ELIJAH RICAFORTE

• Evaluate AI-generated text and media outputs (image/video/text) for realism, coherence, aesthetic quality, and prompt alignment to support training of generative models.
• Identify recurring artifacts, factual issues, and stylistic inconsistencies in generated content, helping improve model performance and reliability.
• Compare outputs across model variants and provide structured qualitative feedback to improve clarity, tone, usefulness, and visual or narrative consistency.
• Write and refine prompts to test model behavior across creative, social-media, and real-world use cases, documenting strengths, weaknesses, and edge cases.
• Contribute to high-volume evaluation workflows with consistent annotation standards and clear written rationales for ranking decisions.
• Apply design and media literacy to assess cultural tone, brand safety, and audience alignment of generated outputs.

Mendful Mind is an in-development, mental health-based mobile app that is designed to act as a centralized service for digital health resources. Prioritizing both accessibility and affordability, this app seeks to make mental health and mindfulness resources more readily available for those in under-resourced communities, who may not have access to traditional resources such as therapy or other mental health care. This app is designed to thoughtfully utilize methods such as habit-tracking and personalized progress monitoring to help the user reach their mental and physical wellness goals.

• Developed mental wellness programs tailored to individual client needs.
• Conducted workshops on stress management and emotional resilience techniques.
• Collaborated with therapists to integrate holistic approaches into treatment plans.

• Secured funding from USC to lead and develop Mendful Mind, a mobile wellness app delivering accessible mental health resources for underserved communities through interaction design and prototyping with Figma.
• Managed all stages of product development, including user research, feature planning, and interaction design, while optimizing cost and leveraging no/low-code tools in Figma.

• Evaluated the accuracy and quality of text from Outlier AI models using A/B testing to ensure alignment with project goals and improve training data with user feedback.
• Created original responses to various prompts, enhancing the AI model's learning process and increasing the variety of its responses

• Participating in research pertaining to subject matters such as media literacy, various forms of influential advocacy, and policy/sustainability research.
• Created and branded collateral materials such as workbook graphics, logos, and presentation materials using Adobe Creative Cloud, applying UI/UX design principles and enhancing the visual identity and consistency of TurnUp resources.

• Produced graphic and print designs for branding and social media, supporting Sphere Entertainment's campaigns with innovative visual content
• Created and optimized 3D digital concept art for Sphere Vegas exterior visuals, improving the project's visual appeal and branding consistency
• Collaborated with student associates from various departments in NYC and LA to win an Artificial Intelligence-based Shark Tank presentation pitch, demonstrating resilience in a high-pressure, cross-functional environment.

• Contributed to non-profit marketing efforts by enhancing website content, curating social media posts, and applying data analytics to improve audience engagement
• Tracked and analyzed monthly data analytics and engagement trends on the Facebook platform to optimize content strategies, resulting in improved audience targeting
• Copywriting for Social Media Facebook promotion.

• Prepared and scheduled social media posts across multiple platforms using effective communication strategies, resulting in increased audience engagement
• Wrote engaging copy for social media promotions using user research and branding strategy, leading to improved brand visibility and follower growth

• Managing/publishing Activism Daily trend reports and event briefing documents.

• Created social media infographics for promotion using Adobe Creative Cloud, enhancing engagement with the target audience
• Designed typographic layouts for Activism Daily news spreads, improving readability and appeal