Hello, I’m AJ! A Junior student currently in pursuit of a BFA Design from the School of Visual Arts.
Experiences
NAYA
New York, New York
Social Media Marketing Intern
February 2024 - Current
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Admissions Design Student Ambassador
June 2023 - May 2024
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Administrative Resident Assistant
August 2022 - Current
Freelance
New York, New York
Brand Identity Designer, Photo Editor
August 2022 - Current
Achievements
2024
Business Student Association, Co-President
SVA Art Therapy, Secretary
2023
Two-Day Intensive IXD Hackathon, placed 2nd
SVA BFA Design Top Percentile Portfolio, scored 3.7 by current Chair Gail Anderson
School of Visual Arts 2023 Accepted Students Day
2022
High Term Honors, School of Visual Arts
Academic Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2021
Nevada Public Education Foundation VOICE Juried Arts Competition, placed 2nd
Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
High Term Honors, School of Visual Arts
Academic Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2020
Nevada FBLA State Leadership Conference Competition Networking Concepts, placed 2nd
Nevada FBLA State Leadership Conference Competition Graphic Design, placed 4th
Public Education Foundation VOICE Juried Arts Competition, placed 3rd
Education
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design
September 2021 - Current
West Career & Technical Academy
New York, New York
Advanced Honors Diploma, Digital Media
August 2017 - May 2021
Applications
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Figma, Powerpoint, Excel, Keynote, Word, Procreate, Notion, Slack, Monday
Expertise
UX/UI Design, Product Design, Motion Design, Advertising, Copywriting, Marketing, Branding, User Research, Data Visualization, Digital Asset Creation, Entertainment, 3D Rendering
Interests
Pointing out different fonts and effects as if I’m playing a never-ending game of I Spy
Experimental typography in title cards (Saltburn, La La Land, Pearl, anything by Saul Bass)
Music playlists curated perfectly for specific moments and events
Working alongside others who set out to spread good to the world around them :-)