"Nathaniel’s creativity and innovative marketing efforts re-shaped how SVC is seen across the region. Perhaps more importantly, Nathaniel continually captured the student and community-centered nature of the college which has help transformed how the college sees itself."
Darren Greeno - Vice President of Academic Affairs
"Nathaniel's eye for creativity is unmatched. He has an ability to take your words and visualize them and create graphics, videos, and print materials that are eye catching and high quality. Nathaniel also is a fantastic communicator and is timely with his work and is willing to be flexible with you on pivoting and adjusting to changing
"Nathaniel's eye for creativity is unmatched. He has an ability to take your words and visualize them and create graphics, videos, and print materials that are eye catching and high quality. Nathaniel also is a fantastic communicator and is timely with his work and is willing to be flexible with you on pivoting and adjusting to changing project needs. Overall, I can't think of a better creator to work with! His work for my department has really helped us stand out and provide quality materials for all of our events."
Rick Flores - Director of Student Equity & Inclusion
"What I love about working with Nathaniel is his amazing and consistent ability to deliver at every stage of a project... Nathaniel brings huge collaborative energy, and working with him feels like 1 + 1 = 10! Every final product that Nathaniel delivers has exceeded all of my expectations. He has such a great grasp of the target audience
"What I love about working with Nathaniel is his amazing and consistent ability to deliver at every stage of a project... Nathaniel brings huge collaborative energy, and working with him feels like 1 + 1 = 10! Every final product that Nathaniel delivers has exceeded all of my expectations. He has such a great grasp of the target audience I'm trying to reach that when we have an initial conversation about an idea he's already way ahead of me in getting the messaging on point for the teens I serve. I love working with Nathaniel and I love what he creates for me!"
Megan Lloyd - Director of Running Start
"Working with Nathaniel means hard work, but at the same time it means being able to be creative, be ourselves, and have fun... He knows how to be direct and has great communication skills. When I saw the finished video of Ghoul TV: Table Read I realized I had greater potential in myself as an actor."
Isabela Zavala - Actress (Mexico)
"Working with Nathaniel was a sheer delight! I felt like I was working with a close friend; supported, encouraged, and free. His ability to collaborate and gently guide me as an actor, left me feeling like I did my best work that day."
Nathan M. Ramsey - Actor (NYC)
"Nathaniel's enthusiasm and joy for the work are infectious. Working with him and his wife on their short film Ghoul Station was a deeply healing experience for me as a Creative."
Ebony Vines - Producer, Writer, Director (NYC)
"Nathaniel was a straight-forward and hardworking visionary. There wasn't a situation on set or a story beat that he wasn't excited about or challenged by - An extremely professional yet relaxing personality to work with!"
Noah Schneider - 1st AD, Content Producer @TheCube (San Francisco)
"Nathaniel is a brilliantly talented and empathetic human. He leads by example, communicates efficiently, and delegates with trust and confidence. His artistic imagination is evident across his work, but it's his creative passion and warmth that I've appreciated most in all my collaborations with him."
Lorena Gesuale - Art Director (NYC)
District 7 consists of community and technical colleges in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Yukon Territory. The Medallions are the only regional competition that honors excellence exclusively among public relations and marketing professionals at two-year colleges.
A unique gift box new employees at SVC, which can be filled with college promotional items such as a coffee cup, stress ball, note pad, pens, etc.
SVC’s 2023 Currents Magazine, in digital format, which highlighted accomplishments and important moments from the fall quarter.
An Instagram reel, highlighting the men’s basketball team, created to hype up the team for their season.
A logo designed to highlight their new Cardinal Achievement Program.
A computer illustrated version of the SVC mascot, enjoying summer, created for summer quarter promotional materials.
A paid print advertisement highlighting SVC’s Cardinal Craft Brew program.
A digital advertisement focusing on SVC’s Running Start program, highlighting the benefits of receiving college credits at SVC while in high school.
A campaign that successfully fostered awareness and appreciation for Black history and led to an increased dialogue and commitment to enhancing representation of Black voices.
The landing page for SVC’s CAMP program is available here.
A shortform YouTube video, showcasing how SVC partners with First Nation Communities through representation in the arts, hosting community events, funding academic programs and supporting students to connect with each other.
An Instagram reel highlighting the 2023 SVC women’s soccer team.
A series of promotional materials, print and digital, that were submitted to promote Cardinal Community Day, a college-wide day of staff and faculty engagement.
NCMPR supports the professional development of community college communicators, serving more than 1,600 members from close to 600 colleges across the United States and Canada. It’s the only organization of its kind that exclusively represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges. The 2023 Paragon Awards drew 1,531 entries from 210 colleges across the country and was judged by 65 professionals from the marketing and public relations industry.
SVC President Dr. Chris Villa serves as the Grand Marshall at the Mount Vernon Downtown Association's 2022 Annual Holiday Parade.
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SVC’s 2022 Currents Magazine, which highlighted accomplishments and important moments from the 2022 school year.
A booklet designed to guide students through new student orientation on campus.
A SVC recruitment flyer, die cut in the shape of the SVC mascot’s head.
An instagram reel, highlighting Sergio Garduno Mendez’s story as an SVC soccer player and first-gen college student soon transferring to Western Washington University to play soccer.
An E-Card invitation for the SVC Foundation’s scholarship banquet
Short-form video coverage of SVC’s El Grito campus celebration on YouTube.
Maestros Para El Pueblo revamped their logo to update the font and maintain the cultural serape pattern on a graduation hat, symbolizing their collaboration with Western Washington University and local high schools to support Latinx students in pursuing education careers.
A paid video advertisement highlighting SVC’s running start program, busting the “myths” about what it takes to participate in the program.
The video showcased the Mount Vernon Downtown Association's Annual Holiday Parade, featuring parade clips, Santa moments, and holiday lights.
A digital illustration of the SVC mascot in the style of the internet famous “Lo-Fi Girl”.
Video Paid Advertisement highlighting SVC’s Cardinal Craft Brewing Academy and showcases the beer brewing process.
Maestros Para El Pueblo’s new logo displayed on sweatshirts and T-shirts for their program.
Paid Video Advertisement promoting SVC’s General Transfer degree, featuring students and our mascot.
A print flyer highlighting the Maestros Para El Pueblo and how they support Latinx student success on campus.
In 2018 my life partner and I filmed a short horror film in the PNW, which was showcased in 3 film festivals.