Work Experience

Artist - Freelance

2016 - present

• Design, illustrate, and produce digital art. 
• Market my skills, work, and experience to gain more business. 
• Exhibit art work in galleries. 
• Create custom works for client commissions.

Working as an artist.

Graphic Designer - Freelance

2012 - present

• Create book design and layout for Pictures and Stories.
• Design corporate logos and social media graphics.
• Design posters, programs, and marketing materials for Women of Will.

Adjunct Professor (Makeup for the Actor)- Southern Utah University

August 2017 - August 2019

• Created class curriculum for Makeup for the Actor course, including lesson plans and syllabus. 
• Gave hands-on demonstrations of proper stage makeup techniques
• Evaluated student assignments, projects, and final exams. 

Actor - Utah Shakespeare Festival

Four Summer Seasons: 2013-15, 2017

• Undertook various acting roles, lead and supporting. 
• Participated in educational events such as seminars, talkbacks, and coaching teens in the Shakespeare Camp programs. 
• Prepared as an understudy in numerous roles and performed when required. 

Kaitlin Mills as Courtesan in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2014 production of The Comedy of Errors. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2014.)

Kaitlin Mills as Hermia and Riley Shanahan as Lysander in the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 2017 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2014.)

Volunteer Experience

Artistic Director and Founding Member - Women of Will 

August 2017 - present

• Primary grant writer for women's theatre organization.
• Oversee casting, hiring of designers, directors, and staff.
• Oversee quality control of productions.
• Lead team meetings and write agendas. 
• Assist with season selection. 
• Create marketing materials. 
• Oversee fundraising and art direction. 

Parent Artist Advocacy League Liaison - StateraArts

May 2019 - present

• Communicate with PAAL, located in New York, and provide assistance from StateraArts, a nonprofit dedicated to gender parity in the arts. 

StateraArts Conference panel discussion with PAAL on "Motherhood and the Arts."

Education

Master of Arts in Arts Administration (candidate) - Southern Utah University

August 2019 - present

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Classical Acting - Southern Utah University

August 2007 - May 2012

Skills

Proficient in Adobe Creative suite