Kiersten Anaiya Cowan
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Executive Summary
Highly talented artist and designer with 5+ years of learning experience in painting, illustration, animation, sketching, and storyboarding. Skilled in illustrative, detailed works that are aesthetically pleasing. Works in storyboarding and designing visual information and narratives. Education
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD) Savannah, GA Bachelors, Motion Media Design
Minors, Illustration for Entertainment
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Halloween November 2023
● I proposed, designed, and animated Halloween in 2023. The animation tells a story of my personal experience with Halloween growing up. All of the graphics are completely handmade Cooking September 2023
● I proposed, designed, and animated Cooking in 2023. The short showcases the common happenings in what happens while cooking. The clips are unrelated, but flow together with transitions. The Orange May 2022
● With a task of visualizing a poem, I proposed, designed, and animated a short video over the poem, The Orange by Wendy Cope. I utilized After Effects and Procreate to achieve this animation. Beehive Mural
● Given the opportunity to paint a mural of a beehive for a business. The owner contacted and commissioned me to design and paint a honeycomb on the walls of her studio. WORK EXPERIENCE
Sales Associate July 2023 - Present
TJ MAXX COMPANY Atlanta, GA
● Customer service and satisfaction
● Inventory stocking and unloading
Theater Usher and Associate July 2022 - September 2022 AMC THEATERS Atlanta, GA
● Ushering and custodial duties
● Food service
● Customer service and satisfaction
Sales Associate and Stylist November 2021 – January 2022 FRANCESCAS Woodstock, GA
● Clothes styling
● Customer service and satisfaction
Activities
Motion Media (MOME) Love Club
● A SCAD student-run club that focuses on the students studying motion graphics and other related majors.
SCAD Manor
● A SCAD student-run fashion and beauty publication club. Students are able to pitch and run their own photoshoots and articles
Skills
Technical: Office 365, Microsoft Office, Google Suites, Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Procreate, Computer Science, Social Media, Photography
Language: English - Native, Spanish - Elementary
Certifications: Adobe Photoshop 2022