CV

I’m totally always looking for work… so I thought I’d pop this up here – in case someone wanted to offer me a job!

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Summary:

I am a passionate and hard-working individual with a strong commitment to community development, graphic arts and education. I love working with creative, innovative organisations and individuals. I am interested in finding original and imaginative ways of communicating ideas to a wide range of people

I am primarily a sequential artist and illustrator, and am available as a freelance artist, and by commission. I work with both digital and traditional media, in a variety of styles.

 

Education:

  • Master of Creative Writing (being marked) Auckland University of Technology, 2011
  • Certificate in Fine Arts Learning Connexion, New Zealand 2010
  • Group Facilitation Training in Action, New Zealand, 2008 and 2009.
  • Bachelor of Arts Media, Film and Communication (First Class Honours) University of Otago, New Zealand 2003-2008
  • Bachelor of Laws University of Otago, New Zealand 2003-2008

Proficiency:

Digital: Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher), Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro 7, iMovie, SAP, scanning, importing, and exporting digital media. Experience with HTML and CSS, and Adobe InDesign.

Hands-On: Drawing and painting in all degrees. Specializes in pen and ink, can also work in watercolor, acrylic, stencils, and markers.

Selected Publications and Experience:

2010 – Present

2012

  • Salacious #3: Leather Illustrator [Salacious, San Francisco, USA] the Sex and Leather Series
  • Polari: Transverse Issue: Illustrator [Polari, Online: http://www.polarijournal.com] Queer Haiku
  • DUDE Zine: Issue 2 Illustrator [Dude, Melbourne, Australia] Chubby Boys with Strap-Ons

2011

  • Dirty Queer Magazine: Issue 3 Illustrator/Comic Artist [Dirty Queer, Sydney, Australia] Ball Player (Article Illustration P. 70), Questions and Answers (Information Comic about Questions To Ask/Not To Ask Trans Guys P.72-73)
  • Misc. Posters Comic Artist/Designer [Department of Corrections, Christchurch, New Zealand] Various posters including Safe Sex With Women, and Safety when Tattooing
  • Trans Respect Poster Comic Artist/Designer [Human Rights Commission, Auckland New Zealand] National poster to promote respect for trans people in Aotearoa.
  • DUD #2 Comic Artist [Dunedin Comic Collective, Dunedin, NZ, Dunedin, NZ] I don’t know what this is
  • Darkest Day: Funtime Comics Earthquake Appeal Issue Comic Artist/writer Funtime Comics, Christchurch, NZ] Trembles

2010

  • DUD: Volume 1 Comic Artist and Financial/Promotions Manager [Dunedin Comic Collective, Dunedin, NZ] Labels
  • DUDE: Issue 1 Comic Artist/Cover Design [DUDE, and the {also] foundation, Melbourne, Australia] Ball Player (Cover), Questions and Answers (Information Comic about Questions To Ask/Not To Ask Trans Guys)
  • Gender Outlaws – The Next Generation: Comic Artist/Writer [Seal Press, Berkeley, CA, USA] Transfag Robot Manifesto pg. 69
  • Kia Tutahi: Comic Artist/Designer  [Ministry of Social Development, Wellington, New Zealand] Information comic used for the Kia Tutahi: Standing Together project for the ministry of social development
  • Community Mural Design Designed paint-by-numbers murals for the Port Chalmers Community Gardens, and Regeneration Otago stadium mural.

2008

  •  Candy or Medicine: Comic Artist [Candy or Medicine Vol. 5, Syracuse, USA] “Missed Conversation”

2007-2010

  • Critic Cover artist and Comic writer [Critic, Planet Media: Dunedin, New Zealand]
    •    Cover design for Critic Magazine Queer Issue
    •    Various editorial cartoons and strip comics for Critic 2010
    •    Co-writer/Artist: The Price of Cheese Critic July 2008
    •    Writer/Artist: Head on Fire Critic 2007-200

Other Work History:

  • 2011-2013: Youth Consumer Advisor/Project Co-ordinator: I held a strategic role coordinating an innovative project, working at the forefront of Positive Youth Development practices in New Zealand. I engaged with a diverse group of young people to set up a new youth-run, youth-led initiative to support young people’s mental health and well-being in Auckland. Working to create positive changes within the mental health sector for the young people of Auckland. 
This involved project and event management, youth work, community engagement, resource design, and awesomeness.
  • 2012: Affinity Services Rainbow Champion: In this part-time role I assisted in the development of a new project within Affinity Services. I was tasked with working alongside the service improvement and frontline staff ensuring that the organisation met the most recent best practice guidelines for Rainbow communities. This role included auditing, excellent communication, education, and strategic visioning. 
  • 2010 – 2011: OUTline NZ Administrative Assistant: I was responsible for manning the national community helpline, developing the weekly national OUTLine newsletter, and completing administrative tasks. I developed WTF, a national fundraising and awareness campaign for OUTLine and Rainbow Youth. I was one of the frontline employees for OUTline, and thus the first port of call of new service users.
  • 2009 – 2010: Youth Related Community Programs in the Otago region Between 2009 and 2010 I was employed in a number of public and community funded part-time roles. These mainly focused on designing and implementing health and relationship education resources and programmes for young people. In these roles I was required to coordinate and mentor a team of volunteers, and to deliver these programmes to young people. This work was self-driven, as I was solely responsible for much of the programme, and also required significant team-work and management skills as I often worked with a team of volunteers and young people. I worked with a diverse range of young people in Dunedin, on youth-led initiatives aimed at building resilience, educating and empowering young people in our community. I always strove to ensure that the young people were heard and valued, receiving the best youth work service that I could provide.
  • 2008 – Media, Film and Communication Tutor: University of Otago I tutored Fime 303: Globalisation, Politics and the Media, in which I was responsible for delivering the tutorials, and for marking both written assignments and group presentations. This position required excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with a variety of students to delve deeper into the content of the course.

 

Testimonials:

“Sam Orchard is one of those rare people who renews your faith in humanity. He’s generous with his time, effusive with his enthusiasm, talented, creative, and completely unpretentious. His comics are political without being overly didactic, and his work with LGBT communities and at-risk youth is inspirational, to say the least.” - Alexandra Franzen, Entrepreneur and Queer Activist.

“I have known Sam Orchard for three years. The level of creativity and unique ideas that Sam develops in his comic art constantly impresses me. Sam always manages to communicate complex ideas in a highly readable and engaging manner. I use Sam’s comics in my university level teaching as a means to communicate ideas about gender, theory and politics.” - Louise Pearman, Phd Candidate.

 “Sam has designed materials for my predecessor, which we continue to print off because of their popularity. He also contributed to a special issue of The Critic this year that I was involved with, his work was well received by students that I work with here at the Student Support Centre.”- James Burford, Otago University Student Support Centre Queer Support Coordinator.