Résumé of Ian Devenish

EDUCATION

B.S. in Mass Communications - Magna Cum Laude

December 2023

Concentration in Creative Advertising

SKILLS

Technical

Copywriting

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Computer Programming

Music Composition

Audio Editing

Professional

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Presentation

ACCOLADES

Silver Award - Radio

2023

VCU Student Advertising Awards

First Place - Smithfield Foods

2023

Robertson Rush

Gold Award - Technical Prowess

2022

VCU Student Advertising Awards

Third Place - Awareness Month Campaign

2021

VCU Camp ADventure

Eagle Scout

2018

Boy Scouts of America

EXPERIENCE

Magazine Staff

Shift Retail Lab at VCU, 2023

Ideated, planned, wrote, designed, produced, published, and promoted a magazine chronicling the events of Shift Retail Lab over the past semester

Copywriter Intern

FABLE Branding + Advertising, 2023

Wrote revised branding guidelines for local business and participated in concepting for larger agency clients

Copywriting Consultant

Shift Retail Lab at VCU, 2023

Acted as a consultant for student entrepreneurs in copywriting and branding

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

Robertson Rush

April 2023

Developed a creative execution for Smithfield Foods Power Bites, sponsored by Elevation Advertising

Robertson Rally

November 2022

Developed a creative brief for Busch Light and One Tree Planted, sponsored by The Martin Agency

VCU Camp ADventure

June-July 2021

Researched, wrote, and produced a case study video for the national non-profit Buy From a Black Woman

Ad Club at VCU

2020-2023

Networked with other mass communications students and industry professionals

Game Creators Coalition

2021-2023

Created video games with other students, and demonstrated one of my own games at the first meeting of the Richmond chapter of the International Game Developers Association