Mavyn Anh Vu Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

A creative residency focused on the intersection of digital art, narrative storytelling, and civic advocacy, producing a series of impactful visual campaigns that resonate with diverse communities across Texas. Collaborated with advocacy leaders and field teams to translate complex electoral and policy issues into visually compelling digital art, ensuring each piece was regionally relevant and politically resonant. Developed a unique visual identity for MOVE Texas’ advocacy initiatives, integrating contemporary design trends with grassroots messaging to drive voter engagement and awareness.

 Orchestrated the design and implementation of engaging digital and physical art programs, creating interactive content that enriched the museum’s offerings for children and families. Led the creative direction for the museum’s public-facing materials, including brochures, digital flyers, and educational content, ensuring all designs aligned with the museum’s brand standards and educational goals. Managed the end-to-end production of art projects, from concept development to execution, with a focus on creating accessible and inclusive content that resonated with a broad audience. Executed data-driven designs using software tools such as Salesforce and Quickbooks to track and enhance membership engagement and donation outcomes.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

 Engaged in a multidisciplinary residency that fused cutting-edge technology with artistic expression, leading to the creation of innovative multimedia installations that pushed the boundaries of digital art and design Conceptualized and executed collaborative projects that explored new frontiers in digital media, including interactive installations, immersive experiences, and tech-driven artworks showcased at MoHA. Contributed to the residency’s critical discourse by presenting and sharing design processes and methodologies, fostering a collaborative environment that encouraged experimentation and creative risk-taking.

Austin, Texas, United States

 Designed and produced a wide range of visual materials, including signage, brochures, artist zines, and digital content, ensuring cohesive visual storytelling across all gallery touchpoints. Synthesized and analyzed program data to produce insightful internal reports, helping directors align gallery programming with strategic goals and community impact metrics. Contributed to the ideation and execution of gallery events, including exhibitions and artist talks, by creating immersive digital experiences and promotional materials that enhanced audience engagement and participation

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

 About: The Texas Innovation Center, established in January 2020, is a pivotal hub at the University of Texas at Austin that facilitates the transition of engineering and science discoveries into the marketplace. Role and impact: Collaboratively support operations, communications, and marketing initiatives within the Center, fostering an environment that bridges academia and industry.o Relationship Cultivation: Proactively engage in professional networking, cultivating, and maintaining robust relationships with both academic researchers and industry leaders. This strategic outreach is instrumental in forming valuable partnerships within the tech commercialization landscape.o Strategic Communication: Drive the development of compelling public relations presentations and strategies, leveraging a deep understanding of business objectives, visionary concepts, brand identity, and industry trends.o Resourceful Coordination: Efficiently manage inquiries for reservations, resources, and programs offered by the Center's vibrant coworking hub. Additionally, contribute to event production and marketing endeavors to ensure seamless execution and impactful promotion.By actively contributing to the Center's diverse responsibilities, I further my passion for bridging the gap between innovation and tangible market impact, while honing my skills in strategic collaboration, communication, and event promotion.

Austin, Texas, United States

 About: An integral part of the Moody College of Communication, the Texas Immersive Institute is a vibrant hub for interactive and immersive media innovation, where I am an engaged member and passionate Experience Designer. Role and Impact:Diverse Project Leadership: Led multiple client projects across various industries, showcasing adept project management skills. Managed end-to-end processes from ideation to execution for seamless experiential solutions.Holistic UX Design: Leveraged extensive experience design background to create immersive, user-centric solutions. Utilized methodologies like market research, user journey mapping, and design thinking to craft impactful experiences.Experiential Marketing: Developed and executed campaigns that effectively conveyed client messages and boosted brand affinity. Employed emerging technologies for memorable interactions that resonate with audiences.Collaborative Innovation: Collaborated closely with diverse clients to understand unique needs, delivering tailored solutions across applications and industries.Multimedia Storytelling: Utilized multimedia campaigns to convey compelling narratives, amplifying the impact of client initiatives. Seamlessly integrated visual, auditory, and interactive elements for engaging user journeys.My Journey: My tenure at the Texas Immersive Institute has equipped me with valuable experience in client engagement, project leadership, and crafting transformative cross-industry experiences. This journey has deepened my passion for user-centered design and solidified my commitment to enhancing user interactions through innovative and meaningful design solutions.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

- reviewed and graded applications for the SXSW Music Festival - curated and published Spotify and Apple Music playlists featuring official SXSW Artists and Alum- assisted in other administrative tasks for the music programming department- organized data from each applicant, accepted artist, in the in-house software, Filemaker Pro

Austin, Texas, United States

-Provided the foundation for an environment of creatives who wantto utilize their voice and skills in support of social justice platformsthrough leadership of the art department-Organized workshops, critique groups, networking events, feedback loops, for artists outside of the structure of a designated studio major- Curated and provide administrative and creative direction support to the annual art/gallery benefit show that raises money for an annually chosen cause

 About: As a Communications Intern at the Annette Strauss Institute, a non-partisan civic engagement organization dedicated to enhancing Texas' civic health, I actively shaped impactful communications strategies. Role and impact: o Strategic Communication: Developed and executed communication strategies, including social media management, to amplify the Institute's civic engagement initiatives.o Content Excellence: Produced and meticulously edited materials for digital and print platforms, ensuring grammatical accuracy and alignment with style guides.o Engagement Enrichment: Fostered strong professional relationships through adept interaction with diverse colleagues and external stakeholders. My time at the Annette Strauss Institute deepened my proficiency in strategic communication, content creation, and effective collaboration. This experience has further fueled my passion for leveraging effective communication to foster civic engagement and amplify meaningful causes.

Supramolecular Sensors Fri Lab

Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Los Angeles County, California, United States

- Worked to create a cohesive language for a rebrand/relaunch of an artist collective marketplace platform for Alpha'a Inc. -Tasks included drafting emails, promotional text, website text, newsletter/blog posts, other marketing materials etc.

Austin, Texas, United States

-Conducted an independent research project looking into the intersections and relationships between visual art in the social activism sphere, from past to present

- Supra Sensors (SMS) Freshman Research Initiative Stream under Dr. Diana Zamora-Researched a grapevine metabolome database in partnership with local wineries in order to better understand the different chemical components in wine as a summer 2019 fellow-Continued working with the research stream as a lab mentor, guiding freshman students through the research and laboratory environment

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

B.A., Plan Ii Honors, Minor In Informatics (Hci/Ux)

a four-year interdisciplinary arts and science honors major with a core curriculum

B.S.A., Biology Honors, Independent Evidence And Inquiry Certificate

Activities and Societies: Polymathic Scholars Student Leadership Panel- Public Relations ChairCertificates: Elements of Computing +.