I’m a graphic and architectural designer based in  Montréal, Canada. Currently available for freelance work.

    Things I love: running into friends on a long walk, browsing health food stores, foreign cinema, acquiring knick-knacks, skiing, and baking cakes. 

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    Michelle Camille Jolicoeur

    EDUCATION
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    September 2021 – May 2025  
    Honours Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BAAS) with high distinction.
    • Specialist in Technology of Architecture
    • Major in Visual Studies
    • 3.8 GPA

    EXPERIENCE
    Art Production Design, Montréal, Quebec  
    Project Visualizer and Drafter,  August 2026 – Present
    • Create architectural 3D and 2D drawings and renderings to visualize artwork from initial project proposals to final conceptualization. 
    • Collaborate with artists and fabricators to facilitate a work’s production.

    Mellow Casualty, Montréal, Quebec  
    Marketing Manager,  May 2026 – Present
    • Manage the band’s (Mellow Casualty) social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok) to promote events, new songs, and upcoming shows. 
    • Design posters and merch to sell at events and concerts, ensuring favourability with fans. 
    • Ensure events run smoothly through scheduling, managing the team’s production workflow, and planning social media posts. 
    • Collaborated and planned the band’s concert film screening at Cinéma Moderne, ensuring three sold-out screenings through wheatpaste and social media campaigns.

    Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
    Event Assistant,  October 2025 – May 2026
    • Assisted in the management of exhibition openings, including the event setup and takedown.
    • Tasked with watching over the gallery and artwork, answering visitors’ questions about the artists and the work, and ensuring the gallery’s guests felt comfortable and welcome in the space.

    Class Favourite Magazine, Toronto, Ontario
    Creative Director & Co-founder, September 2022 – March 2026
    • Co-founded the magazine and continue to manage a team of 12 to write, produce, and distribute a community-based art publication; provide a platform for emerging artists around the world to showcase their work in print.
    • Grew the Class Favourite brand into a pillar of the local arts community through physical and digital marketing with 3 issues produced and 400+ copies sold, 75+ artists featured, physical distribution in 5 storefronts nationwide, and 1,000+ attendees over 4 events.
    • Manage workflow, timeline, and scheduling with vendors, contributors, and team; create briefs and meeting notes to ensure clear communication across teams and allow for organized, cross-disciplinary collaboration.
    • Perform a wide range of tasks for the magazine including graphic design, content creation and editing, event planning, advertising, and communications; ensure quality of all content remains consistent.
                                   

    Aziza Chaouni Projects, Fes, Morocco                                   
    Architectural Intern, May 2025 – August 2025   
    • 4-month international internship; primarily working on the adaptive reuse of the historical British Embassy in Rabat to transform it into a multi-use building for a local art centre and gallery; focusing on interior design.
    • Performed a diverse range of tasks, from design development to the final presentation of CAD orthographic drawings, signage packages, and furniture design; presented and provided design rationale for key outputs to clients.
    • Designed a variety of interventions, including counters, bookshelves, tables, seating, kitchens, washrooms, tile patterns, mural designs, and gallery displays, to be used in the final art centre build.

    Visual Studies Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Research and Programming Assistant, September 2024 – May 2025
    • Assisted the Visual Studies Program Director to ensure the smooth delivery of seminars, coordinated events with artists, curators, and scholars, and researched study material for students.

    Cornelia Magazine, Buffalo, New York (Remote)
    Graphic Designer & Marketing Assistant, May 2024 – January 2025
    • Worked with local museums and galleries to double Cornelia’s distribution network within Toronto.
    • Expanded Cornelia’s readership into Canada by building and maintaining relationships between the magazine and its featured artists and institutions.
    • Collaborated to create the invite list, physical invitations, and social media strategy to market the magazine’s first launch event in Toronto.
    • Designed social media posts, physical advertisements, wheatpaste posters, merch, launch event invitations, and website assets.  

    LANGUAGES AND  SKILLS
    • Languages: Fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
    • Skills: Drafting, sketching, Rhino 8 and Grasshopper, SketchUp, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign),  Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), AutoCAD*, Revit*, and Blender*.
       
    * under development