Experience

Graphic Designer @ Grady Campbell Inc.
Chicago, IL, USA + remote // September 2022 - present

Working with firm principal Kerry Grady, I oversee, design, and provide online marketing and/or social media strategies for client accounts. My areas of expertise at the agency include web design, UI/UX design, social media marketing and SEO, branding & logo design, and copywriting.

Instructor @ One River School of Art
Evanston, IL, USA // June - September 2022

One River School runs subscription-based art education programs for children up to Grade 12.
I taught various week-long art courses such as: Concept Art For Gaming, Character Design, Intro to Procreate, Intro to Photography, Storyboarding, Comics, and Digital Drawing.

Editor @ F Newsmagazine
Chicago, IL, US // August 2020 - June 2022

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s award-winning student paper. As a Section Editor, I wrote feature-length articles about pertinent sociocultural developments at both the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the world. I also oversaw editorial and pitch meetings, liaised with our design team to commission editorial illustrations, and worked with the Social Media Manager and Managing Editor to develop editorial and marketing strategies to improve the reach and relevance of the paper. I also commissioned, edited, curated, and published staff writers' articles.

Teaching Assistant @ School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA // August 2020 - June 2022

I worked in Early College Programs for teens aged 15 - 18, Adult Continuing Education for mature students, and the graduate student teaching assistant program teaching undergraduate students. I have taught: Comics and Graphic Novels, Beginning Graphic Design, Beginning Typography, and Intermediate Graphic Design.

Head of Design @ UCLU Rare FM
London, UK // September 2018 - June 2019

As the Head of Design at Rare FM, University College London's student radio station, I was in charge of overseeing the brand identity of the station. I also created any publicity assets, print and digital, for events that Rare FM would host, such as concerts and DJ nights.

Editor @ Under City Lights Magazine
London, UK // September 2017 - June 2019

The music journalism magazine attached to UCLU Rare FM. As one of three joint Editors-in-Chief, I was responsible for commissioning and curating articles for our print and web issues, as well as liaising with contacts in the music industry and PR firms to obtain access to music events in and around London for our writers. I was also the chief photographer for all live music reviews.