Tara El Khoury
Rochester, NY, USAWork 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
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,