphic Design Intern

  • Designed newspaper advertisements, print collateral, logos, front-end web graphics, and signage to support sale of Center’s performances.

Great India, LLC
Boca Raton, FL | 2009 – August 2016 | Graphic Designer

  • Developed corporate identities for application on various consumer merchandise within apparel industry.
  • Developed pitch presentations for director of sales resulting in successful merchandise programs for Sam’s Club, Walmart and Kmart.

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL | 2012 – 2013 | Senior Graphic Designer, Oglesby Union Marketing and Communications

  • Promoted to project manager and responsible for graphic design, photography, illustration, creating mock-ups, and other promotional materials for campus departments and special events.

  • Trained and inspired junior designers and interns through one-on-one mentoring sessions, tutorial workshops, and presentations.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

FUTURE LEADERS FOR ISRAEL (FLI), INC.
Tallahassee, FL | 2011 – Present | Co-Founder

  • Transitioned statewide Florida Loves Israel (FLI) conference campus initiative into a national network of student-based Israel advocacy.
  • Created and managed three conferences that were co-sponsored by 50 organizations and attended by over 400 students from 18 universities.
  • Managed marketing, design, branding, merchandising, website, and social media for all conferences.
  • Successfully pitched presentations to donors to secure funds in excess of $100,000.
  • Served as guide to college students regarding management, organizational, and leadership skills.

Israel on Campus Coalition
 Tallahassee, FL | August 2011 – April 2012 | MZ Grinspoon Internship

  • Researched campus Israel climate and evaluated the relationships that existed within pro-Israel student groups on campus.
  • Selected to participate in the MZ Teen IConnect with Israel high school program as a pro-Israel college leadership representative.

EDUCATION

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Tallahassee, FL | Graduated May 2013 | BFA in Graphic Design | GPA 3.69 – Cum Laude

  • Honors: Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
  • Noles For Israel: FSU campus organization | President, elected 2011.

YESHIVAT ORAYTA
Jerusalem, Israel | September 2008 – June 2009

  • Judaic studies program of biblical texts, Jewish law and philosophy.

HONORS AND AWARDS

FUTURE LEADERS FOR ISRAEL (FLI), INC.
2010 – 2013

  • Recognized by the Jewish Press as one of 2013’s pro-Israel highlights on U.S. campuses.
  • Ranked by the Israel on Campus Coalition as the #1 most impactful college campus Israel event between 2010-2012 amongst over 2,300 events on 180 campuses nationwide.
  • Recipient of the fist Ask Herzl Israel programing innovation grant for our step by step FLI “How To Guide.”

GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
2014 Identity Design Award:

  • Townahallic U Logo.

GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
2013 Student Design Award:

  • FSU Division of Student Affairs Emergency Codebook.
FSU MEASUREUP CAMPAIGN
2013:

  • Pitched and won competition that resulted in print designs used for sexual assault awareness across the FSU campus Tallahassee.

GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
2013 Self Promotion Design Award:

  • Dinosaur Logo.
GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
2013 Identity Design Award:

  • Equilibrium Handbalancing Logo.

GRAPHIC DESIGN USA
2012 Identity Design Award:

  • Florida Loves Israel Conference Logo.

FSU MENTORSHIP INSTITUTE
2012 Identity

  • Logo selected for application from pool of entrants.