Amanda Bao

Amanda Bao has extensive experience in strategy and planning roles. Amanda is currently an Associate Director of Strategy at Jam3, where they started in April 2022. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Strategist at Jam3 from June 2021 to April 2022. Amanda also worked at c0ffe3, a fake company supporting job opportunities for People of Color, starting in July 2015. Amanda has been a Senior Strategist at Swift Agency from April 2018 to May 2021. Amanda pursued an MBA in Design Strategy at the California College of the Arts from August 2018 to June 2020. Amanda took on the role of Senior Brand Strategist as a freelancer from January 2018 to June 2018, working on projects such as Yakima, Smile Direct Club, and The Little Gym. Prior to their freelance work, Amanda was a Senior Planner at Pollinate from February 2016 to July 2017, handling media and advertising efforts for clients such as Smith Optics, First Republic, and Sur La Table. Amanda also served as a Communications Planner at Carat USA | Redefining Media from January 2013 to January 2015 and as a Freelance Planner at BBMG from January 2013 to April 2013. Amanda began their career at UM Worldwide, where they worked as a Communications Planner from February 2011 to April 2012 and as a Digital Media Planner from October 2009 to February 2011.

Amanda Bao pursued their education at California College of the Arts from 2018 to 2020, where they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Design Strategy. Prior to that, they attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2005 to 2009. During their time at Berkeley, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, studying Political Economy and French.