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Emily E. Linn

Hamel,IL

Summary

Professional and versatile artist, experienced in multiple different fine art mediums including painting, drawing, ceramics, glassworks, conceptual and digital. Dedicated and self-motivated, always ready to step in and positively impact workplace functionality with timely assistance and necessary skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Illustrator

Self Employed
06.2025 - Current
  • Creating high-quality illustrations and designs with Adobe software and Procreate for image drafting, coloring, and editing
  • Drafting necessary documents, such as project proposals and invoices
  • Time management, prioritizing tasks, and adhering to project deadlines and expectations, delivering professional results for clients
  • Consulted with clients to discuss commission ideas and style preferences to create mutually agreeable project parameters.

Instructor Assistant

Southern Illinois University Edwarsville
06.2025 - 07.2025
  • Helping to collectively guide 25 kindergarten students with understanding basic concepts and techniques of art and design
  • Collaborating with instructor to help students meet their creative goals for the course
  • Cooperating with students experiencing practical or intellectual roadblocks in their creative work
  • Maintaining a neat, organized, and efficient studio space
  • Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.

Housekeeping Technician

Clarity Cleaning LLC
10.2024 - 05.2025
  • Experience in teamwork and collaboration
  • Time management and communication within company expectations
  • Training new employees for client services
  • Applying hands on organization skills to client requests and company standards, delivering exceptional results

Café Associate

Source Juicery
03.2016 - 01.2024
  • Experience with one-on-one customer service and answering questions regarding company products and services
  • Assisting managers with daily tasks such as food preparation, taking orders, while maintaining a neat and organized shop and work space
  • Training new employees in maintenance, organization, and food preparation
  • Experience with functioning in a fast paced work environment to meet immediate customer and company needs
  • Operated point-of-sales system and securely handled cash and credit card payments to drive business profitability.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Fine Arts

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
05-2024

Skills

  • Strategizing
  • Digital illustration
  • Studio arts
  • Customer service
  • Public speaking
  • Creative problem solving
  • Organization
  • Professional collaboration
  • Multitasking

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Freelance Illustrator

Self Employed
06.2025 - Current

Instructor Assistant

Southern Illinois University Edwarsville
06.2025 - 07.2025

Housekeeping Technician

Clarity Cleaning LLC
10.2024 - 05.2025

Café Associate

Source Juicery
03.2016 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Science - Fine Arts

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Interests

  • Drawing and Painting
  • Creating digital artwork using software like Photoshop, Illustrator, or Procreate.
  • Passionate about balancing physical health with mental and emotional wellness.

Academia

  • Selected and awarded in the 2017 Lewis and Clark Community College Juried Art Exhibition
  • Selected for the 2022 and 2023 Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville Juried Art Exhibitions
  • Selected for the Edwardsville Public Library exhibition of 2023
  • Served a leadership role for the university art and design club
  • Delivered a formal speech and gallery presentation for my BFA senior portfolio
  • Collaborated in critical discourse for group discussions, projects, and critiques
  • Experience in creative problem solving for intensive studio work
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentration in studio drawing and illustration
Emily E. Linn