Christy Bennett

Hello, I am a British-American freelance illustrator and writer currently working in educational publishing as a content writing, design, and digital marketing intern. I have a Master’s degree in Illustration and Authorial Practice (Distinction) and a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration (First Class Honours) from Falmouth University. I have worked with clients like Mantra Lingua (book publishing) and Viridis Magazine, and have had work published in the Bologna Book Fair Illustrators’ Catalogue, Wunderkammer catalogue, Germ magazine, and Imagining Heaven anthology.

• Content Writing, Design, and Digital Marketing Intern (March 2023 - Current): Working for publishing company, Examberry Media, across marketing, content creation, and design. My weekly routine can involve writing/designing content for socials, websites, books, and papers, leading marketing reports, creating email newsletter as well as Google and Meta ad campaigns.
• Freelance Illustrator and Writer (September 2019 - Current): Working on a range of projects (some of which are listed below) including books, prints, leaflets, packaging, murals, fine art, stationery, maps, and editorial work. 
• Illustrator for The Happy Grazing Company (September 2023): Designing leaflets and packaging for a Vogue-featured charcuterie company.
• Illustrator and Writer for Viridis Magazine (September 2019 - Current): Writing and illustrating articles for a positive news magazine.
• Prints Illustrator for Long Barn House and Gardens (September 2022 - March 2023): Commissioned by the current owners of the historic property, which was once home to Vita Sackville-West, to design prints and a property map for use in tours.
• Book Illustrator for Mantra Lingua Publishing (December 2020 - March 2021): Illustrated a 32-page dual-language picture book.
• Deputy Department Chair for Falmouth University’s School of Art (May 2019 - September 2019): Led meetings with senior members of the School of Art and students focusing on improving student’s academic experience. Collected, organised, and relayed data on student’s academic experience.
• Student Mentor Team Leader & Student Representative for Falmouth University (May 2019 - September 2019 / September 2018 - September 2020): Led a team of people creating events for new students and held a one-to-one service to listen to student’s worries regarding university life.
• Design, Marketing, and Administrative Intern (August 2017): Worked alongside This is Nessie Prints’ design team, editing designs in programmes like Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator. Shadowed the leading illustrator and aided their team with various tasks like organising stock, production, and marketing their print products.
• Chair of the Arts Committee at Caterham School (September 2016 - July 2018): Led a team to develop Arts events incluidng a literature symposium and an anti-bullying mural which I designed and carried out.

I have a Masters in Illustration and Authorial Practice (Distinction) and Bachelors in Illustration (First Class Honours). During my Masters’ and Bachelors’ degrees, I developed excellent project development skills by designing, writing, and producing multiple creative projects. Some of these creative projects included book design, product and packaging design, and editorial illustration. Through these projects I honed my skills in programmes like Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Procreate. As a freelance illustrator, I have gained experience building connections by organising meetings with art directors at Macmillan, Nosy Crow, Flying Eye, Walker Books, and HarperCollins as well as working with clients like Mantra Lingua Publishing, Long Barn House, and Viridis Magazine.

In my current role, I have gained experience working across content writing, design, and digital marketing. My daily routine can involve writing, designing, and proofreading for books, papers, articles, email newsletters, and social media content. Additionally, I lead and deliver weekly marketing reports, manage multiple social media accounts, run email and ad campaigns. I have further advanced my experience in digital marketing by teaching myself how to use Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Wordpress, MailChimp, WooCommerce, and Ahrefs. In relation to this, I have completed the Google Fundamentals of Digital Marketing course and the Ahrefs SEO course. I am also proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and iWork programmes.

I am also an academic all-rounder as you can see from my A Level, AS Level, and GCSE results:

A Levels: A* in Fine Art, As in English Literature, Philosophy, and Ethics, Caterham School

AS Level: A in History of Art, Caterham School

GCSEs: A*s in English Literature, English Language, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, History, Fine Art, French, Religious Studies. A in Chemistry, Caterham School