Zach Harper

Zach Harper has a diverse work experience, beginning in 2017 as Product Manager for Owner Insite LLC, where they supported leadership for outsourced development teams, UX/UI teams, and oversaw product roadmaps, new feature designs and sprints. Zach also led a website design project, designed the prototype, and hired and managed a developer. In 2019, they worked as an Athletics Creative Intern for The University of New Mexico, where they worked closely with applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, After Effects) and Final Cut Pro X to create photo and video based digital content. Zach also assisted in the management of social media platforms (Instagram & Twitter), and the creation of photo and video content, video editing, graphic design, and digital advertisements. Zach also worked as a Content Marketing Specialist for Owner Insite LLC, managing company social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) and posting digital content to each respective platforms through Hootsuite. In 2019, they worked as an Adobe University Program - Content Creator, producing creative content at Adobe's 2020 Worldwide Sales Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Zach also worked as an Acura ILX Marketing Challenge Internship for Acura Division, American Honda Motor Co. Inc., where they were part of a cross-functional team of marketing students charged with creating, executing and validating an integrated marketing communications campaign to promote Acura’s ILX model to the millennial car consumer. In 2022, they began working as an Experience Designer for Texas Immersive Institute, and as Vice President for UT Advertising Graduate Council, where they helped lead the coordination of events for a cohort of 70 Master's in Advertising students and facilitated connections between current students, UT alumni, and industry professionals through networking opportunities, guest speakers, workshops, and social events.

Zach Harper obtained a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Management Information Systems from The University of New Mexico between 2017 and 2020. Zach then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin, which they are expected to complete in 2023. Harper also holds a number of certifications, including Adobe XD Essentials Training from Adobe (obtained in October 2022), Figma Essential Training: The Basics from LinkedIn (obtained in April 2022), Amazon Advertising Foundations Certification from Amazon (obtained in November 2021), Information Security for Everyone from Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (obtained in November 2020), Hootsuite Platform Certification (obtained in November 2019), and Social Marketing Certification from Hootsuite (obtained in November 2019).