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ABOUT  




Hi I’m Athena!

I wanted to be an astronaut after seeing the movie Interstellar in the 9th grade. After barely passing physics and realizing I have terrible flight anxiety, going to the moon or being an astrophysicist was out of the question. Art Direction was the next best thing.  




                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education: 
VCU BRANDCENTER 2022-2024
Richmond, VA 
MS, Branding, Art Direction

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY 2018-2022
Harrisonburg, VA
MA, Creative Advertising with a Minor in Human Resources Development

Experience:

FREELANCE DESIGN
  • Designed multiple logos for start-up companies and commissioned graphic designs.

DAVIS AD AGENCY
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia 
  • Creative Intern
  • May-August 2023
  • Utilized Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, & After Effects to create content and advertisements for various clients, helped to create new concepts, and assisted with onboarding new clients.

CROWN LANE CREATIVE BY BRANDITO
  • Richmond, Virginia 
  • Marketing and Social Media Intern
  • February-August 2022
  • Assisted in creating logos/branding for various clients. Created presentation decks, and flyers. Managed social media as well as made content. Assisted in website design, and in editing videos.

QUINN OF RICHMOND
  • Richmond, Virginia 
  • Social Media Marketing Intern
  • May-August 2021
  • Created content for social media platforms and website. Interacted with customers, sat in on buyer meetings, and photographed inventory.


TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects
Final Cut Pro
Figma
Google Suite
Conceputal Problem Solving
Graphic Design





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