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Ph.D., M.A., Aide Violeta Fuentes Barron

+44 07849251760 // fuentes.aidevioleta@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aide-violeta-fuentes-55085311b/

Creative Digital Media Technologist, Digital Media Artist and University Professor.
PhD in Creative & Critical Practice from Sussex University, UK.

  • Passionate about developing digital projects from idea to conception. Specializing in UX prototyping, video-editing, and digital media installations, to develop custom projects and creative solutions.

  • Experience with video & audio editing, Adobe Suite, HTML5, Java, video-mapping, live-coding, Arduino, Processing, and other open-source software.

  • Expertise in teaching design and arts to undergrad students, delivering workshops and guiding both teams and individuals. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2022-Present: Associate Professor of Digital Media & Communication, Arkansas State University Campus Queretaro

  • Teaching Courses: Design Literacy (Ai/Ps), Human-Centered-Design (Adobe Xd/Pr/Audition), Oral Communication, Design-Build (Figma, VR), Fine Arts Visual, Media Aesthetics, Digital Photography (Canon/Nikon)

  • Documentary creation (in progress) on education with recordings in Colombia and Mexico

  • Collaboration with Greenly Press, producing and creating environmental content

  • Supervisor of conferences and events (visual design and social media promotion)

  • Workshops on Digital Media for both Staff and Students

  • Syllabus creation (US Universities and SEP)

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2021-2021: Playworker Job, Brunswick Primary School

  • Communication Skills: Managing parents and children – Health & Safety procedures

  • Time-management: Working under pressure to meet deadlines and set spaces on a specific schedule

 

2017-2020: Doctoral Tutor, University of Sussex

  • Teaching Courses: Prototyping (MA) - Activist Media (MA) - Industry Projects (BA) - Design (BA)

  • Taught Prototyping techniques and helped developed creative projects as main supervisor

  • I’ve given courses, workshops, and conferences at UCL, King’s College, University of Leicester, etc.

  • With experience and ability to present research to others with confidence, making presentations both physical and electronic using Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote, and Power Point.

  • Mentoring and Coaching MA students with final creative projects and given 1-on-1 supervision to MA students with their final creative projects

  • Supervised groups of 15 students pitching an idea to a company and creating video content

  • Succeeded under pressure by prioritizing project workloads, balanced multiple deadlines by working on my own research, teaching requirements, volunteering, and personal work

  • Prototyped creative projects and provided data analysis to achieve creative outcomes

  • Showed teamwork working with people from industry, students and/or PhD supervisors

 

2018-2020: Core Manager, Overflow – The Wellspring Community (Registered Charity)

  • In charge of planning children’s activities and young adult socials, recruiting more volunteers, taking photography at main events, communication between parent and children, etc.

 

2013-2014: Community Manager, Joyería Ballesteros (Jewellery)

  • In charge of Photography of products, editing on Photoshop and creating posts for Facebook

 

2013: Video Editor, Project for United Nations Mexico (ONU México)

  • Created advertising videos, documentaries, post-production using After Effects, colour-correction, editing on Premiere Pro, Final Cut, ProTools and Audition

EDUCATION

2016-2020 University of Sussex

Ph.D. in Creative and Critical Practice

  • Digital art installation (solo exhibition) at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts

  • My written thesis (40,000 words) explores the boundaries between the physical and the digital (digital borders) through creative interventions (self-designed) as well as the co-evolution of human and technology

  • Conceived the creative idea, prototyped, produce, curated, got funding and equipment, learned to operate software, installed both software and equipment for the installation as well as presented on the day. [Video documentation]

  • Used UX strategies to translate my creative ideas into concepts, created sketches, prototypes, digital visualizations, and multiple testing documented on my personal website and here.

 

2014-2015 University of Sussex

M.A. (Merit) in Digital Media

  • Research and Prototyping for Interactive Practice

  • New Developments in Digital Media

  • Theory and Practice of Interactive Media

 

2009-2013 ITESM-CEM

B.A. Communications and Digital Media

  • Pre-production, production, and post-production - Adobe Creative Suite

  • Marketing & Journalism

  • Organizational Communication

  • Semiology and Public Relations

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

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  • Technical Proficiency: Continuously update skills through courses and conferences (Girls in Coding, Creative Process, Media Apps, etc.), demonstrating a commitment to staying relevant in the digital and creative industries.

  • Prototyping: Years of experience converting creative ideas into working prototypes, including digital art installations, documentaries, data visualizations, digital content creation and curation, and Arduino-based projects.

  • Research: Deep understanding of the relationship between technology and human interaction, as evidenced by PhD research on data analysis, digital ecologies, cultural memes, digital borders, cultural geography, and creative practice.

  • Stress Management and Prioritization: Maintained deadlines while juggling multiple roles as a Doctoral Tutor, researcher, creative project lead, and volunteer.

  • Project Management: Strong planning and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple commitments and prioritize tasks effectively.

  • Oral Communication: Confident public speaker with experience teaching, delivering workshops, creating conference events, and presenting art projects.

  • Outreach and Event Planning: Experience in developing and executing marketing campaigns, creating promotional materials, and building relationships with clients.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • AIM Awards Level 2 Diploma in Skills for the Creative Industries – Digital Careers
    Qualification Accreditation No: 603/3793/X Certificate No: 5853482

  • Associate Fellowship (AFHEA)
    UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education. Recognition reference: PR180962 Date of recognition: 18/02/2020

IT SKILLS

Advanced: Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Premiere, Final Cut, After Effects, Audition, Protools, Atom, Hype, IFTTT, Wix, Makey-Makey, Word, Excel, Power Point, Teams, Processing, GitHub, Video-mapping, Studio Photography, Video and Audio editing (Post-Production)

 

Intermediate: [Coding in HTML5, Java, CSS], Arduino, Kinect, Framer, InVision, Figma, Super Collider & Ixi-lang [live-coding], electronic circuits (Fritzing)

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Basic: Unity, Maya, Blender

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Experience Creating Media Content on Social Platforms and Curate video content [YouTube, Vimeo, Desktop Documentary, Glitches]

  • Monitor trends: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Tik-Tok, Instagram, Hootsuite, Foller.me, Twitonomy

  • Create data visualisations: Twitter (live tweets), IFTTT, WordPress, Wordle, Voyant-Tools, Density Design, RAW Graphs

  • Manage and communicate group tasks via: Discord, Teams, Hangout, Zoom, Slack

INTERESTS

  • Other Websites: https://violetaf07digitalmedia.tumblr.com/

  • http://goo.gl/2SdsT

  • Speak French fluently & basic Korean

  • Currently finishing a B.A. in English Literature

  • Swimming: Trained semi-professionally as an Undergraduate (CONADE 2012)

  • Volunteer Work with kids for registered charity developing art and craft activities

  • Books, Cinema, Music, DIY Workshops, Creative conferences, etc.

REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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