Professionally,
Joanelle Cobos is a Las Vegas-based creative.
She is an alumna of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, holding a Bachelor of Art with a concentration in Graphic Design. She has 10+ years of experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and is comfortable working with a wide range of software.
Joanelle is a multi-disciplinary designer with most of her experience in print design and a growing skillset for motion graphics, 2D animation, and digital illustration. She has honed her skills designing for Cashman Photo Enterprises, MGM Resorts International, Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders, and FOX5 Vegas KVVU.
In addition to graphics, Joanelle designs solutions to creative processes and project management workflows that benefit designers and clients alike. She strives to improve workplace efficiency and clarity wherever she goes and is familiar with Asana (Premium), SmartSheet, Trello, Basecamp 3, Zapier, Wufoo, and Harvest. Joanelle loves to learn about and implement project management best practices and lives by the saying "work smarter, not harder." Her current goal is to become PMP certified and facilitate smoother interactions between creative team members, their clients, and collaborators.
Outside of Work,
Joanelle is a second-generation Las Vegas native and she prefers the hot to the cold any day.
She is a huge fan of animation, specifically 2D animation, and has been as far back as she can remember. Joanelle's hobbies include learning new languages, drawing goofy self-portraits, origami, eating Thai food, brush calligraphy, playing Super Nintendo games, watching spooky movies, and singing loudly in the car. She has about a dozen pens and pencils with her at all times but will be reluctant to let you borrow one.
Joanelle has a passion for education and has been an active volunteer with Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada. She has been invited to be a guest speaker at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and at Valley High School to share her career journey with students. Joanelle also regularly attends the UNLV College of Fine Arts Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Reviews as a working professional to provide valuable feedback to up-and-coming designers. Joanelle is currently working towards streaming her design and illustration process on Behance.
Her interests include web coding, UI/UX design, frame-by-frame 2D animation, project management, computer science, and teaching.