Multimedia Production for Higher Education
Below is a showcase of content produced as the Multimedia Designer at the University of Michigan School of Social Work from 2018-2024. In this position I produced original videos, photography, graphic design (for print, digital and installations), podcasts and illustrations on a variety of subjects for various departments within the school.
Video Production
As a full service video producer I have created hundreds of short form videos to promote programs, people and initiatives at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Each video was completely produced, scripted, filmed, and edited by myself.
Social Justice Impact Fund Promotional
Created to support the Centennial Social Justice Impact Fund and help Michigan Social Work faculty and students champion diversity and spearhead social justice and anti-racism initiatives to create a more caring, equitable and just society.
Michigan Social Work Pathways:
Welfare of Children & Families
Sharonda Chaney, MSW 18, shares her story and brings us into the hallways of Washtenaw International Highschool and Middle Academy.
Incarceration and its aftermath:
How art can create pathways to reintegration and healing
A short video highlighting the University of Michigan School of Social Work’s 2024 Social Justice Changemaker Lecture.
Unpacking Intergenerational Trauma
Heather Syrette, MSW '23, explains her journey to Social Work and her family's history.
Michigan Social Work Pathways:
Policy & Political Social Work
Gabriela Santiago-Romero, MSW '18, speaks about her experience at U-M and her run for Detroit City Council in District 6.
Washtenaw County Defenders
Social Work Field Education
Brittney Williams, MSW '17 and Nicholas Varra, MSW'23 discuss their work with the Washtenaw County Defenders.
Balancing Work and School:
Ian Twiss Part-Time MSW Student
A video showcasing the pros of a part time MSW Program for working people.
Print Design
As a photographer, graphic designer, and illustrator I have had a hand in every print piece created by the U-M School of Social Work. These include alumni magazines, research magazines, informational fliers, commencement programs, annual reports and historical timeline of the school, installed in a hallway.
Below is a selection of pieces I have worked on.
ONGOING: U-M School of Social Work’s Alumni Magazine
Since 2016 I have contributed to the School of Social Work’s Alumni Magazine gaining more creative/production responsibilities with each issue. From 2018-2024 I directed or shot all photography, created illustrations and contributed as the lead art director.
Ongoing Winter 2023-24
Ongoing is published two times a year by the U-M School of Social Work. I have worked on the magazine since 2016, see more of them here.
AHEAD Social Work Research Magazine COVID-19
Original cover+internal illustrations and photography
Collaborative design
Managed project and printing
Masters of Social Work Viewbook
Original design, photography and illustration
This project was awarded a CASE Gold Award for 2019 for best Viewbook. The award recognizes outstanding work on an individual publication for student recruitment efforts.
Michigan Social Work Part-Time MSW Program
Original illustrations, photography and design
ENGAGE Annual Report
Original illustrations, photography and design
Photography
A selection of portraits, documentary and promotional imagery created for the School of Social Work.
Digital Design
Video Banner introducing the U-M School of Social Work’s Faculty who teach online and on campus. I created the videos and worked closely with a web designer to create an engaging banner on the School’s homepage.
Social Media Graphics & Digital Ads
Events
Juliana Huxtable Performance
Created on the occasion of a performance by Juliana Huxtable commissioned by the School of Social Work. As Art Collection Manager at the school, I proposed and led the project which included event production and creating partnerships with the University’s Museum of Art as well as The Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speakers Series. I also created all the branding for the event and produced the event documentation.
Audio Production
Oral histories: 100 Years of Michigan Social Work
This year long project is a part of the U-M School of Social Work’s Centennial celebration efforts. I managed the project, working with an audio editor, interviewer and the web team to create an oral history project to collect and archive memories and tributes to the school.
Illustrations from the U-M School of Social Work Oral Histories
Exhibit Design
100 Years of Social Work
I was charged with designing, producing, and directing the fabrication of a historical timeline of the School of Social Work from the schools founding in 1921 to 2021. This centennial project included researching and collecting archival materials for 50 plaques and multiple pieces of ephemera marking pivotal moments in the schools history as well as one plaque per Dean. The vinyl background depicts illustrations of each of the buildings the school has called home over the years and are placed sequentially as one walks down the hall.