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Hi, I’m Janet Tan—a Boston-based illustrator and designer finishing my BFA in Communication Design at MassArt in 2026. I love turning ideas into vivid visual stories through stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs, and posters for diverse clients. Beyond freelance illustration, I mentor and support fellow creatives as a Course Assistant in MassArt’s CD Department and as a DS9 Studio Monitor. I enjoy guiding concept development, refining processes, and exploring the intersections of traditional craft with digital tools.…Hi, I’m Janet Tan—a Boston-based illustrator and designer finishing my BFA in Communication Design at MassArt in 2026. I love turning ideas into vivid visual stories through stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs, and posters for diverse clients. Beyond freelance illustration, I mentor and support fellow creatives as a Course Assistant in MassArt’s CD Department and as a DS9 Studio Monitor. I enjoy guiding concept development, refining processes, and exploring the intersections of traditional craft with digital tools.

Janet Tan

Illustrator, Designer, Graphic Designer, +3

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Hi, I’m Janet Tan—a Boston-based illustrator and designer finishing my BFA in Communication Design at MassArt in 2026. I love turning ideas into vivid visual stories through stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs, and posters for diverse clients. Beyond freelance illustration, I mentor and support fellow creatives as a Course Assistant in MassArt’s CD Department and as a DS9 Studio Monitor. I enjoy guiding concept development, refining processes, and exploring the intersections of traditional craft with digital tools.…Hi, I’m Janet Tan—a Boston-based illustrator and designer finishing my BFA in Communication Design at MassArt in 2026. I love turning ideas into vivid visual stories through stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs, and posters for diverse clients. Beyond freelance illustration, I mentor and support fellow creatives as a Course Assistant in MassArt’s CD Department and as a DS9 Studio Monitor. I enjoy guiding concept development, refining processes, and exploring the intersections of traditional craft with digital tools.

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Hi, I’m Janet Tan—a Boston-based illustrator and designer finishing my BFA in Communication Design at MassArt in 2026. I love turning ideas into vivid visual stories through stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs, and posters for diverse clients.

Beyond freelance illustration, I mentor and support fellow creatives as a Course Assistant in MassArt’s CD Department and as a DS9 Studio Monitor. I enjoy guiding concept development, refining processes, and exploring the intersections of traditional craft with digital tools.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Illustrator at Illustration Freelance

January 1, 2021 - Present

Worked on illustration commissions for clients. Projects ranged from stickers, portraits, paintings, tattoo designs and posters.

Course Assistant at MassArt CD Department

January 1, 2026 - Present

Assisted with class critiques, guided student project processes relating to concept building, and technical software skills in Graphic Design I.

DS9 Monitor at MassArt DS9 Studio

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026

Supervised, managed, and maintained studio culture, safety, ethics and cleanliness within the ds9 studio (Design Studio 9).

3D Studio Assistant Mentor at Artists for Humanity

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Collaborated with other 3d studio mentors to refine, finalize, and assemble projects for clients. Led workshops for Illustrator, laser cutting, and collaging. Organized teen activities such as field trips and events.

Cashier at Reiwatakiya

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Assisted customers with transactions, and introduced them to promotional items. Managed store inventory and aided customers with finding items to their needs.