Jennifer Tran
Designer + Community Engagement Practitioner
Experience with Organisations
2017
Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne
Lead Asian-Australian artist with Anthony ‘Lamaroc’ Lawang to deliver a project called "Inner Beat: Live" at the Asiatopa festival in 2017. It is a collaborative public art project that explores the construction of complex identities of young culturally diverse artists from Melbourne's West.
Public Pedagogies Institute Footscray
Contracted by Deakin University to deliver an inaugural community-led event called The Footscray Pop Up School. As the Footscray Pop Up School Coordinator I was responsible for community engagement and consultation; managing and implementing the program; marketing and delivering the event.
Footscray Community Arts Centre Footscray
Contractual Artist on commissioned projects. Teaching Artist and Support Artist inspiring children aged 6-12yrs to engage with a variety of artforms including animation, visual arts, circus, dance and drama.
Weave Movement Theatre Northcote
Theatre Set Designer and Collaborator for a series of performances and workshops for children with disabilities.
City of Melbourne - Urban Sustainability Melbourne
Contractual Artist to design and deliver a pop-up exhibition at the Sustainable Living Festival 2016, Federation Square. Facilitating Artist to engage children with the pop-up installation.
Cohealth Arts Generator Footscray
Lead Artist in developing and implementing a series of workshops for women living with mental health in the western suburbs.
Lentil As Anything Footscray
Committee Board Member in facilitating interventions and the needs
of the Footscray community and restaurant.
Centre for Cultural Partnership, Faculty of VCA & MCM
The University of Melbourne Southbank
Community Partnership Coordinator and Administrator for the delivery of two arts-in-education initiatives involving two primary schools, independent
artists and parents.
100 Story Building Footscray
Commissioned local artist to design, build and install a window installation and entrance foyer. Window installations are supported by an Australia Post Our Neighbourhood Community Grant.
Big West Festival Footscray
Community Artist and Festival Evaluation Queen, engaging with community groups to connect the arts with people in the western suburbs.
Haskell Architects Melbourne
Assistant Project Architect and Interior Designer for commercial, eduational and council projects. Design concept sketches, EOI proposals, drawing documentation, 3D modelling, material samples and site inspections.
Braybrook Community Centre Braybrook
Community designer for a community pop-up food event, Garden to Plate. Part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2013.
Platform Youth Theatre Southbank
Set designer and Set Design Peer Support for a series of collaborations working with directors, playwright, performers, lighting designers, sound designers, stage manager and volunteers.
Mothers Art Production Spotswood
Junior Industrial Designer for museums, zoos, events,television and festivals. Concept sketches, prototyping,drawing documentation and construction.
2015 - 2016
2016
2015
2012 - 2015
2014
2013
2011 - 2013
2014
2013
2010 - 2012
2006 - 2007
2014 - 2016
2017
Skills
- Design
- Concept Sketches
- Model Making
- Prototyping
- Project Coordination
- Community Development
- Creative Workshops
- Production
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin (Intermediate)
Software Skills
- Adobe PHOTOSHOP
- Adobe ILLUSTRATOR
- Adobe INDESIGN
- Adobe PREMIERE PRO
- Adobe AFTER EFFECTS
- Adobe PDF
- AutoCAD
- Rhinoceros 3D Modelling
- Microsoft WORD
- Microsoft POWERPOINT
- Microsoft EXCEL
- Windows MOVIE MAKER
Languages
Qualification
2015
2013
2012
2009 - 2013
2004 - 2008