Janay Talbert

Teaching, following, and developing age appropriate lesson plans and curriculum. Incorporating creative classroom enrichments to lesson plans using my skills as an illustrator and multimedia artist. These enrichments improved student alphabet and number recognition by 50% within a year. Creating handmade interactive educational toys and manipulatives that relate to each 2-week learning session

Lead Preschool Teacher - Spectrum Station - Kansas City, Missouri

(2025-06)

• Teaching, following, and developing age appropriate lesson plans and curriculum.
• Incorporating creative classroom enrichments to lesson plans using my skills as an illustrator and multimedia artist. These enrichments improved student alphabet and number recognition by 50% within a year.
• Creating handmade interactive educational toys and manipulatives that relate to each 2-week learning session
• Creating classroom management tools to help children further understand the importance of classroom rules and structure.
• Maintaining and managing classroom cleanliness and organization on a daily basis.
• Facilitate daily large group and small group learning activities.
• Facilitating large scale student collaborative art projects.
• Preparing and creating curriculum related art projects daily for 15+ children.

Studio Assistant - Porter Teleo - Kansas City, Missouri

(2023-11 - 2025-06)

• Produced wallpaper designs using ink on paper and fabric surfaces.
• Inspected wallpaper samples to sustain product quality
• Oversaw sample product selection for marketing and advertisement.
• Created visual advertisement materials using the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Used Adobe Cloud system to keep stock of sample and full panel inventory.

Landscaper/Gardener - Self-Operated Landscaping and Gardening Service - Kansas City, Missouri

(2023-06 - 2023-08)

• Selected flowers that complimented customer residences.
• Cut hedges and lawns based on individual customer preference.
• Interacted with customers daily prioritizing customer satisfaction and clear communication.
• Developed and managed a solid customer base.

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration - Kansas City Art Institute (2021-08 - 2025-05)

Diploma - Performing Arts - Newmanchester Highschool (2017-08 - 2021-05)