Taylor Martin

Trainee

Hello and welcome to my page!

Biography

I am a senior level Visual Communication Design student at Kent State University who will be graduating in May 2023 with three minors! It's been a long journey but certainly worth it in the areas of Game Design, Modeling & animation and UX/UI Design. In my freetime, I study Japanese, and Simplified Mandarin. Upon graduation I strive to keep learning, as no one truly ever stops learning. I am a 23 year old student with a major desire to break into the art and animation industry abroad. I love learning about new ideas and concepts that haven't been introduced yet.

Work Experience

2023 – Present day

Volunteer Background Artist

Imhapie, Zack in Time (remote)

Create backgrounds for the indie series, "Zack in Time" Attend feedback sessions and adhere to any fixes that need to be implemented by the art director, or director

2020 – Present day

Food Preparation Assistant

Clean Eatz (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

Accurately prepare food for meal plan orders Follow cleaning and sanitation guidelines set by Ohio Department of Health Cross trained to assist Front of House if needed

2023 – 2023

2D Artist (Internship)

Twin Ray J Studios (Dekalb, IN (remote))

Create art assets through Krita and Adobe photoshop for an undisclosed project Attend weekly feedback sessions with the Art Director and other Interns

2021 – 2021

Graphic Deisgn Intern

Lesflicks (remote)

Created various pieces of artwork for Trivia Tuesday, and Fanart Channel within Attend weekly meetings among other interns and regular staff members Attend scheduled one on-one meetings

2019 – 2019

DKS Registration Summer Lab Assistant

Kent State University, University College, Center for Undergraduate Excellence (Kent State University, Kent , OH)

Reviewed navigating Flashline and its resources with the student Assisted new students with the multi-step registration process Employment lasted for the length of DKS (roughly a month and a half)

Education

2018 – 2023

Visual Communication Design

Kent State University

Graphic Design/Animation

My degree heavily focuses on design and illustration, however it lets me choose roughly about 20% of my course work with guidance for a more robust design experience.

2014 – 2018

High School Diploma

Cuyahoga Falls High School

general

I graduated highschool from a general area of study, however in my time in highschool I took many arts and theatre classes that allow me to gain even more of an appreciation of the arts.