Experience

2018 - present

Freelance Illustration and Design

  • Creating style sheets, designs, and illustrations for various clients and companies utilized for marketing material, social media posts and promotions, presentations, and one-pagers. Clients include: Encore Toner and Rumie

  • Utilizing Adobe XD and Figma to create mockups of websites for companies to support the Design team based on client guidelines and copy

  • Illustrate and sell various products to raise funds for charities such as Colors of Change and Stop AAPI Hate

  • Produce zines, prints and stickers based on personal illustrations, create promotional material and generate sales through an e-commerce platform

Aug - Dec 2022

Boomerang art + design - digital + print designer

  • Collaborating with associates on Adobe InDesign and InCopy to design print media based on client copy, photography, and layouts; ensuring accessibility for both digital and physical releases

  • Designing graphics on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for social assets such as banners and social media posts based on client brand guidelines

April - July 2022

the bay - senior graphic designer

  • Collaborating across teams to create designs for various campaigns and projects using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

  • Creating animations on Adobe After Effects for campaigns and across company social media platforms

  • Formatting presentation decks for various clients and stakeholders

Jun 2013 - Dec 2021

QC Technologies Inc. - Graphic Designer & SEO Analyst

  • Utilize the Adobe Suite to design and produce promotional banners, brochures and business cards for the company and its branches: VICommunity, VIManager, VISportsClub

  • Collaborate with the Web Development team to create and manage web copy and graphics to deliver the best digital experience for clients

  • Facilitate training sessions for clients to leverage the company’s product/system

  • Spearhead SEO keyword planning and monitoring site rankings for the company and its clients using white hat techniques, Google Ads and Google Analytics

Aug - Nov 2021

GAO Tek - Graphics/Visual Design Intern

  • Working with a large virtual team to create visuals assets for video animations relating to the company’s RFID products

2018 - 2019

Life on the Line - Artwork feature

  • Illustration“Facade,”was selected by TwentytwentyArts to bring mental health awareness by being displayed on TTC Subways

  • Prints of the illustration sold through the TTC Online Store with majority of the profits donated to the CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association)

2018

Yonge & Dundas Square - Artwork Feature

  • “Commute,” an illustration featured on screens at Yonge & Dundas Square for April curated by Yonge- Dundas Square Board of Management

Education and Certifications

August 2022

Graphic design specialization

5 courses covering the foundations of graphic design, typography, imagemaking, the history of graphic design, and foundations of creating a branded project

October 2021

Google UX Design Professional Certificate (Coursera)

7 courses covering the foundations of UX design, creating wireframes and mockups based on UX research and concepts. Applying knowledge to create 3 app and website concepts using Figma and Adobe XD

June 2021

UI/UX Specialization - California Institute of the Arts (Coursera)

Courses covering visual elements of UI, UX design fundamentals, strategy and information architecture, and wireframing and prototyping. Applied learning to creating an app and website from ideation to prototyping using Adobe XD

April 2021

Introduction to Data Analytics - IBM (Coursera)

Introduction to concepts of data analysis, the role of data analysts and tools to perform daily functions

April 2021

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Specialization - University of California, Davis (Coursera)

Learned white hat techniques, best practices for search engine optimization based on website content and the Google algorithm; gained hands-on experience through projects to perform website and social media audits, keyword planning, and evaluating analytics

2012 - 2017

York University - BA in Visual Arts

Courses of study focused on Studio Arts, Graphic Design and Art History