Hi there. I’m Jaleel Smith, but most call me Jay. I’m a versatile multimedia designer skilled in creating captivating visual content for various digital realms, including web development, game design, video editing, graphic artistry, and animation. Armed with a master’s degree in Digital Media and a specialization in Animation, I thrive on collaborating with fellow creative minds to weave immersive digital narratives for the entertainment landscape.
My passion for continuous growth and embracing challenges drives me to constantly seek feedback, refining and perfecting my creations to ensure they embody my creative vision to the fullest. In my current role as a multimedia specialist, I craft stunning visuals that elevate marketing and messaging. While I’ve been an avid hobbyist in game development, I’m now poised to tackle larger projects and expand my responsibilities.
Beyond my professional pursuits, I’m an enthusiastic jogger who finds inspiration in the great outdoors, using these moments to nurture fresh creative ideas. During my downtime, I immerse myself in research, exploring new techniques and concepts that grant me fresh perspectives to approach design challenges.
The Virtual Summit was created when Knovva Academy’s MG20 summit was affected by the coronavirus pandemic back in 2020. Knovva could no longer bring students together due to contagiousness of the disease. So the next Read more…
Knovva Academy needed a promotional video showcasing their blended learning program. They wanted to show how student prefer to learn in today’s world. Knovva’s blended learning program mixed fun learning modalities with interactive courses and Read more…
Knovva Academy tasked my team with an assignment to create a promotional video for their Educational Platform and online lessons. Knovva Academy was reinventing the classroom experience. They were creating a comprehensive educational ecosystem that Read more…
These Lesson Plans were designed in support of Unesco’s Change Projects for their ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Southern Africa. Change Projects are self-defined institutional change initiatives that include curriculum innovations, pedagogical innovations and Read more…
Adage is a marketing organization who provides partnership and services on innovative strategy their every client. It was founded to fully integrate the concept of ‘person-centered’ into the agency side of operations, sales and marketing. Read more…
Knovva’s Consulting team was working with NEOM on an upcoming Model G20 summit and they asked if I could design some posters for them to help promote the summit. The event was a small summit Read more…
At Knovva Academy I was responsible for designing most of their social media posts for both facebook, Linkedin and Instagram accounts. Every month I would be given a document that lists around 20-40 post descriptions Read more…
Knovva Academy was changing directions with their company, from producing educational content for students to providing educational consulting to student seeking higher education. Now, they serve their clients academic needs. Whether addressing organizational, curricular, technological, Read more…
Unity Ave is a 2.5D sidescroller action adventure game with unique roleplaying mechanics, platforming, storytelling, and characters. Players are allowed to explore the game’s open zones, take on quests, and unlock combat abilities and useful Read more…
About .Clu This is 2.5D metroidvania game with unique platforming mechanics, storytelling, and characters. The game consist of sidescroller combat and encourages exploration. Players will fight, solve platforming puzzles, and gain new abilities that will Read more…
The Tibetan Monster is my college thesis project. It’s an animated short film about a story of a small creature that has a love for collecting many kinds of feathers but has recently experienced a Read more…
Powering the Future is a course that I designed the visuals for 98% of the visual for while working at Knovva Academy. Powering the Future content offers a look at how our world generates electricity Read more…