Mary Reaves Uhles
www.maryuhles.com • 615-315-0273 • mary@maryuhles.com
I am a detail oriented self starter with excellent time management skills. I have spent over two decades helping clients tell their stories in a variety of mediums.
Professional Experience:
2000 – present
Independent Designer, Illustrator, and Creative Director for various freelance and contract assignments. Clients include: Sleeping Bear Press, Magination Press, Pearson Learning, Sterling Children's Books, Harcourt, McGraw-Hill, Thomas Nelson, Nissan USA, KJB Security Products, Lifeway Christian Resources, Word Entertainment
Duties include:
Illustrate books, early readers and educational material for both trade and educational market, including series visual design
Create designs, illustrations, and infographics for print and web applications
Collaborate with contracted talent such as illustrators, copywriters, public relations and video producers
Manage production schedules and budgets for short term projects and ongoing productions
Planning, writing and editing copy for blogs and tutorials
Scheduling and facilitating remote meetings with clients and team members
Accomplishments and accolades
Starred reviews in Kirkus and School Library Journal for book design and illustration
Coordinated products featured on FOX Business and major studio production The Wolf of Wall Street
Created campaigns to launch over 50 new products in the consumer retail sector
Created bi-weekly newsletter for a wholesale distributor client that doubled their dealer participation
Managed multiple projects for clients while consistently staying under budget and meeting deadlines
2015 – 2024
Illustrator Coordinator for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Midsouth Region.
Duties include:
Stay abreast of the most current trends in children's publishing in order to best advise new and existing illustrator members
Plan and manage online and in-person workshops on writing and publishing
Coordinate a three day annual regional conference with over 200 attendees and 20 faculty members from around the world
Accomplishments and accolades:
Created online critique and feedback forum for writers and illustrators
Doubled member forum participation in the first year after implementation
2012 – present
Adjunct Instructor at Lipscomb University College of Cinematic Arts and Nossi College of Art
Teach incoming freshman Foundations of Visual Storytelling
Teach advanced publishing classes for students in their final 3 semesters
Advise college on industry standards and curriculum for graduating seniors in publishing
Special Skills:
Adobe Creative Suite; Procreate; email platforms such as My Emma and MailChimp; social posting calendars such as HootSuite and Later; Google Drive; video conference platforms such as Skype and Zoom; project management platforms such as Slack and Basecamp.
Education: Bachelors of Fine Arts from Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota Florida