Created the curriculum for a full-time, 1-year Applied Arts Illustration diploma program and taught the program for three years. Responsibilities included developing sixteen 60-hour units covering fundamentals (drawing, painting, digital media), design and colour theory, industry-specific courses (editorial illustration, visual development, picture books), and business units to demystify freelance illustration. Revisions and improvements to course material were ongoing, with concepts demonstrated and one-on-one mentorship to help students grow their illustration abilities in rewarding ways.

Freelance Illustrator at Self-employed

January 1, 2010 - Present

Illustrating for print and digital media across entertainment magazines and comics, with work in indie tabletop games, advertising, television development, and more. Notable clients include Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Esquire, Variety, Wired, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, and Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder.

Artist (Intermediate) at East Side Games

December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022

Part of the art team for The Office: Somehow We Manage, a mobile game. Produced character art and illustrated scenes, sketched concepts in Photoshop, and executed finished artwork in Adobe Animate.

Character Concept Artist at LDRLY Games

May 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Designed character concepts for a new game project; role shortened when the studio was acquired by East Side Games and the project was canceled. Remained involved by delivering original in-game illustrations and promotional materials for B-Real: Monster Buds up to its release.