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OPPORTUNITY

A 4-part negative series about the museum launched in the Baltimore Sun on my first week on the job. I immediately began rebuilding press relations, brand equity, public awareness, and articulating the museum's value. Buttressing this was a redesign of all communications to have a consistent visual identity across materials and to strengthen brand recognition. The new templates were inspired from the dramatic architecture and color palette of the building, to serve as a constant reminder of the museum itself. 

Art Direction Sample

LEWIS MUSEUM OF
MARYLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISTORY & CULTURE

“Helen is collaborative and delightful.”

- VP of Marketing and Engagement Strategy, National Aquarium
Emma Wesoloski

Results
  • 250% increase in YouTube watch hours and views
     

  • 100% increase in site visitors, time on site after redesigning AVAM.org
     

  • 100% increase in email list 
     

  • 100% increase in Google search views in less than a year
     

  • 2 million views of Google profile in Q2 2021 after launching Google Business profile strategy
     

  • #1 Facebook following of Maryland art museums
     

  • 2x-4x the average CTR of Google Ads
     

  • Voted Best Museum and Best Tourist Attraction in Baltimore Sun Readers' Choice Awards, 2021

 RESULTS

  • Broke attendance records for MLK Day, Kwanzaa, spoken word, and history lecture series
     

  • Partnerships include: Smithsonian Channel, Amtrak, Mocha Moms, AIA, Chesapeake Shakespeare, Comcast, McDonald's
     

  • Sold out Dance Theater of Harlem for the first time since it performed at Murphy Fine Arts Center
     

  • Expanded and upgraded image library with professional-grade photography
     

  • New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, Time, USA Today among earned media

​RESULTS continued

 

  • ​800 media mentions in 1 year
     

  • 530% growth in e-list subscribers with 100% of that growth in the first year alone
     

  • 700% increase in attendance to African American Children’s Book Fair event over three years
     

  • Matched Facebook engagement of museums with 4x the followers.  
     

  • Media hits from The Kinsey Collection exhibit matched that of its three prior tour stops, combined.

ART DIRECTION / DESIGN

PRESS SAMPLES

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VIDEO

PRESS SAMPLES

VIDEO

handled storyboard, script, talent recruitment, logistics

Visit Inside the Reginald F.  Lewis Museum
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SOCIAL EXAMPLE

Audience engagement matched that of museums
with 4 times our following.

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