Resume

Isabella Munyao

Professional and academic overview.

I’m a Nairobi based animator and UI/Motion designer. I’m interested in designing interactive media for the benefit of the audience; from the early concept stages to presenting the final interactive product.

Education
2017 - 2018

Masters of Arts – Dissertation

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Submitted peer-reviewed inter-disciplinary Dissertation on multimedia-learning cognition and animation pedagogy.

Work experience
2016 - Present

Freelance Animator and Digital Media Artist

Freelancer

Contract employment.

  • Growing over 10 clients’ brands by delivering bespoke designs; involving conceptualizing, researching, designing, developing and submitting digital art.
  • Fostering long-standing working relationships with clients for over 6 years (to present).
  • Wrote and published a freelancer Non-Disclosure Agreement and Work Policy resulting in a 100% increase in transparency of Freelance practices.
  • Communicating project progress and results in a timely manner to the client(s) resulting in 60% repeat business.
2019 - 2022

Curriculum Development Assessment and Certificate Council, Kenya

Curriculum Developer

Part-time employed.

  • Developed 2 national Curricula, 3 Occupational Standards, over 4 Learning Guides and over 8 Assessment Tools for Higher Education in the field of Animation and Digital Media learning.
  • Contributed 3 months as a member of the Sector Skills Advisory Committee (SSAC) within the specialist field of Animation and Digital Media.
2021 - Present

United States University International, Nairobi

Adjunct Lecturer

Part-time employed.

  • Lectured 5 Degree-level courses in the United States International University’s (USIU) Bachelor of Arts in Animation program.
  • Designed, developed and delivered course material for 5 courses, with a focus on 2D Animation courses.
  • Digitized 5 courses material to align with online learning through Blackboard Learner Management System (LMS) guided by the program curriculum.
  • Communicated 5 courses’ progress and results in a timely manner to the University department Chairperson.
2019 - 2021

Nairobi Institute of Technology

Head of Department

Full-time employed.

  • Piloted, trained, monitored and managed four personnel in the Animation and Digital Design Department
  • Led a staff of 8 through digitizing the College curriculum to align with online learning through Canvas LMS.
  • Monitored, recorded and timely communicated the progress of 8 staff to the college Administration for over 2 years.
  • Managed Department digitizing targets in a record 3 months’ time, guided by the academic calendar.
Awards and Activities
2021

Online Udemy course - The Complete NFT Course - Learn Everything About NFTs.

Certified Non-fungible Token Creator

Expanded knowledge of digital art platforms and contemporary monetization of digital art.

2020

Online Domestika course - Geometric Illustration with Volume.

Certified Geometric Volume Illustrator

Enhanced extant skills in vector art.