I’m a pretty good example of my own work
Jennifer van Alstyne, poet + critic
MFA in Writing & Poetics, MA in Literature and Cultural Studies
Owner and Communications Strategist, The Academic Designer LLC
I design my own websites, graphics, templates, videos.
I do my own audio and video recording.
Your website is meant to highlight your work and you as a person. My website features publications, teaching, poetry, and more.
My website also highlights photography I took at the San Francisco Botanic Gardens as the featured images.
I also designed this business website and blog.
And I created the systems and content associated with my business (like the mailing list, blog planning, content strategy, clientelling, tracking, reporting).
Social Media
These are my personal social media profiles.
For my professional social accounts, check out the icons at the bottom of this page.
Twitter | Instagram | Facebook| LinkedIn
My personal website

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Jennifer van Alstyne is a Peruvian-American poet and public relations consultant. She founded The Academic Designer, LLC to help academics, researchers, and writers control their online presence and share their work with the world.
She holds a B.A. from Monmouth University in English, and an M.F.A. from Naropa University in Writing & Poetics where she was the Jack Kerouac Fellow. Jennifer also holds an M.A. from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Literature and Cultural Studies where she was one of four master’s fellows and a finalist for the Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award.