Hello, I’m AJ! A designer, marketing coordinator, and recent BFA Design grad from the School of Visual Arts, currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Experiences
World Series of Poker
Las Vegas, Nevada
Social Media Assistant
May – July 2025
Warner Brothers Discovery
New York, New York
HBO Max Graphics Production Intern
January – April 2025
NAYA
New York, New York
Social Media Marketing Intern
February – December 2024
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Admissions Design Student Ambassador
June 2023 – May 2024
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
Administrative Resident Assistant
August 2022 – May 2025
Freelance
New York, New York
Brand Identity Designer, Photo Editor
August 2022 – Current
Achievements
2025
Graphis International Awards & Publications New Talent Awards, Honorable Mention x2
2024
SVA BFA Design Top Percentile Portfolio, scored 3.8 by current Chair Gail Anderson
Graphis International Awards & Publications New Talent Awards, Honorable Mention x2
Business Student Association, Co-President
SVA Art Therapy, Secretary
2023
Two-Day Intensive IXD Hackathon, placed 2nd
SVA BFA Design Top Percentile Portfolio, scored 3.7 by current Chair Gail Anderson
School of Visual Arts 2023 Accepted Students Day
2022
High Term Honors, School of Visual Arts
Academic Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2021
Nevada Public Education Foundation VOICE Juried Arts Competition, placed 2nd
Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
High Term Honors, School of Visual Arts
Academic Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2020
Nevada FBLA State Leadership Conference Competition Networking Concepts, placed 2nd
Nevada FBLA State Leadership Conference Competition Graphic Design, placed 4th
Public Education Foundation VOICE Juried Arts Competition, placed 3rd
Education
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
4.0 GPA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design
September 2021 – May 2025
West Career & Technical Academy
Las Vegas, Nevada
4.0 GPA, Advanced Honors Diploma, Digital Media
August 2017 – May 2021
Applications
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Figma, Powerpoint, Excel, Keynote, Word, Procreate, Notion, Slack, Monday, CapCut.
Skills
UX/UI Design, Product Design, Motion Graphics & Animation, Advertising & Campaign Strategy, Copywriting & Content Creation, Marketing Strategy & Social Media, Branding & Visual Identity, User Research & Usability Testing, Data Visualization & Infographics, Digital Asset Creation, Entertainment & Experiential Design, 3D Modeling & Rendering.
Interests
Pointing out different typefaces and effects as if I’m playing a never-ending game of I Spy.
Experimental typography in film title cards (Saltburn, La La Land, Pearl, so anything by Saul Bass).
Music playlists curated perfectly for specific moments and events.
Working alongside others who set out to spread good to the world around them :-)