Creative Communications Portfolio ‘21-22

Podcast design

MIT Security Studies Program

Planned and designed a podcast product for MIT SSP. I produce, host and edit the program weekly during the school year. It features lectures by academics visiting SSP’s office for a seminar series. All mixing and mastering is done by me.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wednesdays-with-ssp/id1613362385

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Podcast design

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

Planned and designed a podcast product for MIT’s center for entrepreneurship education. I produce, host and edit the program, which is released every two weeks. It features interviews with MIT-affiliated entrepreneurs and current students. I did not produce the show’s “album cover.” All mixing and mastering / editing done by me.

https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/podcast/

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YouTube Channel Redesign

MIT Security Studies Program

I completed a redesign / professionalization of the MIT SSP YouTube Channel. Improved image quality, contracted for design of animation sequences and unique introduction jingles. One video, featuring former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, went viral within International Relations community.

Album Artwork Creative Direction

Will Leet (independent musician)

Facilitated and directed a collaboration between visual artist Nick Hobbs and musician Will Leet to produce a series of five record covers for Leet’s newest release “Come Back Roses” and it’s preceding single releases.

Produced design documents for each deliverable, worked with Hobbs to realize vision.

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Design for Social Marketing

MIT Security Studies Program

Designed a number of social cards for marketing SSP events and offerings throughout the year. Included posts celebrating a professor becoming an Asst. Sec. Def., a panel at the DC Press Club, and various other posts.

I focus on getting the most important information into a readable font and size for these posts.

Marketing Email Redesign

MIT Security Studies Program

Completely revamped SSP’s email newsletter format. Facilitated transfer of email lists from archaic MIT mail system to MailChimp by creating a unique WebCrawl script. Emails average 30% open rate and 15% click-through rate.

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Animated video intro design / direction

MIT Security Studies Program

Design for one animation (drone footage), and creative direction for another (animation). Used across social channels + YouTube.

Headshots for new MIT fellows

MIT Security Studies Program

Commercial photographs for MIT.

Fairbanks Center headshots

Harvard University

Commercial photography for Harvard’s Center for Chinese Studies.

Printed material design

MIT Security Studies Program

Designed an assortment of materials for print production. Material based on these designs were delivered to more-than 30 US Congressional Staff members in early 2022.