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Hi there! I’m Zaire McNeil, a Chicago-based illustrator and designer with hands-on experience in digital media, mural art, and marketing. I love turning ideas into vivid visuals and collaborating with teams to build engaging campaigns and community projects. I’m juggling food-service work, internships, and studies at Columbia College Chicago while continuing to develop my illustration and design skills, and I’m eager to bring creative energy to new projects in media and education.…Hi there! I’m Zaire McNeil, a Chicago-based illustrator and designer with hands-on experience in digital media, mural art, and marketing. I love turning ideas into vivid visuals and collaborating with teams to build engaging campaigns and community projects. I’m juggling food-service work, internships, and studies at Columbia College Chicago while continuing to develop my illustration and design skills, and I’m eager to bring creative energy to new projects in media and education.

Zaire McNeil

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Hi there! I’m Zaire McNeil, a Chicago-based illustrator and designer with hands-on experience in digital media, mural art, and marketing. I love turning ideas into vivid visuals and collaborating with teams to build engaging campaigns and community projects. I’m juggling food-service work, internships, and studies at Columbia College Chicago while continuing to develop my illustration and design skills, and I’m eager to bring creative energy to new projects in media and education.…Hi there! I’m Zaire McNeil, a Chicago-based illustrator and designer with hands-on experience in digital media, mural art, and marketing. I love turning ideas into vivid visuals and collaborating with teams to build engaging campaigns and community projects. I’m juggling food-service work, internships, and studies at Columbia College Chicago while continuing to develop my illustration and design skills, and I’m eager to bring creative energy to new projects in media and education.

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Hi there! I’m Zaire McNeil, a Chicago-based illustrator and designer with hands-on experience in digital media, mural art, and marketing. I love turning ideas into vivid visuals and collaborating with teams to build engaging campaigns and community projects.

I’m juggling food-service work, internships, and studies at Columbia College Chicago while continuing to develop my illustration and design skills, and I’m eager to bring creative energy to new projects in media and education.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Illustration

DaVinci Resolve Studio

InVision

Experience Level

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Illustration

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Crew Member at Chick-fil-A, Chicago

November 1, 2024 - March 1, 2026

Learned food safety regulations, provided customer service, managed time, and maintained professionalism in stressful situations.

Art Intern at Broader Urban Involvement Leadership Development (BUILD)

June 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024

Collaborated with team to create murals; created sculptures, paintings, and jewelry; learned money management and creative problem solving.

Creative Development Team Member at Ogilvy

July 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023

Learned the basics of marketing/advertising; brainstormed ideas to advertise for businesses; wrote scripts and voiceovers; explored marketing on Pinterest; attended a workplace etiquette workshop.

Digital Media Intern at Prosser Career Academy

August 1, 2021 - June 1, 2023

Used Adobe to create posters, video and illustrations for student organizations and events.

Marketing Team Intern at CTE DM Summer Internship

June 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Worked with Chicago businesses to create logos and market through the media.