Adam Szymczak

EDUCATION
Suffolk University, Boston, MA	May 2010
BFA, College of Arts and Sciences
Major in English
College of Arts and Sciences
GPA: 3.3/4.0

Marblehead High School, Marblehead, MA	    June 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY ESL TEACHER
Brighton Academy, Ansan, South Korea				February 2011-February 2012
•	Taught art, science, math, and other subjects as needed.
•	Participated in and facilitated field trips, special activity days, talent shows and other student and parent events.
•	Privately tutored a 14 year old high level student in debate and essay writing.
•	Taught English to students from age 5-14.

Bambini School, Mokdong, Seoul, South Korea			June 2012-June2013
•	Participated in and facilitated field trips, special activity days, talent shows and other student and parent events.
•	Taught English to students from age 4-9

TEMPORARY EDITORIAL ASSISTANT (PAID)
Marvel Entertainment; New York, NY				        May 2008 - June 2008
Acted as temporary replacement for a former Assistant Editor.
Duties included e-mailing creators about deadlines, art returns, research, script editing.

INTERN
Marvel Entertainment; New York, NY		                                                        Fall 2007
Marvel Entertainment; New York, NY		                                                 Summer 2008
Marvel Entertainment; New York, NY		                                                 Summer 2009
Interned for the Ultimates office (responsible for the Ultimate line of books, such as Ultimate Spiderman, Ultimate Fantastic Four, etc.) and the X-Men office (responsible for the X-Men line of books (Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, etc.).
•	Responsible for various tasks such as art returns, balloon placements, character and art research and script reading/editing.  
•	Helped develop a packet of continuity-related information for a creative summit.

CARTOONIST/ILLUSTRATOR
Personal Work:
•	I write and draw my own webcomics on sites which I designed:
o	http://www.goodshowsir.com
Professional Work:
•	Wrote and drew a comic for LA-based Forth Magazine:
o	http://forthmagazine.com/contributing-artists/2010/01/sucky-wishes-comic-by-adam-szymczak/
•	Had an illustration published in Eat, Sleep, Draw Magazine.
o	http://esdmag.com/  
•	Had a piece shown in Boston-based Space 242 art show.
o	http://www.space242.com/  
•	Had an illustration published in Bear Fight!
o	http://www.banneryearpress.com/bearfight/  

CASHIER AND SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Harrison’s Comics and Collectibles; Salem, MA	May 2006 - October 2006
•	Responsible for retail sales.
Extensive knowledge of comic books and comic book characters was necessary, and useful when aiding customers.

INTERESTS, SPECIAL SKILLS, AND ACTIVITIES
Flash/Photoshop/InDesign/Illustrator Skills	Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Writing (Prose, Film, Comics)	Web Site Design