Melanie Chan Design
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Melanie Chan Design

M E L A N I E C H A N

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley
GPA: 3.8, Distinction in General Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa
B.A. Psychology, May 2013, Psi Chi Honors
B.A. Practice of Art, May 2013


EXPERIENCE

Good Paper, San Francisco, CA (2018-current)
• Graphic Designer: freelancing • Operations Associate: part time

School of the Nations, Nairobi, Kenya (2014-2017)
• Teaching art classes and developing curriculum for Year 3-10, running clubs and programs for youth development/engagement in community
• Maintaining website and social media, created annual yearbook
• Model United Nations advisor in 2016, 2017

Ets-Hokin Studios, San Francisco, CA (2013-2014)
• Photographer’s Assistant: production, studio maintenance

Twig & Fig Letterpress Atelier, Berkeley, CA (2012)
• Production Assistant

Alison Gopnik Research Lab, Berkeley, CA (2012)
• Illustrated visuals and materials to be used for conducting research in understanding children’s comprehension of cause and effect

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education, Berkeley, CA (2011-2012)
• Research Assistant: data collection tracking hundreds of students from various Bay Area urban middle schools, administrative duties, data entry on SPSS, Excel, Remark

SKILLS
• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro CC 2018 • Graphic Design • Photography • Photo editing, retouching, color correcting • Video editing • Story-telling through the pairing of words and images • Blogging/Writing • Fundraising • Research • Navigating cross-cultural relationships and interactions