Artist Statement

My work is often emotionally tied to what I personally feel at the time, but overall there is a general sense of isolation and loneliness within my pieces. These themes have been present in my artwork since high school, with my AP art collection reflecting quiet moments in my day to day life at the time. My material list depends on the artwork, but often I will put the materials used in the title if it’s just an experimental piece. I prefer to draw, but I feel comfortable working with other media like paintings or digital design. Essentially, my work process is often sketching out what I want while taking notes for further research. While I generally feel inspired by movies, more specifically I will emulate certain techniques used in film with my artwork, for example, my ink drawing within my portfolio have both the full view from the perspective of the driver as well as the world behind them through the driver’s mirror as this is a common shot within films.

Résumé

Contact Me through my email: kassondra.yount@yahoo.com

Education: 

Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 2020

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design/Graphic Design with a Minor in Cinema Studies

Dixie Heights High School, Fort Mitchell, KY, Work Ethic Diploma 2016

Experience: 

2023-Present: Graphic Designer/Photographer/Data Entry at Wholesale Direct, LLC-

• Creating graphics for social media posts

• Scheduled future posts using Hootsuite

• Designing emails using Stripo.com for a variety of different audiences

• Organizing future Blog posts, Social Media posts, Email updates, and updating websites with photography.

• Photo editing using the Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom One

• Capturing images of food, toys and tobacco using a Nikon Camera

• Created a strategic for engagement with our customers for the upcoming months.

2022-2023: Graphic Design Intern at Avante Health Solutions-

• Adjusted images sizes and selected fonts for projects.

• Produced projects for advertising and informational purposes.

• Used Adobe Illustrator to create images and layouts. Built expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.

• Completed daily work and uploaded it by using programs such as Monday.com and Microsoft SharePoint.

• Assisted with blog updates via SharePoint.

• Communicated daily through Outlook and Microsoft Teams.

• Designing promotional holiday posts and email templates.

• Assessed quality of products and compliance with tolerance standards by inspecting products, components and materials.

• Designed and printed online interactive sales and marketing collateral.

• Attened meetings for Storybrand, Adobe Summit, and Avante Health Solutions Sales Meeting.

• Generated digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing.

• Generated computer graphics and gifs by using graphic elements.

2018-2022: Scanner at DHL-

• Supervised team of 25 scanners and runners, promoting a positive work environment through effective communication, active engagement and hands-on assistance.

• Organized a plan for training newly hired employees, and trained employees on best practices and protocols while managing teams to maintain optimal productivity.

• Handled detail oriented paperwork.

• Adopted to learning new technology as it was introduced to explain to others.

• Ensured that departure times where met.

2017: Quality Checker at Tee-Spring-

• Checked software programs for usability, functionality and possible design issues.

• Conducted inspections of surface preparation coatings applied to shirts or hoodies, including primer and top-coatings.

• Assessed quality of products and compliance with tolerance standards by inspecting products, components and materials.

• Noted changes during testing in project documentation.

2016: Game Room Attendant at Chuck E. Cheese- 

• Identified games were functional, handled the Merchandise are, managed the flow of traffic for parties, entertained children, and served guests with enthusiastic, helpful demeanor to promote positive, memorable experiences.

• Maintained electronic and mechanical equipment, reducing errors and increasing game functionality.

Art Show:

Northern Kentucky University’s Juried Student Show 2020: https://youtu.be/XXlP23tzAF8

Dixie Heights High School’s AP Art Student Show 2016

Thomas More University’s Juried High School Student Show 2015

Awards: 

Northern Kentucky University’s “The Achiever’s Scholarship” for $2,000 2016

Dean’s List Fall 2016: https://inside.nku.edu/content/dam/artscience/docs/Fall%202016%20Deans%20List.pdf

Regional Scholastic Gold Key 2016 for Painting

Regional Silver Key Scholastic Award 2016 for Drawing and Illustration

Thomas Moore College Director’s Choice Award 2015

KyAEA Northern Region All-State 3rd Place for Drawing 2015

Certification of Kentucky Communication Skill Standards 2014 

Work Ethic Certificate for Community Service 2013 

Extracurricular Actives: 

National Honors Society- Required over 40 hours of volunteer work and a GPA of 3.5 2014-2016 

Cappies Member- Went to different schools in the Northern Kentucky Area to grade the student performances and wrote reviews of talented peers, 2014-2016

Camp Dixie Helper- Tour guide for incoming freshmen and parents to Dixie Heights 2014-2016 

National Arts Society- Vice President from 2015-2016, upheld planning and preparing for club activities and helped managed craft fair booth, member from 2013-2016

REFERENCES:

If you’re looking for references, please email me and I will gladly provide them. Thank you for your time!