Riley Benton

Fine Art Teacher at The Marvegos Fine Art School

Taught fine art to preschool through high school students; fostered lifelong creativity and supported long-term artistic practice; encouraged individual voice and mark-making; taught drawing, painting, sculpture, and design curriculum.

Graphic Designer at Region 13 Education

Aided creative team in developing workshop materials and publications for regional teaching initiatives; produced pamphlets, presentations, workshop materials, publications, and branding for events; contract role.

Graphic Designer at Freddie Mac

Created multiple advertising campaigns and designs weekly; designed frequent social media and web assets for clients across the company; collaborated with a large creative team on needs and moving projects; created customer-facing large-scale publications.

Administrative Assistant at McNeal Enterprises

Aided Executive Team in daily tasks, marketing, customer service and sales interactions; helped interdepartmentally where company needs arose, managed schedules, and orders.

Graphic Designer at Apple/ Hogarth

Designed Apple product screens for international marketing, advertisements, and product launches; maintained brand continuity with pixel-perfect UI and precision working in Photoshop; delivered daily projects in a fast-paced 30-person creative team.

Graphic Designer at Cal Poly Kennedy Library

Created original designs from concept to completion for clients; designed print-ready graphic content and campaigns to promote brand identity and library communications; collaborated with a five-person creative team on fast-paced projects and campaigns; preserved the library's brand image to ensure authenticity and professionalism, strengthening customer relationships over different projects.