Hi, I'm Melanie Gilbert, a passionate illustrator and graphic designer with a background in fine arts and digital media. I enjoy creating visual stories through diverse media including logos, animations, and storyboards, always striving to bring creativity and clarity to every project I undertake. Currently, I'm exploring opportunities to grow as a creative professional while contributing my skills to inspiring brands. With a rich blend of education and hands-on experience across multiple roles in design and media, I bring a versatile skill set to the table. From interning in graphic design to commissioning artworks and participating in art exhibitions, I am enthusiastic about design innovation and keen to continue learning, especially in digital art technologies and media production.…

Melanie

Hi, I'm Melanie Gilbert, a passionate illustrator and graphic designer with a background in fine arts and digital media. I enjoy creating visual stories through diverse media including logos, animations, and storyboards, always striving to bring creativity and clarity to every project I undertake. Currently, I'm exploring opportunities to grow as a creative professional while contributing my skills to inspiring brands. With a rich blend of education and hands-on experience across multiple roles in design and media, I bring a versatile skill set to the table. From interning in graphic design to commissioning artworks and participating in art exhibitions, I am enthusiastic about design innovation and keen to continue learning, especially in digital art technologies and media production.…

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Melanie Gilbert, a passionate illustrator and graphic designer with a background in fine arts and digital media. I enjoy creating visual stories through diverse media including logos, animations, and storyboards, always striving to bring creativity and clarity to every project I undertake. Currently, I’m exploring opportunities to grow as a creative professional while contributing my skills to inspiring brands.

With a rich blend of education and hands-on experience across multiple roles in design and media, I bring a versatile skill set to the table. From interning in graphic design to commissioning artworks and participating in art exhibitions, I am enthusiastic about design innovation and keen to continue learning, especially in digital art technologies and media production.

See more

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Graphic Design Intern at Sylvan Sport
May 1, 2025 - Present
Delivered packages and created logos, brochures, and shirt designs for the company.
Receptionist/Scanning Clerk at Baucom Claytor
August 31, 2024 - August 25, 2025
Answered incoming phone calls to process requests, transferred calls, or relayed messages to appropriate personnel. Reviewed and edited documents for accuracy, grammar, and clarity. Offered technical support troubleshooting issues to enhance office productivity. Prepared documents for scanning.
Creative Intern at BRK Global Marketing, Inc.
November 30, 2023 - August 25, 2025
Created storyboards, logo animations, and advertising icons for company social media. Learned valuable marketing skills and studied brand colors and fonts.
Waitress at Showmars
June 30, 2022 - August 25, 2025
Provided customer service as waitress.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art at University of North Carolina, Charlotte
September 1, 2020 - May 1, 2023
Graduated Cum Laude
MAD Tech at North Carolina State University
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
Associates Degree in Fine Art and Visual Arts at Central Piedmont Community College
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

Dean’s List
January 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Dean’s List
January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Dean’s List
August 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Cum Laude Graduation
January 1, 2023 - August 25, 2025
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
May 1, 2020 - August 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Retail
    uniE621 Storyboard for Pineview
    BRK Marketing tasked me to create a storyboard for one of their clients, Pineview. I received aid from the CEO to make this storyboard just as they wanted it. While I did the art for this, it does not belong to me. The property of this storyboard goes to BRK Marketing and Pineview, and I am grateful they allowed me to add this to my portfolio. illustrator storyboard…
    uniE621 Vegelato
    Quite recently, I was given a chance to create a logo for the term "Vegelato," which is a trademarked term owned by Artisen Gelato. The gelato served by Artisen Gelato is vegan and is made using coconut milk. As such, I decided to include a little coconut in the piece. logo graphicdesigner branding illustrator designer…
    uniE621 Touche
    Touche was the result of a Sequence and Story assignment in which I could not think of what story to tell in both one picture and in a comic sequence. I instead decided to draw my dilemma, therefore solving my problem. comicbook illustrator storyboarding…
    uniE621 Lucy
    This sketch was at first a practice for a later assignment, but later it turned into something more. This new character, who I named Lucy, was inspired by the 1940s in which I can imagine her performing at a jazz club perhaps as a singer or maybe even a patron. illustrator watercolor history characterdesign…
    uniE621 Fifth Page of Let’s All Go To The Movies
    Let’s All Go To The Movies is a children’s book on the wonders of the theater. The story will follow a movie usher, Gene, on a theater tour, teaching kids about its functions and what to expect. illustrator characterdesign childrensbook…
    uniE621 Doughnut Boy Character Reference
    Doughnut Boy is a character for a comic called Burgerman and Doughnut Boy. I try to understand the character's personality and fashion sense in this. This will come in handy for animators. illustrator characterdesign…
    uniE621 Pip the Mouse
    Inspired by Disney's Great Mouse Detective, An American Tale, and the Babymouse Comic Series. illustrator characterdesign…
    uniE621 Bunnies and Chicks
    While taking classes at UNCC, I realized that they had yet to have us draw animals, mostly figures and still life. While it was useful, many animated movies and shows feature talking animals, so I decided to play around with two animals, chickens and bunnies. illustrator animaldesign designer sketch…
    uniE621 Flesh and Bones_ Hands
    A figure drawing study of the human skeletal hand and when it has flesh illustrator sketch figuredrawing…