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Theresa Chiechi

Key West,FL

Summary

Experienced illustrator/cartoonist with strong editorial illustration/infographic, cartooning, and design skills. Highly organized with a long track record of professionalism, ability to meet deadlines, and taking direction/feedback well.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Illustrator/Cartoonist

Self Employed
05.2017 - Current
  • Creates original designs and illustrations for stickers, magnets, and apparel for Etsy shop
  • Illustrator for Lovecraftian horror comic series, Ithaqa
  • Illustrated LEO: Inventor Extraordinaire, published through Zonderkidz, 2020
  • Inked and illustrated political satire comic, Amongst the Liberal Elites, published through powerHouse Books, 2018
  • Created illustrations alongside an animation team to create an educational video for Flocabulary about the history of Halloween
  • Created storyboard frames for an animated presentation for a corporate event through Proscenium.

Illustrator

Dotdash Meredith
New York, NY
09.2018 - 08.2023
Lovecraftian
  • Produced thousands of editorial illustrations and infographics for media brands operated under Dotdash MeredInvestopediaInVerywellia, VerywVerywellth, VerTripsavvyd, Tripsavvy, and Lifewire
  • Adapted artistic style to match and follow brand guidelines of each vertical.

Junior Graphic Designer

CS Designworks
New York, NY
05.2013 - 01.2021
  • Used adobe creative suite programs to assist in design projects for businesses such as RGTS, Prosthetics in Motion, Cushman & Wakefield, and Colombia University
  • Created and curated content for CS Designworks social media
  • Wrote and illustrated articles for CS Designworks blog on topics about design, social media marketing, and SEO.

The Art of the Graphic Novel Instructor

Urban Scholars Preparatory Program
New York, NY
07.2018
  • Supervised and instructed high school students during summer preparatory program
  • Created curriculum discussing the building block of the comics medium.

Education

BA in Cartooning -

The School of Visual Arts
01.2017

Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Procreate
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Adobe Fresco
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Digital Illustration
  • Social Media Content Creation

Awards Exhibitions

  • Gallery Exhibition at The Studios of Key West: "Drawn To Key West, The Making of a Graphic Novel", 2023
  • SVA Alumni Society DaVinci Scholarship Award, 2017
  • SVA Junior Thesis "Poisoned Apples and Smoking Lamps" Exhibition Scholarship, 2016

Languages

  • English - Native
  • Italian - Intermediate

Timeline

Illustrator

Dotdash Meredith
09.2018 - 08.2023

The Art of the Graphic Novel Instructor

Urban Scholars Preparatory Program
07.2018

Freelance Illustrator/Cartoonist

Self Employed
05.2017 - Current

Junior Graphic Designer

CS Designworks
05.2013 - 01.2021

BA in Cartooning -

The School of Visual Arts

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