Katherine Mahajan

Associate chair, digital communication

Associate chair, digital communication, 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

Professor of digital communication, 2020–2023, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

Motion capture tech, 2018–20, The New School Parsons Making Center, New York
Responsibilities included running workshops and orientations for faculty and students to advance their creative use and technical capabilities of the Motion-Capture System at Parsons. This included 3D animation, modelling, and rigging. Provided workshops and orientations for photography studios and A/V equipment.

Learning experience designer, 2019, The New School Parsons, New York
Worked with a team that won the Verizon 5G Grant. Met with client stakeholders weekly and created a VR multiuser learning experience for the classroom teaching disrupted ecologies.

Assistant professor of digital design, 2017–18, CUNY Hostos Community College, New York City
Taught 2D Design, Digital Toolbox {Design Principles and Elements with Adobe Suite), Web Design+ Code 1 and 2 (HTML, CSS, JS). Also served on the Education Technology Committee.

Teacher, 2016–17, Parsons School of Design: The New School, New York
The course was: Interactive Storytelling for Virtual Reality. I was a co-teacher for this Collaborative Studio course at Parsons School of Design M.F.A. Design and Technology and LCCS Middle School. The class paired middle school students with M.F.A. DT students where the teams created AR/VR stories using Unity 3D.

Freelance UI/UX designer 2017, McGarry Bowen Advertising Firm, New York
Client-Facing freelance role within the McGarry Bowen Innovation Lab in an agile work environment. My team and I conducted design thinking and product research workshops. I worked with the Creative Director and Art Director to build multiple infographics; and on a daily basis designed wireframes + presentation reels for interactive marketing and advertising experiences.

Junior graphic designer and marketing coordinator, 2012, Weber Thompson, Seattle, WA
Role included the opportunity to develop a social media marketing strategy for all sectors in the firm (architecture, interior design, and landscape design). I also worked with the lead graphic designer to design a new website and a custom CMS. On a daily basis I was tasked with presentation designs and book decks (including last-minute binding), office management, copywriting, project database entry, and daily social media content creation.

Student Poster Showcase Winner, IRCAM Pompidou, Nov. 2015
Teaching fellow, MFA Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design, August 2015
The New Challenge Winner, April 2015

Selected exhibitions and films

Plugging in Phone, sound art, Cicada Gallery Exhibition, Ogden, UT, 2019
TechnoCity, interactive VR film about the Underground Music Scene in Detroit, designer and technologist, Tribeca Interactive Showcase, Detroit, MI, 2016
Emanations, interactive sound installation, users control sound through body movement and gestures