Tara El Khoury

Rochester, NY, USA

Work Experience

Self-Employed

Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer

2012 - Present United States

Memorial Art Gallery

Teacher Assistant at the Creative Workshop

2013 - 2014 Rochester, New York, United States

Syrian Educational Publishers

Illustrator & Book Designer

I had the privilege to be on a great team of writers, editors, illustrators and graphic designers, and to work on the school books and the interactive CDs, which brought me a decent experience. I was responsible for the illustration and layout of the books as well as the CDs’ games.
July 2010 - August 2011 Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

IMC

Graphic Designer

A very challenging first job in a small company where I was responsible of the whole project; the layout, the photography, the illustrations and the ads of a commercial guide of the city of Dummar.
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Art Studio

Art teacher

It was a great inspiration to teach elementary level kids how to use their imagination and to translate their thoughts and ideas into visual arts of mixed media.
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Spacetoon

Intern at the animation department

This internship was a great opportunity for me to learn how to work in a big company. I didn’t get the chance to contribute artistically but I learned advanced technical tricks.
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Education

Academie Libanaise Des Beaux Arts

Bachelor in Illustration and comics

2011 - 2012 Beirut, Lebanon

International University For Science And Technology

Bachelor in Graphic Design

Honor Student
2006 - 2010 Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Damascus University

Business management

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Languages

English (Fluent),
French (Fluent),
Arabic (Native),

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Animation, Comics, Digital Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Photography, TV Paint,