• Creates the design identity of the bi-annual print magazine, establishing a design theme to achieve cohesion between 30+ magazine spreads and creating the cover that exhibits the "word."• Teaches aspiring digital artists Adobe InDesign and creative design skills through fun and engaging design workshops to ensure the ~20 layout artists are creating work adhering to SPARK brand.• Leads weekly relevant meetings, fostering community and loyalty to SPARK that brings members back every semester.• Making org-wide improvements as part of the Exec. board like budget allocation, event planning, staff conflicts, and calender structuring.

• Develops workshop curriculum for weekly Layout meetings to help improve InDesign and creative design skills for ~20 Layout Artists.• Assigns Layout staff to complete 30+ layouts based on design style, skill level, and interest.

•Provided key feedback to Design and Layout Directors for ways to improve workshops and foster community within the Layout Department. • Managed attendance and acted as a peer mentor to other Layout Artists as they completed their assigned spreads.

UT Austin's creative advertising portfolio program gives select graduate and undergraduate students, like myself, hands-on experience strategizing, concepting, and executing campaigns. Under the guidance of 4 fantastic professors over 2 years I designed approximately 2 million print ads, 50k billboards, and like 5 billion buzz-worthy activations (kidding). This is where Jaycee the commercial creative was born.

• Review work done here on my website, password: jaycee• Collaborated closely with an Art Director and Copywriter team to create client-facing work for AMEX.• Crafted engaging Instagram videos for AMEX, transforming Gen Z-focused creative briefs into compelling and entertaining content for social media from writing to filming and editing.• Produced an internal social media campaign called “Boost Break Interviews” where agency members are interviewed in the elevator on the way to their lunch break that will be used to introduce new hires and share the agency online.

•Forms relationships with customers to create an environment conducive to sales, working with colleagues to accomplish sales goals between 20 and 36 thousand dollars for the store daily.• Completes daily store procedures like restocking, goal planning, and processing online orders.• Guided new holiday hires in store procedures resulting in fewer mistakes and a high re-hire rate after the holiday season.