Hello, I am Somyia Hilal!
I am multidisciplinary Digital Media Specialist living in Houston, driven towards innovation by unifying art and technology.
I can create a synthesis between technology, science, research, and art to produce captivating visual designs. I have experience with topics such as sales, production, leadership, and management.
I have various skills from photography & illustration to research & marketing.
During my free time, I enjoy reading online web-comics, watching movies, shopping online, and drawing digitally.
I received my B.S. in Digital Media, with a minor in Technology Leadership Innovation Management at the University of Houston. Through my studies and experience, I have acquired various skills:
→ Adobe Photoshop → Adobe Illustrator
→ Adobe InDesign → Adobe Premiere
→ Adobe Lightroom → Adobe XD
→ Adobe Spark → Adobe Dreamweaver
→ Microsoft Excel → Microsoft Word
→ Microsoft PowerPoint
With my skills, I am can create compelling visuals and implement marketing strategies to effectively communicate through multimedia channels.
"Somyia shows great promise in her major. She possesses the creativity and dedication required to complete any task, from assignments to projects."
"I enjoyed having Somyia in my class. She was very hardworking and asked interesting questions about software and design. I am looking forward to seeing more of her work."
I was intrigued by this career path as I noticed that there are requirements, specifically for marketing and advertising, incorporated with design and technology. This major integrates these fascinating combination of topics and areas of studies that result in a successful and creative future.
Currently, I have completed marketing and sales classes, as well as leadership classes. Through these courses, I have gained a lot of knowledge and intend to apply these studies to my future endeavors and career to fulfill the career requirement.
Through my portfolio website, I hope to post frequently about my latest projects in my program, as well as my personal work.