Profile

Graphic designer and wordsmith who uses the power of narrative and design to reshape perspectives, build self-sustaining engagement with communities, and expand impact.

Experience

Founder and President of Amina Derbi Creative LLC, February 2023-current

• Creating promotional and informational collateral for clients to maximize their meaningful social impact through graphic design and written content.

• Samples of work for clients:

  • UNICEF USA — International Women’s Day Celebration Digital Program Book, Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Dinner Program and Menu, Floor Map for Guests of Joint Boards Meeting (February-April 2023)

  • Malteser International Americas — Year in Review for 2022 (April-August 2023)

  • Kaizen Human Capital — Infographic for social media on data related to workplace diversity and inclusion (June 2023)

  • I’RAISE Girls & Boys International — Created versatile marketing materials for several programs (pro bono from June-August 2023 through a Taproot Foundation volunteer project, shifted to paid Branding/Graphic Specialist Contractor from September-November 2023 after completion of volunteer work).

    • Mental Health is All of Us Community Event

    • Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Flyers: Full Suite, Example on Instagram

    • Atlanta Rise Creative Arts Center After School Program

Manager, Philanthropy Communications at UNICEF USA, April 2021-February 2023

• Supported the cultivation and stewardship of UNICEF USA’s largest strategic partners, helping to raise over $1 billion for humanitarian and development programs supporting millions of children in over 190 countries, through the creation of materials and collateral for internal and external audiences. Writing samples: December 2021, March 2022

• Won both the UNICEF USA Brand Champion and Global Cause Partnerships Hero awards for impactful design and writing projects. Design samples: July 2022, August 2022

Policy Research Executive Associate/Executive Analyst at the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), July 16, 2018-October 31, 2020

• Designed promotional materials to increase organization’s outreach while negotiating new collaborative efforts, spending under budget while launching new products.

• Created, hosted, and produced an award-winning podcast, Third Space Thoughts to Policy, named Top and Trending multiple times on Messy.FM with over 4,000 plays available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, and Messy.FM.

• Spent 6 months as a liaison between offices in Herndon and Kuala Lumpur as the Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

• Assisted Director of Research with coordination of an international education research project in compliance with IRB and managed external and internal communication for the project, including social media, website, newsletter, publications, and intranet content.

Import Policy Analyst for the International Trade Administration (ITA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Nov. 2015-July 2018

• Promoted twice in January 2017 and in January 2018 for outstanding contributions to the Trade Remedy Compliance Staff and their clients.

• Led logistics and marketing for fundraising events which raised over $38,505 for Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charities, increasing division participation level by 8% from prior year and supported office fundraising and outreach to help ITA raise over $130,997 for CFC charities, 111.9% of goal. This helped the Enforcement & Compliance Division meet its goal for the first time in three years.

• Monitored foreign antidumping investigations & measures targeting the United States and offered consulting services to U.S. companies navigating through the process, building internal and external relationships to best serve DOC while managing multiple country portfolios and producing weekly internal written analysis.

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

• Certificate in Graphic Design, Summer 2020

• Global Affairs Accelerated Master’s, Spring 2014
  -Specialization: Global Governance and Public Management (GPA: 3.67/4.0)

• Global Affairs BA, Summa Cum Laude, Fall 2012
  -Honors College Student, Concentrated in MENA, Art History Minor (GPA: 3.9/4.0)

Coursera, Online Non-Credit Courses and Certificates offered by Google and Parsons School of Design, The New School

• Completed the Creativity and AI Specialization Certificate (3 courses) offered by Parsons School of Design, The New School in December 2023. Earned the following certificates through this specialization:

  • Artificial Creativity, August 2023

  • Natural Creativity, November 2023

  • Creative Artifacts, December 2023

• Completed Introduction to Responsible AI (1 course) offered by Google Cloud, August 2023

• Pursuing the Google User Experience (UX) Design Professional Certificate, offered by Google Career Certificates. 3 out of 7 course certificates earned so far:

  • Foundations of UX Design, August 2023

  • Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate, December 2023

  • Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes, January 2024

Skills

Advanced in:

• Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop

Accomplished in:

• Filmora Video Creation

• Mixcraft Audio Editing

• Copywriting and Policy Analysis

• Internal and External Communication

• Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook

Honors

Distinguished Alumna Global Affairs Program

• College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Fall 2017
  

Member of UNRWA USA Gaza 5K Host Committee

• Raised $120,000 for community mental health services in Gaza, Fall 2017
  

White House Office of Presidential Correspondence

• Volunteer 2009-2011