Melquea Smith Email & Phone Number

United States

• As the Development Coordinator, I keep a healthy CRM database by entering donations accurately and timely while strategizing donor communications so that our individual donors can stay as passionate about funding our.
• A welcome series for first time donors, including a thank you from our CEO, and milestone anniversary emails.
• Lapsed donor re-engagement sequence.
• Donor Advised fund email sequence.
• Visionary Circle invitation email sequence. You will also find me:
• Reconciling records with our Finance team.

• As much as I love to keep my head down 100% of the time and make awesome art, illustration is only part of my skillset. Owning a business is another. I'm not afraid to pivot and experiment to share my work with my.
• Prospecting and reaching out to potential clients.
• Managing my website, writing and updating blog posts.
• Creating, designing, and marketing products featuring my work.
• Reviewing and refreshing my portfolio with up-to-date illustrations showcasing my skillsets.
• Collaborating with business owners, providing monthly content for children's book blogs, podcasts, and websites.

United States

• Quit Commuting is a company that provides resources, events, and access to professionals that help individuals quit their commute so they can do great work from anywhere.With my role, I craft, write, research, layout.
• Collaborating directly with Libryia Jones, owner of Quit Commuting and other teammates to plan content and marketing for the upcoming months.
• Analyzing previous email performance, recording results, and implementing improvements.
• A/B testing subject lines, email message content, CTAs, and segments, send time, and new features intended to drive performance lift.
• Analyze regular campaign performance reports that include opens, clicks, conversions, revenue, revenue lift, unsubscribes, etc.
• Researching remote companies and roles to feature in our weekly newsletter as added value for our subscribers.

Remote

• #BlackCreatorsHeadquarters is a community of authors and illustrators with one core mission: to share our skills and create stories that increase Black representation across all genres of literature. In 2022, I used my.
• Duties as an admin member include social media management, website design and virtual event coordination. During our busiest seasons in 2020 and 2021, I facilitated weekly events, fielding Q+As and answering inquiries.
• Collaborating with illustrators on group projects such as holiday cards sent to publishing professionals.
• Ideating and supporting programs benefiting our authors and illustrators of the group.
• Art directing and project managing the branding and logo design for our website while communicating feedback to and from the admin team and graphic designer. https://www.blackcreatorshq.org/

Central NY

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, is one of the largest existing organizations for writers and illustrators. It is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals writing and illustrating for children and young adults in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film.

Remote

• Illustrating this picture book took about 18 months from start to finish. While working on this project I:
• Worked side-by-side with the author and publisher while executing the interior illustrations.
• Designed the book cover, jacket, endpapers, and additional pages with type layout on the cover.
• Collaborated with the marketing team to brainstorm social media post ideas.
• Launched a content calendar and shared with the marketing team to have aligning social media posts.
• Designed and written copy for over 40 static social media posts to promote the book's release.

Remote

• Illustrating this picture book took about 8 months from start to finish. While working on this project I:
• Worked side-by-side with the art director while illustrating the interior illustrations.
• Designed the characters, color palette, book cover, jacket, endpapers, and additional pages.
• Planned an executed a marketing plan to promote the book's release including podcast interviews, blog posts features, and social media marketing.
• Designed and written copy for over 30 static social media posts to promote the book's release.
• Edited and posted 10 video reels and Instagram stories sharing the process of creating the illustrations.

Syracuse, New York, United States

• This project took a whopping 1 month to complete! Though I cannot finish a book project that quickly again, during the process I:
• Collaborated with the author, editor, and art director while completing the illustrations.
• Assisted in the Peace and Equality book launch by being interviewed on the process of illustrating this book.
• Collaborated with the author, editor, and art director to complete the illustrations.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Multimedia Design, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Children'S Book Illustration

Clockwork Heart - Creative Career Mentorship With Chris Oatley

Character Design Mentorship With Vanessa Brantley-Newton

The Business Of Children'S Book Illustration Mentorship With Arree Chung

Painting Drama - Painting, Composition And Visual Storytelling

Dream Machine - Social Media Strategy And Career Planning