Charcoal Magazine
Charcoal, the endless fuel of POC arts, culture, and fashion.
Charcoal is a multimedia collective dedicated to
showcasing young creatives of color and their stories.
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Charcoal celebrates young POC creatives and explores the intersections of identity and art. A publication based in Boston, MA, Charcoal features live, visual, and written content created by young artists of color throughout its varying platforms.
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Charcoal is published by the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground.
CURATORIAL DIRECTION
& OPERATIONS
I guide the large creative curation of the collective's work, values, and intentions through strategic advisement from myself and other Supervisors to other staff members in leadership and beyond. I have been a project manager on a variety of works, whether it was editorial, video, event, and more.
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Editor-in-Chief (May 2021-Present)
WEB DESIGN
I lead the art direction, content marketing, composition, and brand management of Charcoal's website in its entirety.
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I researched a variety of media groups, publications, and more's websites and performed audits on how they function to better synthesize and direct the redesign of Charcoal's website around Charcoal's visual language and branding.
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Lead Web Designer (May 2021-Jan 2023)
LAYOUT DESIGN
I developed guidelines and layout conventions for different structural elements of how our print material presents itself in Charcoal Magazine's 10th Issue, Return. I worked on a variety of essays, photo stories, and more.
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Editor-in-Chief (May 2021-Present)
Layout Design (Mar 2021-Dec 2023)
SOCIAL PLAYBOOK
I lead the creation of Charcoal's first social playbook for our various media platforms alongside our Marketing Director and Acquisition Editor.
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The social playbook centers primarily on larger aspects such as a social audit, social inspiration, and social optimization.
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Editor-in-Chief (May 2021-Present)
Marketing Director (Mar 2021-May 2021)
SS'22 FASHION SHOW
I co-lead the coordination, management, and execution of our SS'22 Fashion Show, including model management and training, styling & makeup, set design & lighting, and programming.
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We also spotlighted numerous POC business in the Boston-area specializing in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle to feature their products at the event.
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SS'22 F.S. Producer (Jan 2022-Mar 2022)
SS'22 F.S. Director (Jan 2022-Mar 2022)