skills to pay the bills

LANGUAGES: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French 

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS: Social media management and content creation (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok), website management (Wordpress, Wix, Squarespace), and MailChimp 

SOFTWARES: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign, Premiere, AfterEffects), SketchUp, and Microsoft Cloud 

FILM/CREATIVE: Production Design, Art Direction, Set Decoration, Graphic Design, and Photography

work experience

BRIGHT LIGHTS FACILITATOR (2019-2020)
Bright Lights Film Series, Emerson College - Boston, MA
Helping programmer Anna Feder with the Bright Lights Film Series, a film series free and open to the public. The job consisted on managing the website and email blasts, helping with screenings, discussions, and Q&As, as well as helping with the Bright Lights at Home Series as a response to the stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

CULTURE EDITOR (2019)
Pop Culture Positive Media - Boston, MA
Weekly Pop Culture Positive Media's Instagram takeover to recommend media that promotes body-positivity, self-love, acceptance, and empowerment to womxn everywhere.

VIDEOGRAPHER (2019)
Kasteel Well, Emerson College - Well (L), Netherlands
Part-time job for the time of my study abroad program in The Netherlands. The job consisted of recording the main events throughout the semester (field trips, on-campus events, etc), and editing out a video at the end, showcasing the semester to all students and faculty.

ART DIRECTOR (2018-2019)
Wax On Felt Records - Boston, MA
Wax on Felt Records is Emerson College's student-run record company. As the Art Director, I had to overview different photo shoots, music video productions, and live show events we have to ensure that every band and artist we work with are satisfied with the aesthetic choices the Art Team makes; from scenery, to outfits, lighting, photo editing, and video production.

GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR (2018)
The 37th Annual Evvy Awards - Boston, MA
Responsible for creating graphics for all sorts of promotional materials regarding the presenters, performers, and special guests of the 37th Annual Evvy Awards.

PRODUCTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN (2018)
Arlington Community Media, Inc. - Arlington Heights, MA
As an intern for ACMi, I mainly had to create graphic design pieces for virtually anything the company needed; from newsletter headers to talk show logos. Whenever I was not creating graphics for the company, I would take the job of Production Assistant, helping the director and producers to build sets and do camera work in the studio.

PRODUCTION INTERN (2017)
Superdigital - Boston, MA
In November of 2017, Superdigital opened a pop up shop on 333 Newbury Street for New England Patriots' wide receiver Julian Edelman. I  got hired as a photographer and videographer for the shop and for the meet and greet with Mr. Edelman.

volunteer experience

TEACHER ASSISTANT (2016-2017)
Young at Art Museum - Davie, FL
100+ hours of assisting summer camp teachers in arts and crafts classes of 15-30 students ranging from 8-11 years old; as well as looking after the kids during breaks, lunch time, and free periods.

education

EMERSON COLLEGE '20
B.A. in Visual & Media Arts: Media Production
Minors in Art History & Marketing

FILM & TV

HONGI (2020)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Anastasia Yan
Producer: Georgie Hess

BANANA SLUG (2020)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Cecilia O'Rollins
Producer: Sam Stenson

A FAMILY AFFAIR (2020)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Kyle Mangione-Smith
Producer: Sarah Duvall, Erina McSweeney

BUZZKILL BEACH (2019)
Title: SFX Makeup Artist 
Designer: Brando Smith
Writer/Director: Chris Rodriguez, Grant Rosado
Producer: Rodicon Productions

A SWEET ESCAPE (2019)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Eliot Lee
Producer: Susana Obando

V.M.R. - VIRTUAL MEMORY RECOVERY (2019)
Title: Hair & Makeup Artist
Designer: Cecilia O'Rollins
Writer/Director: William Wisnieski Jr.
Producer: Sam Stenson

THE HARE (2019)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Denis Yudin
Producer: Connor Gallant

GRANNY PANTIES (2019)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Anna Abbanat
Producer: Susana Obando

BELONGING (2019)
Title: Production Designer, Associate Producer
Writer/Director: Susana Obando
Producer: Susana Obando

GET OUT OF THE CAR (2019)
Title: Production Designer, SFX Makeup Artist
Writer/Director: Reece Ragusa
Producer: Cecilia O'Rollins

DISCORD (2018)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Olivia Possino
Producer: Bram Lowenstein

NIGHT TERROR (2018)
Title: Art Director
Designer: Cecilia O'Rollins
Writer/Director: Ben Cher
Producer: Annabelle Porio

FACE TO FACE (2018)
Title: Production Designer
Writer/Director: Caroline Knight, Roberto Guevara
Producer: Maryam Fassihi

CAMP WATCHACHOOSITS: RESURRECTION (2018)
Title: Art Director
Designer: Michael Kiaunis, Maggie O'Neil
Stage Director:  Kenzy Peach
Executive Producers: Maggie O'Neil, Ivy Richmond Sears

CAMP WATCHACHOOSITS (2017)
Title: Art Director
Designer: Michael Simon
Stage Director: Kenzy Peach
Executive Producers: Arden Jurskis, Ryan DeMusis Leveillee