ABOUT
John Bennett is a New York-based designer, having graduated from SUNY Oswego with an MA in Graphic Design and Digital Media, and from RIT with a BFA in Film & Animation.
John's passion lies in artistic storytelling as a whole. He'll step into any field where he feels he can contribute his skills, whether its telling his own story, or working to tell someone else's.
Above all else, John is highly motivated, and ready to buckle down and work on whatever needs to be done, when it needs to be done.
PROFESSIONAL CV
Education
Graphic Design and Digital Media MA
SUNY Oswego
08/2024 - 12/2025
Film & Animation BFA
Rochester Institute of Technology
08/2018 - 05/2022
Professional Experience
Graduate Assistant
SUNY Oswego - Campus Events
Aug 2024 - Dec 2025
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Checks and approves event requests by student orgs.
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Creates posters and other designs for student organizations and other events
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Managed the SUNY Oswego Events social media page
Student Videographer
RIT Alumni Department
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021 / On-Site
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Edited raw footage into promotional video for alumni events
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Captured footage for use in said projects
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Subtitled promotional videos for final use
E-Commerce Database Manager
The Guitar Factory
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 / Remote
Sep 2023 - Aug 2024 / Remote
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Created website banners and social media marketing content
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Attributed and cleaned up a one year backlog and 12,000 SKU database of unpublished records, including product images
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Built website landing pages