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Visual Storyteller + Designer

analytical creative with a strategic, data-driven mindset + understanding of consumer psychology

  • Roses + Azalea™, 2019-2024

    • Branding, marketing, website design and coding, label and product design

    • Manufacturing SOPs in line with GMP, batch cards

    • Featured and published in: West Elm, Charlotte Magazine, QC Exclusive, Scoop, Pottery Barn

    • Local and national pop up shop with experiential marketing, e-commerce on Shopify

    • Products sold in stores such as West Elm, Selenite Beauty, Girl Tribe, Rose Gold Rebel and doctor’s offices such as Thrive Carolinas

    • Semi Finalists for NC IDEAs Seed and 53 IDEAs grants

    • B-Corp pending and Leaping Bunny certifications

    • Coursework in Digital Marketing from Central Piedmont Community College and Facebook

    Jenny Melick Imagery, 2015-2022

    • Traveled nationally for projects. Past clients included: NVR and Ryan Homes, hotel chains, international product lines like Well Written Gifts, luxury builders like McCormick Custom Construction, interior designers, architects, and more

    • Published and featured on Houzz, several magazines including their covers, and other interior designer publications

    • Mentored by internationally-acclaimed photographers like Scott Frances

    • Member of Assoc. of Independent Architectural Photographers, Professional Photographers of America, Commercial Real Estate Women, and Real Estate Photographers of America

    Analytical Chemist at SGS M-Scan, 2011-2012

    • Project lead for extractables and leachables method/experimental development

    • Project lead for method development, prevalidation, & validation as required by ICHguidelines

    • Prepares and analyzes client samples: Amino acid analysis using HPLC, Peptide mapping, Monosaccharide composition, Impurity characterization

    • Project coordination

    • Quality assurance performance testing and maintenance on equipment and SOP writing

  • Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College, 2011

    • Junior League of Charlotte

    • Compassion International

    • The Relatives

    • Novant Health Blume Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

    • Habitat for Humanity

    • The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults

    • Johns Hopkins Hospital Sidney Kimmel Center

    • Pink Mentor Network’s Appreciation Award - 2020 Growth Story of the Year

    • Appeared in/on newspapers, TV, radio, and magazines since elementary school. Most recent features: interviewed on QC Life of WBTV, Good Day Charlotte of Fox, and Charlotte is Creative

    • Fine Arts in Maryland State Fair (2005): “Best in the Show” Youth and 1st place of Class 35 – Cartoon/Fantasy, Still Life; 1st place of Class 34 – Charcoal Drawing, Portrait; 3rd place of Class 33 – Oil Painting, Still Life. 2nd place of Class 10 – Pastel, Portrait; 3rd place of Class 30 – Mixed Media, Animal

    • Project Manager, WasHands Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam (2004-05)

    • Honorable mention in regionals, Exploravision Contest (2003). Designed a smaller version of PCR’s and gene cards to detect various types of cancer. Designed a “cocktail treatment” targeting colorectal cancer.

    • First commissioned art piece in 5th grade

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About

Artist | Photographer | Designer | Musician | Writer

Before the age of 16, I had learned 4 languages plus Chipmunk Basic as a coding language, played 3 instruments, composed music, dabbled in creative writing, performed on big stages as a dancer and pianist, won copious awards and recognitions in arts and academia. My first paid commissioned artwork was in elementary school for an art design used for a nonprofit organization. Exposed to various cultures and traveled to 8+ countries, I experience the world through many perspectives and sensory after my visits to Italy filled with rich art history and exquisite architecture. As a chemist, I am a backwards problem solver. Because of my diverse experiences in both science and the arts, I have a creative, unique way of thinking and approach. I immerse in music through the visualization of movement. And I love bringing beauty to spaces through color, texture, composition, and sensory.

I have worked with multiple materials and mediums of expression: oil paint, pastel pencils, wall paint, watercolor, moss and other dry plants, glass, pottery, photography and digital art, fabrics and textiles, essential oils, piano, and dance. Even now, I often pick up a sketch pad and pencil to pour ideas onto paper. During the past decade working in marketing and branding, I have learned the power of the psychology on consumers, and every component of a brand down to font and color choices can impact the success of a brand. Many consumers make decisions based on emotions and how they experience a brand. Combining my analytical and creative side, I am a visual storyteller who can make memorable first 10 second impressions.

My work is a reflection of my extensive experiences, and I have been fortunate to be mentored by world-renown photographer Scott Frances and to have worked with a number of talented designers and artists. One of my favorite films is My Neighbor Totoro written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli. The years of extensive field research poured into the creation process and the music composed by Joe Hisaishi create a truly magical world in which viewers can immerse in through several senses. Just as how I have been moved by these visionaries and artists, my dream is to create thought-provoking, beautiful work for the world.