About Me
Hi! My name is Armaan Ahmed and I am currently a graduating Senior at the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies at NYU concentrating in The Experience of Creativity. I'm an aspiring writer, entrepreneur, philosopher, designer, marathoner, and photographer. I've started two small businesses, with many more coming. I'm still finding my footing, though you can see some of my past footprints scattered throughout this site.
Contact
aaa@nyu.edu
937-244-1522
Photo Rates
I charge ~$400 for most single-person portrait sessions. If you would like to see examples of senior portraits I've taken, click here (the email you put in does not matter when clicking the link). If you are interested text me!
Freelance Info
In addition to photography, I also provide many design and development services. Rates for these projects are determined on a case by case basis. Please text or email me, and we can work together to create a proposal. Please see my work below.
Services
-Graphic Design
-Web Design
-Website UI improvements
-Website functionality additions (adding a product-matching quiz, ability to accept payment, ect)
-Photography for websites. (Product photography, headshots, ect.)
-Startup launch and pre-launch growth
Resume
armaanahmed.com | 937-244-1522 | aaa@nyu.edu | linkedin.com/in/armaana
EDUCATION
New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Studies | Class of 2022
Concentrating in Creativity, Ideation, and Where Good Ideas Come From | GPA: 3.96, Dean’s List
EXPERIENCE
SecureYourMask | secureyourmask.com Springfield, Ohio
Founder | May-October 2020
-Equipped front line workers with custom fitting 3D printed Mask Fitters amidst the N95 shortage
-Generated 100+ orders within 2 weeks of launch through strategic Facebook page partnerships
-Designed a unique order matching system ensuring 100% group and individual order accuracy
-Scaled business to support 5 additional 3D printers while remaining profitable
New York University Remote
NYU Welcome Media Captain | May-September 2020
-Facilitated transition of 8,000+ new students to a virtual NYU by creating over 1,000 virtual events
-Successfully re-engineered NYU Welcome into an entirely virtual format, attracting 6,500+ attendees
-Trained, organized, and led a team of 21 student-leaders to create marketing content and lead events
-Advised 3 other universities in the creation of their student welcome using insights from NYU’s success
Mansa Tea | mansatea.com New York, NY
Early Market Strategy Intern | May-September 2019
-Collaborated directly with the founder to create new long term goals by evaluating the tea landscape
-Raised CTR by over 15% through a site layout & structure redesign using insights from site traffic data
-Expanded customer base by devising and creating a personalized tea-recommendation site function
-Doubled Instagram following by heading a new marketing campaign to partner with 10+ influencers
-Current positions-
Equip Inclusive | equipinclusive.com New York, NY
Pre-launch growth and launch Intern | April-May 2021
-Collaborating directly with the founder to design website, evaluate landscape, and launch product
ChipMonk Baking | chipmonkbaking.com New York, NY
SEO, and Marketing Intern | April-May 2021
-Improving website SEO, creating content protocol to drive organic traffic
-designing creatives/graphics, both static and video, to be served on various social media channels
-making website engagement improvements such as adding product matching quiz functionality
RECOGNITION
NYU Entrepreneurial Lab Startup Sprint 2019 | Youngest member selected from over 135 applicants to participate in a month-long startup accelerator as the co-founder of Elixir Hard Kombucha
Confluence | Published twice in NYU Gallatin’s selective, professor-nominated publication
Dean’s List | Achieved a GPA of 3.85 or higher for every semester enrolled at NYU averaging 3.96
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Technical Skills: Adobe Creative Cloud, e-commerce, SEO, Shopify, Google Ad Sense, Mailchimp, Squarespace
Interests: Photojournalism, food culture, fashion, long-distance running, jazz improvisation, podcasting
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