Creative Digital Media Technologist, Artist and University Professor.
PhD in Creative & Critical Practice from Sussex University, UK.
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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.
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Experience with video & audio editing, Adobe Suite, HTML5, Java, video-mapping, live-coding, Arduino, Processing, and other open-source software.
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Expertise in teaching design and arts to undergrad students, delivering workshops and guiding both teams and individuals.
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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.
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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.
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Experience with video & audio editing, Adobe Suite, HTML5, Java, video-mapping, live-coding, Arduino, Processing, and other open-source software.
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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
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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)
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Documentary creation (in progress) on education with recordings in Colombia and Mexico
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Collaboration with Greenly Press, producing and creating environmental content
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Supervisor of conferences and events (visual design and social media promotion)
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Workshops on Digital Media for both Staff and Students
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Syllabus creation (US Universities and SEP)
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2021-2021: Playworker Job, Brunswick Primary School
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Communication Skills: Managing parents and children – Health & Safety procedures
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Time-management: Working under pressure to meet deadlines and set spaces on a specific schedule
2017-2020: Doctoral Tutor, University of Sussex
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Teaching Courses: Prototyping (MA) - Activist Media (MA) - Industry Projects (BA) - Design (BA)
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Taught Prototyping techniques and helped developed creative projects as main supervisor
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I’ve given courses, workshops, and conferences at UCL, King’s College, University of Leicester, etc.
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With experience and ability to present research to others with confidence, making presentations both physical and electronic using Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote, and Power Point.
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Mentoring and Coaching MA students with final creative projects and given 1-on-1 supervision to MA students with their final creative projects
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Supervised groups of 15 students pitching an idea to a company and creating video content
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Succeeded under pressure by prioritizing project workloads, balanced multiple deadlines by working on my own research, teaching requirements, volunteering, and personal work
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Prototyped creative projects and provided data analysis to achieve creative outcomes
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Showed teamwork working with people from industry, students and/or PhD supervisors
2018-2020: Core Manager, Overflow – The Wellspring Community (Registered Charity)
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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)
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In charge of Photography of products, editing on Photoshop and creating posts for Facebook
2013: Video Editor, Project for United Nations Mexico (ONU México)
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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
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Digital art installation (solo exhibition) at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
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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
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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]
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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
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Research and Prototyping for Interactive Practice
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New Developments in Digital Media
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Theory and Practice of Interactive Media
2009-2013 ITESM-CEM
B.A. Communications and Digital Media
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Pre-production, production, and post-production - Adobe Creative Suite
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Marketing & Journalism
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Organizational Communication
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stress Management and Prioritization: Maintained deadlines while juggling multiple roles as a Doctoral Tutor, researcher, creative project lead, and volunteer.
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Project Management: Strong planning and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple commitments and prioritize tasks effectively.
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Oral Communication: Confident public speaker with experience teaching, delivering workshops, creating conference events, and presenting art projects.
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Outreach and Event Planning: Experience in developing and executing marketing campaigns, creating promotional materials, and building relationships with clients.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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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
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Experience Creating Media Content on Social Platforms and Curate video content [YouTube, Vimeo, Desktop Documentary, Glitches]
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Monitor trends: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Tik-Tok, Instagram, Hootsuite, Foller.me, Twitonomy
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Create data visualisations: Twitter (live tweets), IFTTT, WordPress, Wordle, Voyant-Tools, Density Design, RAW Graphs
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Manage and communicate group tasks via: Discord, Teams, Hangout, Zoom, Slack
INTERESTS
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Other Websites: https://violetaf07digitalmedia.tumblr.com/
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Speak French fluently & basic Korean
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Currently finishing a B.A. in English Literature
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Swimming: Trained semi-professionally as an Undergraduate (CONADE 2012)
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Volunteer Work with kids for registered charity developing art and craft activities
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Books, Cinema, Music, DIY Workshops, Creative conferences, etc.
REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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