aya karpinska || resume

Aya Karpinska
New York, NY
e-mail: aya at technekai dot com
http://www.technekai.com

I design interactive experiences that connect people with each other and to their passions. My strength as a designer comes from being highly attuned to digital culture and from exploring digital media as an emergent field for storytelling.

Experience

Various agencies in New York, NY
May 08 - Present
Consultant
Recent projects include development of content strategy for Nokia’s online presence, devising innovative methods for consumer research in the global beer market, and creative concepting for a new Adidas training product.

Brown University Providence, RI
Sep 07 – May 08
Teaching Assistant
Planned and conducted intermediate-level class in which students created projects that explored techniques for effective and innovative use of text in digital media. Invited to give lectures on my artistic work in writing and digital media at MIT, UMass Lowell, and the University of Montréal.

R/GA New York, NY
Dec 06 - Aug 07
Trend Researcher
Discovered, analyzed, and evaluated trends in Americans’ use of technology. Designed structure and content guidelines for an internal blog at Nokia devoted to tracking these developments.

Sep 03 - Sep 06
Senior Interaction Designer
Lead interaction designer for Nike and Target digital advertising accounts. Responsibilities included design of content, structure, and functionality of interactive Web and mobile experiences. Contributed creative concepts and strategy for Nokia, Intel, McDonald’s Levi’s, Verizon.

Missing Pixel New York, NY
Oct 06 - Dec 06
Copywriter
Wrote concept and copy for games designed to teach children in grades 4 through 8 about telecommunications and technology.

Global Action Project New York, NY
Jun 02 – Dec 03, Mar 05 – Sep 07
Web Designer and Producer
Created a site showcasing GAP’s Documentary Project for Refugee Youth, a program for teens to work through the refugee experience through video, writing, and photography.

Education
Brown University | Literary Arts | Providence, RI
Master of Fine Arts | May 2008

Languages
Fluent spoken and written Polish (native) and French
Intermediate spoken and written Spanish