ACCOUNT MANAGER TURNED GRAPHIC DESIGNER. I am a unicorn: an advertising professional who fuses account management skills with the creative strategy and technical process of graphic design. Working in the Madison advertising community for five years as an Account Executive and Sales Assistant, I managed the creation of deliverables in every advertising medium. My diverse account experience has taught me how to connect with brand audiences through sound research, savvy strategy and impressive, intriguing design. I appreciate and respect my years spent training for the client-side of the creative communications field; however, since starting back at school in Madison College’s renowned Graphic Design program, I feel a stronger connection to my work and renewed curiosity for creating and learning more each day. Crafting compelling, unexpected design that connects with its audience in a meaningful, memorable way brings me satisfaction that I didn’t experience before starting this new career path in graphic design.