Waldo Vado Montiel

- Author social media and newsletter content for a 30,000+ member audience, increasing engagement by 5%.

- Coordinate logistics for 8+ monthly in-person events, hosting 50+ attendees per session.

- Manage a $1,000 promotional budget, overseeing production and distribution of 20+ printed assets.

- Design flyers, posters, and campaign graphics for institutional marketing using Canva and Adobe Cre

- Produced 10+ high-impact print assets for community outreach using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.

- Created layouts and visual materials in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for print distribution.

- Participated in weekly brainstorming sessions with a 10-person creative team to develop campaign concepts.

- Presented original design ideas and creative solutions during team ideation sessio

- Managed end-to-end production of weekly content, reaching an audience of 20,000+ subscribers.

- Directed 30+ video campaigns for the Alumni Department, cutting production turnaround time by 40%.

- Traveled statewide to capture and document 5+ key alumni events, boosting engagement by 10%.

- Produced original video content for the Alumni Department's social media channels and internal newslett

Speculative Design explores how research and creativity can help us understand possible futures. By examining social, cultural, and technological change, it challenges assumptions, reframes complex problems, and develops ideas that help organizations anticipate opportunities before they emerge.

This perspective brings value to multidisciplinary teams by combining research, visual communication, s

Pursuing a degree in Speculative Design, focusing on design and visual communications. The program explores how research and creativity can help understand possible futures, combining visual communication, storytelling, and design to create thoughtful strategies and innovative solutions.