Hannah Forrest

League City, Texas 77573, United States

#OpenToWork

About

I am a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, with a degree in Advertising and a certificate in Design Strategies. I have completed internships and that span technical writing, human resources, and marketing. I have developed skills in managing projects, creating user-centered designs, and producing engaging marketing content. My work involves using tools like GitLab, MadCap Flare, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Office to translate complex technical information, manage website redesigns, and create social media content. I have contributed to B2B advertising campaigns, conducted user research through empathy interviews, and collaborated on design thinking projects to improve client outcomes and user experiences.

Experience

Creative

Advertising Capstone

Jan 2026 – May 2026

Worked as part of the Creative Team to execute strategic plans for our Healthcare client Communicated regularly with other agency units, as well as our client, to create an output that meets deadlines and exceeds deliverable expectations Gained experience in B2B Advertising, by targeting content from a hospital towards law firms

B2B AdvertisingStrategic PlanningClient Communication

Technical Writing Intern

Applied Research Laboratories: UT Austin

Jan 2026 – May 2026

Translated complex processes for software and hardware technologies into user-friendly instructions Communicated with engineers in an interview-style format to learn how various technical systems function Utilized new technologies, such as GitLab and MadCap Flare, to work with teams and meet authoring deadlines

Technical WritingGitLabMadCap Flare

Human-Centered Design Researcher

Design Strategies Capstone

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

Collaborated with a team to improve the user-experience for our client, Texas Invention-Works Conducted empathy interviews with users and non-users to identify key pain points and test early prototypes Executed every stage of the Design Thinking process, to ultimately create a user-experience that improved Texas Invention-Works awareness, meeting attendance, and member retentions

User ExperienceEmpathy InterviewsDesign Thinking
Writers’ League of Texas

Marketing & Publicity Intern

Writers’ League of Texas

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

Managed the posting of social media content, communications with other creators, analyzation of metrics, and more Designed graphics in Canva and Adobe Photoshop which are fun and engaging, yet professional in nature Photographed events and edited photos in Adobe Photoshop for Recap Posts

Social Media MarketingCanvaAdobe Photoshop
University of Texas at Austin

Human Resources Intern

University of Texas at Austin

May 2025 – Dec 2025

Acted as the Project Manager for the UT HR website reorganization project by taking an inventory of pages, identifying priorities, and redesigning layouts to maximize communicative effectiveness for a more user-friendly experience Met with various UT HR staff members to identify problem areas within the organization and create project outlines Created trainings and workflows for employees to smoothly facilitate improved performance

Project ManagementWebsite RedesignTraining Development

Education

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

Advertising

2026

Skills

B2B AdvertisingEmpathy InterviewsDesign ThinkingPhotographyGraphic DesignSocial Media MarketingUser ExperienceProject ManagementTechnical WritingPowerPointExcelMicrosoft WordMadCap FlareGitLabAdobe Creative CloudMiroCanva