Amy Schleser Email & Phone Number

Multimedia content creator and science writer: - Prototyping K-5 writing curriculum: developing lesson formats, testing them with with teachers, deciding on visual style and principles, training and mentoring employees to create similar lessons. - Lead video editor for science activities for Mystery Science curriculum product. Film science activities and experiments and turn them into step by step videos for students to follow along with in classrooms. Produced over 130 activities with… Show more Multimedia content creator and science writer: - Prototyping K-5 writing curriculum: developing lesson formats, testing them with with teachers, deciding on visual style and principles, training and mentoring employees to create similar lessons. - Lead video editor for science activities for Mystery Science curriculum product. Film science activities and experiments and turn them into step by step videos for students to follow along with in classrooms. Produced over 130 activities with approximately 2000 videos total.- Develop activity printables and execute graphic design for all science activites in the company's 10 year history. This includes card games, foldable paper engineering, worksheets, and more. - Created approximately 500 science explainer videos as a team of one over a course of five years. - Led all aspects of creation for 30 episodes of Mystery Science's Top 5 product, from script writing to imagery research, editing, managing contractors, and project managing. - Prototyped many new products and content formats, including the pilot of Mystery Science, the pilot of Mystery Doug (Mini Lessons), the pilot of Top 5, the pilot of Mystery Writing, and other products that did not make it to market. - Lead a small Visuals Team for Mystery Science and Mystery Writing Products, mentoring the team in explanation strategies for children, best practices, and branding style guides. Onboarded all visual full time hires and contractors for eight years, about 25 people total.- Develop Style Guides and Visual Explanation Principles for all Mystery Science and Mystery Writing products. - Provide expertise in classroom management for our lessons' activity instructions, and aid in editing or giving feedback on scripts.- Assist our Product Design Team by providing on-brand imagery for our company. Provide and occasionally layout visuals to be used in product packaging. Show less

- Teach nature journaling classes to adults and kids through organizations such as the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance/Audubon (2023-present), the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (2024), the international Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference (2020), as a guest teacher for John Muir Laws' weekly classes (2019), and more. - Leads the Madison, WI nature journaling club to get locals more deeply connected to natuer (2022-present)- Helps run the Small Science Collective's Zine… Show more - Teach nature journaling classes to adults and kids through organizations such as the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance/Audubon (2023-present), the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (2024), the international Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference (2020), as a guest teacher for John Muir Laws' weekly classes (2019), and more. - Leads the Madison, WI nature journaling club to get locals more deeply connected to natuer (2022-present)- Helps run the Small Science Collective's Zine Library, an organization dedicated to spreading science knowledge to the general project through artistic small booklets called zines (2023-present) - Led the communication and scheduling for over 30 volunteers for the 2019 Wild Wonder Nature Journal Conference Show less

- Develop science exhibitions. Work with scientists to translate their research into engaging stories for the general public. - Prototype and user test interactive digital media including touchscreen apps and games. - Write storylines for exhibitions, including stories on graphics and video scripts. Choose artifacts and specimens for display that support great storytelling and scientific adventures. - Received a national award for Excellence in Label Writing (2014) from AAM. Served… Show more - Develop science exhibitions. Work with scientists to translate their research into engaging stories for the general public. - Prototype and user test interactive digital media including touchscreen apps and games. - Write storylines for exhibitions, including stories on graphics and video scripts. Choose artifacts and specimens for display that support great storytelling and scientific adventures. - Received a national award for Excellence in Label Writing (2014) from AAM. Served on the jury of the following year's competition.- Conceptualizing the layout and flow of exhibits for visitors to experience as they walk through the exhibit. - Collaborate with media teams. Major Projects: Developed 50 individual exhibits in a 7,500 sq. ft. exhibition. Led development of an update to an exhibit in the Field's main hall. Co-developed a 1,500 sq. ft. show on Native art and social activism. Show less

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Round Lake, Il

Chicago, Il