VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

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At Las Vegas Weekly magazine, I worked on stories that helped shape the city’s evolving narrative; spanning business, local and national politics, culture, entertainment, and sports. I was there during a pivotal moment in Las Vegas history, contributing to coverage of the city’s professional sports boom, including the inaugural seasons of the Vegas Golden Knights, Aces, and Raiders, as well as the arrival of Formula 1. My work coincided with major milestones such as the openings of T-Mobile Arena, Allegiant Stadium, and the F1 circuit.

I collaborated closely with writers, art directors, the publisher, and the marketing team to develop compelling visual storytelling. This included creating original illustrations and graphics in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Procreate, and designing layouts in InDesign. When photography was required, I sourced imagery or art directed photo shoots, then handled post-production with retouching, compositing, and image manipulation to align with the editorial vision. Each issue demanded the ability to juggle multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and consistently elevate a wide range of subject matter through strong, thoughtful design.

Here are a few of my favorite works that I’ve created during my tenure at the magazine.


This is a package I created during the Vegas Golden Knights inaugural season. I hand-drew the cover, edited staff and Associated Press photos on photoshop and laid the pages out on InDesign. This was an incredible and exciting year for sports in Las Vegas.


Here is another fun and different issue on Vegas Golden Knights. This one focused on the business aspect and behind the scenes of a game. We worked with VGK to allow a photographer to tour the premises, as well as, having some shoot time with Chance for the cover.


A few VGK sports update spreads. We would do these regularly during the season. It was my job to create compelling page design and exciting photo illustrations with provided photos.


Above were a few of my favorite of the countless Vegas Golden Knights’ related material I created for the magazine. Below are more sports related work. These were all created through various means, mostly Photoshop, Indesign and Procreate. A few required shoot directions, public relation communications and efficient time management.





Nevada Press Foundation
2023 Outstanding Graphic Designer
2019 Best Graphic Designer

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
2025 Editorial Layout/First Place
2024, 2019 Editorial Layout/Third Place
2018 Cover Design/First Place

Best of the West Journalism Contest
2020 Best Page Design/Second Place

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