Paul Mendoza

Experience

Amazon

Program Manager & Event Producer, 2024–2025

• Develop presentations and coach performances for 90+ speakers and facilitators at the CONFLUX design conference.

• Lead workshops and playtests for the CONFLUX Watch Party experience in 3 host cities and 20 remote offices.

• Craft and analyze a 3-month email/Slack campaign strategy for 10,000+ audience members across 70+ segments.

ArtCenter College of Design

Adjunct Associate Professor, 2023–2025

• Teach Professional Leadership for the Graduate Graphic Design (MGx) program. Produce and edit the MGx Thesis Final Presentations. Deliver guest lectures and perform resume reviews for MGx Seminar 4 and Portfolio Studio.

AIGA Design

Producer, Conferences & Festivals, 2019–2023

• Spearhead a team of 12 staff and 60 volunteers to deliver the main stage program, breakout sessions, and tradeshow for a sold-out $1M conference with 20% year-over-year cost savings and $200k in sponsorships.

• Support 1,000+ virtual attendees annually as a facilitator and programmer for Portfolio Festivals, Design Dates, Creative Career Mixers, and Design+Business Salons.

New_ Public

Head of Community Experiences, 2022–present

• Grow the Substack newsletter audience by 20% as its editor-in-chief and creative director. Recruit and mentor emerging voices in civic technology.

• Facilitate and execute a strategic design and brand positioning workshop series for educational content, research programs, and executive outreach.

UCLA

Designer & Copywriter, 2017–2021

• Produce digital content for tentpole @ucla social media campaigns: #UCLAbound, Heritage Months, Orientation, and True Bruin Welcome.

• Analyze social media metrics and facilitate design thinking exercises for Residential Life, Student Affairs, and Strategic Communications.

Double Major

Founder & Managing Director, 2018–2020

• Mentor and manage elite creative student teams through a year-long apprenticeship focused on brand campaigns and social media production.

• Provide art direction on print/digital hybrid deliverables such as AR filters, 2D/3D GIF sticker packs, and quarterly printed event calendars.

TEDxUCLA

Designer & Strategist, 2017—2020

• Curate the design and content for all marketing platforms including the official website, email campaigns, and social media promotion.

• Craft the audiovisual look and feel for the annual conference including credentials, wayfinding, environmental projections, and merchandise.

Wondros

Freelance Designer, 2016—2017

• Create social media graphics, brochures, and instructional materials in 15 languages for the All of Us Research Program.

• Build presentation decks, infographics, and conceptual diagrams for the National Institutes of Health.

memBrain

Brand Designer & Strategist, 2014—2015

• Research, design, and write The STORM Report, a music industry trend publication directed at in-house marketing teams.

• Assemble pitch decks focused on branded music licensing partnerships. Clients include Intel, MillerCoors, Hasbro, and McDonald’s.