J. Miller

Photographer - Writer - Designer

My name is Jessica Miller and I work as a Communication Manager in Ohio, but have honed skills across the creative
sector. My creative work is focused in photography, creative writing, and design. I’ve worked primarily for nonprofits
using design for social good with focuses on inclusion, accessibility, and sustainability. I started freelancing in 2021
and established my LLC J. Miller Design.

Skills

Skills: Graphic Design (for digital and print), Social Media Management, Project Management, Marketing, User Research, Writing

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premier), Project Management Software (Slack, Basecamp, AirTable, Microsoft Teams), Microsoft Office, and Google Apps

Services: Graphic Design, Art Direction, User Experience, Illustration, Photography, Copywriting, Social Media Management, and Research

Education

Bachelors of Art in Visual Communication Design with Honors at
Kent State University with minors in Photography, User Experience,
and Creative Writing (USA)

Masters of Design Research at University of Dundee (UK)

Service

Culture Works, Leonard P. Roberts Scholarship Committee

German Village Home and Garten, Volunteer Docent

In the Media

Videos

Discover Dundee: Jessica’s Journey

Articles

Kent State Honors College

Understood Accessibility

Understood

Exhibitions

Brukner Nature Center Photograph Contest, 2017

River Stanzas, 2019

Queer Voices, 2019

VCD Juried Show, 2020

DJCAD Masters Show, 2023

Tipp City Art Council, 2024

Awards and Honors

Two Silver Addys from the Akron chapter of the American Advertising Federation

Third Place Photograph for the Tipp City Arts Council Art Show

Best In Show for Brukner Nature Center Photography Contest

Best In Show selected by the Office of Sustainability River Stanzas Show

Kent State University Honors Creative Artists Award

Karen Ingle Memorial Scholarship

Culture Works Leonard P. Roberts Scholarship

BBB Student of Integrity Award & Scholarship

Publications

Crayfish Magazine (2025)

Ohio, Photograph

Snail of Moher, Photograph

Yellow Hallway, Photograph

Brainchild Magazine (2019)

Gloom, Poem

Foggy Morning, Photograph

Luna Negra (2019, 2022)

Float, Photograph

River Stanzas: A Typographic Experiment (2019)

Typographic Design

Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Accessibility & Inclusion in Visual Design

Master’s Thesis: An Incomplete Anthology of Disability Design

J. Miller

Photographer - Writer - Designer

My name is Jessica Miller and I work as a Communication Manager in Ohio, but have honed skills across the creative sector. My creative work is focused in photography, creative writing, and design. I’ve worked primarily for nonprofits using design for social good with focuses on inclusion, accessibility, and sustainability. I started freelancing in 2021 and
established my LLC J. Miller Design.

Skills

Skills: Graphic Design (for digital and print), Social Media Management,

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premier), Project Management Software (Slack, Basecamp, AirTable, Microsoft Teams), Microsoft Office, and Google Apps

Services: Graphic Design, Art Direction, User Experience, Illustration, Photography, Copywriting, Social Media Management, and Research

Education

Bachelors of Art in Visual Communication Design with Honors at
Kent State University with minors in Photography, User Experience,
and Creative Writing (USA)

Masters of Design Research at University of Dundee (UK)

Contact

jmill314@kent.edu