Piper Sewell

Creator

Communicator, Designer, Illustrator, Photographer, Animator, Wordsmith, Creative

Professional Experience

Great American Art - Boston, MA

Design Internship (full time)

  • Worked with a team to provide turn-key art and evidence-based design solutions to clients in a diverse range of industries

  • Created an ongoing social media campaign highlighting GAA's many services

  • Formatted presentations and created mocks of customized routed designs to be used in proposals, including wall reliefs and vintage imagery timelines

  • Designed and ordered merchandise for trade show event, including bags, notebooks, cups and paper assets

July – December 2024

Hot Press Magazine - Dublin, Ireland

Editorial and Photography Co-op (full time)

  • Wrote and shot for Hot Press Magazine, Ireland’s oldest running music and politics magazine based in Dublin, Ireland

  • Published articles detailing fast-breaking news in the Irish music scene and beyond for the website and multiple social media platforms

  • Contributed editorial copy and interviews to monthly issues of the print magazine

  • Reviewed live concerts for various artists including Hozier, Muse and more

  • Shot concert photography for publication on website and in the print magazine

July – December 2023

Education

Northeastern University - Boston, MA

Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts and Communication Studies

  • Media Arts and Communication Studies combined major with a concentration in Animation

  • Coursework

    • Media Arts: Animation Basics, Digital Photography, Visual Intelligence, Movement & Time, Color & Composition, Form & Structure, Observational Drawing

    • Communication Studies: Interpersonal Communication, Sex & Relationships, Beyond Television, Advocacy Writing, Communication Theory, Public Speaking, Communication Criticism

  • Teacher's Assistant for Fundamentals of Computer Science, Fall 2022

  • Extracurriculars: Acting Out, WRBB Radio DJ, No Limits Dance Org, NUStage, Digital Art Club

Brooklyn Technical High School - Brooklyn, NY

High School Diploma, with honors

  • Mechatronics & Robotics major (Arduino, Digital Electronics, and 3D printing)

  • President of Gay-Straight Alliance (Junior and Senior year), participated in Theatre, Guitar Club, Music Club