Professional Summary
I am a highly motivated visual and interactive designer with a mix of creativity, time management, problem-solving, and technical skills proven by 3+ years of experience. When I work with clients who are struggling to reflect their success through their visual brands, I give them a complete visual guideline—from their logos to their websites—with a clear understanding of HTML/CSS, so their marketing collateral is attractive and effective. Although I am a determined self-starter, my professional career objective is to join a challenging, team-oriented environment where I can work, learn, and thrive.
Work Experience
Jan 2020 to Present - CSUN Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM
Visual & Interactive Designer
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Follow ARCS style guide and build WordPress pages (Home, Team, News, Social, Engage) using Divi builder.
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Improve user experience, UI elements, and accessibility for the website by updating content and graphics daily; monitor performance and results; identify and evaluate improvement options; introducing new technology; maintaining links.
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Design social media posts, annual reports, and a press kit that visualizes the center’s missions and goals using Photoshop and InDesign.
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Build a Wiki ARCS Center WordPress site using MyWiki theme to publish information and collaborate with other teams.
Jun 2020 to Present - JPL Team Costar (Nebula)
Visual Designer + Illustrator
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Illustrate JPL robots and design two photo compositions that visualize the SUB-T challenge mission.
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Collaborate with the design team on rebuilding Nebula website using Sublime Text and HTML/CSS.
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Develop Nebula WordPress Blog site and site management.
Sep 2019 to Present - IntersectLA - Brand + Creative Strategy
Project Manager + Visual & Interactive Designer
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Lead projects and set deadlines to ensure they are completed; recruit a team of IntersectLA students and assign tasks to manage each project team in order to meet deadlines.
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Create visual concepts, by hand or by using computer software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers.
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Develop the overall layout and production design for advertisements, posters, brochures, magazines, and logos.
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Plan site designs by clarifying goals; develop site navigation by designing functionality, categorizing content, and funneling traffic through that content.
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Develop site content and graphics by coordinating with copywriters and graphic artists; design images, icons, banners, audio enhancements, etc.
2019 Aug to 2020 Dec - CSUN Creating Pathways, Northridge
Tutor (Visual Communication Designs)
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Tutored art classes for freshmen, sophomores, and junior students.
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Reviewed classroom or curriculum-related topics and assignments.
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Assisted students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research, and other academic tasks.
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Worked with students to help them understand key concepts, especially those learned in the classroom.
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Taught skills to improve academic performance, including study strategies, note-taking skills, and approaches to answering test questions.
Feb 2020 to Aug 2020 - CSUN Institutional Research
Visual Designer + Data Visualizer
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Visualized research reports data/statistics in an easy-to-understand manner while maintaining CSUN’s brand requirements and IR branding.
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Designed IR monthly newsletters.
Education
2018-2020
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Communication Design Emphasis
2016-2018
Pierce College
AA Studio Art
AA Social Behavioral Science
AA Art
Visual Designs
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Photoshop
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Illustrator
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Indesign
Skills
Interactive Designs
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XD
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WordPress
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Drupal CMS
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Sublime Text
Other
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Microsoft Office
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Slack
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Basecamp
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Github
Volunteer Work
2018
2019
2019
Conquer the Portfolio Challenge
CSUN Annual Alumni Holiday Event
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Two-Day Event
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Worked as a Facilitator
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Worked as a Receptionist
2019
Latinx21 Short Fest
Conquer the Portfolio Challenge
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Worked as a Receptionist
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Three-Day Event
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Worked as a Facilitator
Awards
2020
2018
CSUN Creative Boot Camp
Pierce College Annual Art Exhibition
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2nd Place for CultureNet App
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Honorable Mention