Experience

shado

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I occasionally illustrate articles for shado.mag. I occasionally illustrate articles for shado.mag.



Unbias The News

• Germany
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  I illustrate a range articles on a rolling basis for Unbias The News. I have provided 5 examples below. Visit my LinkTree for the full collection of all my work: https://linktr.ee/walkergawande

• Project Illustrator for the Sinking Cities Project

  • Sep 2022 - Oct 2022

  I created 7 total illustrations for this project: 6 to accompany each article for the project and 1 to represent the project itself. Link to the project here: https://unbiasthenews.org/sinking-cities/?fbclid=PAAaaTzdpPVawGHSkdu5CcZ0m0xGwO1wxFJQ0XsuJ2IGFMKkSSW1uYu1cw8fMProject description from our website: "The Sinking Cities Project is a global cross-border investigation that examines how sea-level rise is impacting major cities and how their governments are responding to the consequences of climate crisis.Local journalists spent six months with our team investigating how their coastal cities are preparing for a threat that will affect communities, ecosystems, and economies all over the world.These reports show that the response to the climate crisis is a social, historical and political phenomenon. Even on a city level, money and power obscure the picture of what needs to be done to ensure safety and justice for all. As journalists, we collaborate to clear the view." Show less



African Arguments

• Media and Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Jun 2022 - Jun 2022

  Article Illustration for African Arguments: https://africanarguments.org/2022/06/one-day-i-will-learn-to-speak-my-mother-tongue/ Article Illustration for African Arguments: https://africanarguments.org/2022/06/one-day-i-will-learn-to-speak-my-mother-tongue/



Pickatale - read, listen and learn!

• Norway
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer and Illustrator

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Feb-Aug — Designed backgrounds and UIs for Pickatale app minigames • Jan-Aug — Illustrated flashcards for new language learning program • Jan — Mastered new 2D render illustration style for Pickatale projects • Dec — Produced 19 full-page illustrations plus cover for children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit • Feb-Aug — Designed backgrounds and UIs for Pickatale app minigames • Jan-Aug — Illustrated flashcards for new language learning program • Jan — Mastered new 2D render illustration style for Pickatale projects • Dec — Produced 19 full-page illustrations plus cover for children’s book, The Velveteen Rabbit



Bard College Berlin, A Liberal Arts University

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Die Bärliner Student Blog, Freelance Contributor

  • Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

  "My Spring Vacation." Die Bärliner, Bard College Berlin. April 7, 2018. Documentation of experiencing racial profiling at Schönefeld Airport, Berlin. || "The Idea of the Aesthetic: A Class Review. Die Bärliner, Bard College Berlin. May 12, 2018. On taking a class in aesthetics at Bard Berlin and the social-political relevance of the aesthetics today. "My Spring Vacation." Die Bärliner, Bard College Berlin. April 7, 2018. Documentation of experiencing racial profiling at Schönefeld Airport, Berlin. || "The Idea of the Aesthetic: A Class Review. Die Bärliner, Bard College Berlin. May 12, 2018. On taking a class in aesthetics at Bard Berlin and the social-political relevance of the aesthetics today.



MASS Design Group

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Advocacy and Media Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Member of 3-person Advocacy and Media team for MASS Design Group •Co-creator and Lead Animator for award-winning documentary, Design That Heals (2016) •Created Instagram shorts, showcasing MASS architecture projects, tailored to the global narrative of MASS’ unique design process •Developed and managed asset management database via OpenAsset; organised and uploaded 2000+ photos, diagrams, plans, and templates with a user-friendly tag-and-search system •Co-developed graphic standards for documentaries and Instagram shorts •Edited and revamped project language on the MASS Design Group website massdesigngroup.org Show less

• Development Intern

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Developed and organised an archive of all MASS press mentions from 2008 to 2015 • Researched, developed, and managed grant applications • Co-Developed advertising metrics to improve MASS media exposure • Developed talking points for 3 MASS design projects including mission, context, activities, and statistics • Developed and organised an archive of all MASS press mentions from 2008 to 2015 • Researched, developed, and managed grant applications • Co-Developed advertising metrics to improve MASS media exposure • Developed talking points for 3 MASS design projects including mission, context, activities, and statistics

• Operations Intern

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Helped coordinate move of Boston headquarters and restructure their office in a new location • Conducted research on local music schools to analyse the acoustics of music halls and styles of practice rooms for a design prospectus • Helped coordinate move of Boston headquarters and restructure their office in a new location • Conducted research on local music schools to analyse the acoustics of music halls and styles of practice rooms for a design prospectus