I am an experienced and award-winning multimedia producer and digital creative based in Chicago, IL. 

I currently lead multimedia and digital content creation at Kraft Heinz for the Global Corporate Communications team.

Before arriving in the Chicagoland area, I worked as a Sr. Multimedia Production Manager and digital storyteller for Vulcan Inc.’s Communications and Marketing team in Seattle. Before that, I worked in New York City as a Senior Digital Producer for Discovery Communications. I also worked briefly for The Wall Street Journal in the Hub as a digital producer, aiding editors with online publishing and adding multimedia components to their stories.

Born and raised in Texas, I started my career as a multimedia journalist for The Dallas Morning News and went on to become an Interactive Content Producer for KERA and KXT 91.7, the NPR and PBS affiliates in Dallas, Texas.

I have a broad talent range with experience in video and audio production, managing social media platforms, editing, writing and digital and print design. I can create a project concept, produce it and then design an online component, publish it and promote it on digital platforms. If you're looking for a one-woman team who works well within a collaborative environment -  and on deadline - I'm your gal.

I live in the Chicago area with my husband and dogs Dolly and Willie. I continue to explore this wonderful city and the people who make up its amazing stories.

TESTIMONIALS:

April’s rare gift is the ability to match her boundless creativity with discipline and follow-through. It’s one thing to have great ideas, it is another thing entirely to carefully shepherd those great ideas from concept all the way to flawless execution, and that is where April excels. She’s the perfect storm of imaginative creative and hard-nosed producer, and her output always exceeds expectations.

— Allison Tourville, Sr. Manager of Digital Media at Vulcan, LLC

April did amazing work across many different facets of KERA’s marketing and content efforts, including web content writing and editing, graphic design, multimedia project architecture, video shooting/editing and more. She helped chart a new path for her position with her willingness to learn new skills and challenge herself in new areas.

— Alan Melson, Director of Interactive at KERA

April never ceases to amaze with her ability to have a creative vision and execute on it. I haven’t met many true creatives who can dream up and manage an idea from end to end (and deliver something great), but April is one of few and the proud.

— Jeff Giddens, Director of Digital Strategy at Pursuant