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Charles {Ari} Sutton

Teacher/Adjunct Instructor/Graphic Designer/Illustrator

Mastic, NY, USA
321-505-2472 be.net/arisutton
Seeking freelance graphic design, illustration, photo editing, and animation work. Remote only.

Work Experience

Water Sports Manufacturing, Inc.

Graphic Designer

Catalog Designer
Packaging Design
Product Illustrations
Photo editing and manipulation
November 2023 - Bohemia, New York, United States

Southern New Hampshire University

Adjunct Instructor

* GRA-330 Designing with Data
* GRA-332    Digital Publishing

* GRA-340    Typography

* GRA-350    Layout and Publication Design
November 2022 - New Hampshire, United States

Ari Sutton Design Studio

Owner/Designer

Remote graphic design work including page and book layouts, package illustrations, product illustrations, and photo ediing.
May 2004 - Present New York, United States

STREAM Academy

Project-Based Learning Coordinator/Teacher

English and Social Studies instruction grades 3 – 8
Curriculum development
Lesson planning
Project-based learning
August 2021 - October 2023 New York, United States

Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School

Teacher: Media Arts and Animation, Game, &Web Design classes

Media Arts: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate; Photopea; Vectr.com; Inkscape; GIMP; and Scribus
Animation, Game, & Web Design: Adobe Animate, Blender, Unreal Engine 4, HTML, and CSS
September 2020 - June 2021 New York, United States

Emolior Middle School

Art Grade 6 and Computer Science Grade 7

Curriculum writing and lesson planning
Contacting parents
Literacy support
Music Club
September 2019 - July 2020 Bronx, New York, United States

Galileo School For Gifted Learning

Art Teacher

Art 2-5
Middle School Art Electives including:
Cartooning and Caricature
Digital Art and Design
Exploring 2D Studio Art
Exploring 3D Studio Art
Video Game Design
Website Design
Other Jobs/Responsibilities
Creative Productivity
Art Club
Future Educators of America (Advisor)
Team Robotics (coach)
August 2014 - May 2019 Florida, United States

Drop Back In Academy

Lead Teacher

Certified English and Art teacher.
August 2012 - June 2014 Florida, United States

Education

Concordia University Oregon

M. Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Adolescent Literacy

December 2012 - January 2014 Oregon, United States

Full Sail University

Graduate Certificate in Education Media Design and Technology

The course is now called Instructional Design
September 2011 - December 2011 Winter Park, Florida, United States

Full Sail University

MFA in Media Design

June 2010 - June 2011 Winter Park, Florida, United States

Framingham State University

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with concentrations in Studio Art, English, and Music. Graduated with honors.
September 2002 - December 2009 Massachusetts, United States

Awards

Perkins Gallery

Honorable Mention

2006

Course Director's Award

Effective Copywriting

2011

Galileo School For Gifted Learning

Teacher of the Year

2018

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Blender, CSS, HTML, Unity 3D, Unreal Engine,