Tilly Cullen

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A multidisciplinary designer and creative technologist, with an interest in making work that is fun, good and collaborative.



A multidisciplinary designer and creative technologist with an interest in social justice.

CV

Tilly Cullen
tilly-cullen@hotmail.com
[@]digi.tilly

Experience
Creative Tech, HEX Studio, Hogarth,  2023 - Present

Working across the WPP network to provide new perspectives and innovative solutions to brand problems. As a point person I provide support and mentorship to the other creative techs on the team. Increasing their engagement and visibility within the agencies. 


Creative Tech Apprentice, WPP,  2022 - 2023
Experimenting across a range of digital tools to output creative tech solutions for clients. In this position I gained technical proficiency in Python, Unreal Engine, Generative AI tools, Raspberry Pi, Augmented Reality and Blender.


Framer, Frame Factory 10, 2022 

In this role I worked in a fast paced creative atmosphere in order to frame a variety of artworks that came into the shop each day. It taught be a lot about attention to detail, precision and meeting customers needs. 


Social Media Manager, Identity 2.0, 2022

Learning how to follow brand guidelines in order to create visuals and copy for social media content. Largely made using the Adobe Creative Suite. It provided the opportunity to explore the topic of digital rights and engage with others that are interested in this field.


Social Media Manager, Ual Arts Dance, 2021 - 2022

Dance is something that I have always enjoyed in my free time, so having the chance to help bring a sense of joy, community and stress relief to other students was a great oportunity. I was also able to learn a lot from this role in terms or organisation and meeting engagement targets.


Create and Make volunteer, The Design Museum, 2018 - 2020

In this role I was given the chance to work in an environment that was pure imagination. I was able to help young people find a love for creativity whilst I developed skills such as organisation, time management and leadership. It also gave me the opportunity to run successful workshops on a regular basis.


Additional experience
Bartender, Kiss The Sky, 2018 until 2021.
Festival Volunteer, Red Cross, August 2018.
Waitress, Irvin Bar Grill, 2017.
Waitress, Vintage Tea Set, 2014 until 2017.

︎ Commitment to an establishment.
︎ Customer engagement.
︎ Organisation and time keeping.
︎ Staying calm under pressure.


Achievements
Tech and Care Panelist, Peckham Digital Festival, 2023

I was asked to be a part of this panel in order to share how I use care within my practice. Myself and three other panelists were able to have an engaing discussion where we gave encouragement and advice to an audience with similar values.

Cover Artist, Atticus Journal, 2023

As part of the annual Atticus Journal, published by WPP in order to celebrate original thinking within the company, I designed a piece of cover art to reflect this.

Social Media Club of the year,  ArtsDance, 2021/22.

As the Social Media Manager for this club it was a great honor to recieve this award. Being able to showcase the hard work of our dancers as well as the rest of the committee was an invaluable experience in working as part of a team. 

Touchy Feely Tech hackathon, 2nd place, 2021.

Me and my peers worked together over the course of 3 days to design a wearable piece of sextech to allow for aided non-verbal communication in the bedroom. It’s aim was to create something accessible that tackled the issue of creating fair futures. 

Participation in the UAL Creative Hack, 2021.

In this hack I was able to collaborate with a variety of creatives from different disciplines and get their perspectives to contribute towards a collective goal. 

Being Human 2019: BT Heritage Archive.

This opportunity allowed us to explore and select an aspect of the BT archives history to re-tell. I chose to create an interaction where the user could decode messages using a telecommunications chart from the 60’s.


Education
2020 - 2021
Creative Computing Diploma, Creative Computing Institute, UAL.

2018 -2022
BA, Graphic Communication Design, Central st Martins, UAL.

2017 - 2018
Art Foundation Diploma, Kensington and Chelsea College.