A Few Words About Me

My name is Monica Thornton and there's so much I can't wait to do and see in life.
Whatever happens, as long as I am creating something everyday, I know I'll be happy.

  • Social Media Experience

    Social Media Experience

    Advertising and Creative Branding

  • Wood-burning

    Wood-burning

    Passion Projects

  • Smith Brothers

    Smith Brothers

    Advertising and Creative Branding

  • Peter Pan Peanut Butter

    Peter Pan Peanut Butter

    Advertising and Creative Branding

My Latest Works

My portfolio consists of campaigns for various brands, created with a copywriter partner, for print, social media, experience design, and product packaging. There are also passion projects, project management and research experience, and a personal fundraising campaign that has shaped me as a person the past couple years.

Every day I am surrounded by unique perspectives. I’m grateful for all the collaborations with my peers and my mentors, and the conversations that have sparked ideas and fueled my motivation to keep learning and improving my skills.

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About Me

I’m always looking for opportunities for an adventure, aiming to explore and try new things while learning as much as possible along the way. I like to think of myself as a thoughtful, amiable person, easily excited by ideas and people coming together.

Linkedin

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E-mail

monica.thornton13@gmail.com

Instagram

theyllseeuswavin (personal)
terra.tactile (plant project)

Current Location

Richmond, VA

Fun Facts

My love for travel is fueled by a curiosity to discover new perspectives from a diverse array of cultures and ecosystems all over the world.

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My Skills

My skills are improving and changing every day as I try new things and learn valuable lessons from my peers and mentors. My passions decide what I put most of my free time into, resulting in new outlets for art and new ways to document what I always want to remember.

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Indesign/Premiere
Photography/Videography
Creative Branding
Time Management
Milk to Cereal Ratio

What I do

Art Direction

My love for art combined with problem solving and thinking of concepts drove my interest to the realm of art direction. Watching ideas fall into place from nothing through collaboration and visual thinking is something I would want to be a part of everyday.

Creative Branding

Starting my freshmen year of college in a student entrepreneurship club called ArtUp, I discovered how addicting it is to help people with passions and ideas for a business form a unique branding identity. I love working with local startups or businesses, to develop a brand through conversations, designing logos or websites, photo/video content, and in some cases, crowd funding campaigns.

Photo & Video

Since I was young I had an impulse to document everything I wanted to remember starting with a little film camera on family trips and now with a DSLR wherever I go. The aim of documentation formed into an interest for composition and camera technology.

Project Management

One of the most challenging and rewarding things I’ve ever done was being the Project Manager of CreateAthon 2015 at VCU. I led the production team of eight people, all with various specializations, to organize, find sponsors, design, document, and essentially run the CreateAthon event that spring. Working with a group of talented people for an event that has such a positive local impact on non-profits is something I would love to do again.