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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Art directing marketing campaigns; leading designers and artists; building processes and an inclusive culture; telling stories for a global audience. Contracted through September 2024.

Expertise: Creative Direction, Art Direction, DEIB Consulting, UX and Systems DesignI love telling stories that reflect the diverse player-base that has long existed in the gaming community. Players engage thoughtfully and passionately, and I leverage my graduate research in economic equity to design inclusive and accessible experiences. Having spent.

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Tech Policy Analysis:Presented literature reviews, researched mortgage lending algorithms, and analyzed the 2018 AHRQ dataset to contextualize how data collection and privacy work to systematically discriminate against homeowners and borrowers of colorAwards:Presented data during a research competition where we won best articulation of algorithmic bias

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Collaboration in an Academic Setting:Redesigned the research institute’s website to celebrate and research by the faculty and staff; Sought feedback and usability input from researchers and the director of the institute to inform the website design goals; Highlighted the research as well as the research team

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Research Summary:Researched how Black farmers were impacted by racist USDA loan practices and the resulting class-action lawsuit and settlement in the case of Pigford v. GlickmanQualitative Research:Supported developing the interview protocol; Traveled to Alabama to interview Black farmers across the Mississippi DeltaPublishing Strategy:Initiated a.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Team Size: Led a 13-person multi-disciplinary creative department, including 5 director-level reports Leading Through Turbulence: Communicated frequent updates to an anxious team during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; Organized technical needs and developed online community building and emotional support spaces; Maintained high quality output and.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Team Size: Led a 5-person multi-disciplinary design team matrixed across multiple productsOrganizational Influence: Introduced a new tech art role within the game systems team to decrease the time and number of people required to design and implement user interface; Aligned 5+ product teams and 3 disciplines around the new job description and reporting.

Los Angeles, CA

Team Size: Led a 5-person multi-disciplinary creative marketing teamSystems Design: Developed a studio-wide system of core competencies that adapted to more than 10 disciplines and hundreds of artists across multiple games and products.Cultural Impact: Led exploration of new creative executions and the use of new technologies resulting in content that.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Crafted brand consistency guidelines
• Established and advocated for custom brand design across different products and product tiers
• Drove innovations in digital marketing executions
• Sang Diana’s champion theme, Daylight’s End—The first song in the game to include lyrics

Greater Los Angeles Area

Culver City, CA

• Designed interactive UI and academic resources for online courses
• Narrated educational videos and content
• Filmed and edited educational videos and promotional materials

Winona, MN

• Filmed and edited training videos and product demonstrations
• Established corporate social media presence
• Introduced new creative tools, video formats, and artistic executions for corporate training materials

Master Of Public Policy, Economic And Racial Equity

Activities and Societies: Menstrual Equity Coalition, Activist Open-Air Journal, Co-Founder and Editor MPP Student Association.

Bachelor Of Arts, Mass Communication - Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: KQAL 89.5 FM, News 24Minored in Political Science

Vocal Performance

Activities and Societies: Opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Magic Flute