I'm Keely Hoffman, a detail-oriented illustrator, graphic artist, and educator with hands-on experience in Procreate and the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator. I love turning ideas into polished illustrations and designs, and I enjoy collaborating with clients to refine concepts and bring creative visions to life. My freelance work spans invitations, apparel graphics, character sketches, and fan art for books and comics, with projects accepted for Squishable's Project Open Squish and a live mural collaboration with Pittsburgh artist Zachary Rutter. Outside client work, I’ve taught and mentored young learners at places like The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and The Goddard School, building playful, hands-on experiences in art history, color theory, and cartooning. Here's a link to my portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

Keely Hoffman

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I'm Keely Hoffman, a detail-oriented illustrator, graphic artist, and educator with hands-on experience in Procreate and the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator. I love turning ideas into polished illustrations and designs, and I enjoy collaborating with clients to refine concepts and bring creative visions to life. My freelance work spans invitations, apparel graphics, character sketches, and fan art for books and comics, with projects accepted for Squishable's Project Open Squish and a live mural collaboration with Pittsburgh artist Zachary Rutter. Outside client work, I’ve taught and mentored young learners at places like The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and The Goddard School, building playful, hands-on experiences in art history, color theory, and cartooning. Here's a link to my portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I’m Keely Hoffman, a detail-oriented illustrator, graphic artist, and educator with hands-on experience in Procreate and the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator. I love turning ideas into polished illustrations and designs, and I enjoy collaborating with clients to refine concepts and bring creative visions to life.

My freelance work spans invitations, apparel graphics, character sketches, and fan art for books and comics, with projects accepted for Squishable’s Project Open Squish and a live mural collaboration with Pittsburgh artist Zachary Rutter. Outside client work, I’ve taught and mentored young learners at places like The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and The Goddard School, building playful, hands-on experiences in art history, color theory, and cartooning.

Here’s a link to my portfolio: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Museum Art Camp Assistant at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
June 2, 2025 - August 8, 2025
Assisted in teaching school-aged children, aged 7-17, art-related mediums, techniques, and skills. Helped develop and oversee theme-based programming for summer art camp initiatives, including art history, art fundamentals, use of color, 3-D sculptures, and cartooning. Worked closely with program managers and other assistants to ensure classes run effectively. Prepared materials, equipment, supplies, and lesson plans.
Toddler Teacher at The Goddard School
September 17, 2024 - May 2, 2025
Led a 2-year-old toddler classroom; administered daily care for 12 children, including meals, playtime, sleep schedules, and hygiene. Engaged children positively through hands-on learning activities. Prepared lesson plans addressing educational, social, and emotional development. Communicated with center directors and parents regarding the learning experience.
Nanny at The Glunt Family
October 4, 2021 - September 13, 2024
Provided full-time customized childcare for an infant/toddler in a private home. Administered individualized infant/toddler care and met the daily needs of the child. Contributed to a safe, caring, nurturing, and stimulating environment in which the child thrived and developed. Communicated with the parents regarding expectations.
Freelance Illustrator at self-employed
May 14, 2020 - Present
-Designed full-color children’s birthday invitations for private clients on numerous occasions. -Completed various commissioned pen and ink drawings of houses for private clients. -Created an original t-shirt design with typography for the University of Pittsburgh-Greenburg. -Illustrated designs that were accepted and posted for Project Open Squish for Squishable. -Assisted Pittsburgh artist and muralist Zachary Rutter with a live-event painting of a custom van. -Created a fan art illustration for the graphic novel Moonstruck Volume 3: Troubled Water

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Columbus College of Art & Design
August 29, 2016 - May 15, 2020

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