Alumni Spotlight: Tran Nguyen

Alumni Spotlight: Tran Nguyen by P.J. Morales More than anything else, 1893 Brand Studio alum Tran Nguyen wants to make an impact on the world.  In her current role as a Senior Account Executive at TBWAWORLDHEALTH in New York City, she’s already been given that opportunity. Nguyen joined TBWA/WORLDHEATH with the goal to eventually work […]

Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Campbell

Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Campbell by Lacy McKee Sarah Campbell came into UNC-Chapel Hill as a biology major on the pre-med track. The track she’s on now?  The race track.  As an account executive of brand marketing for NASCAR, Campbell works in the fast lane to manage NASCAR’s intellectual property and licensed branding. It was her […]

Alumni Spotlight: Lucas Pruitt

Alumni Spotlight: Lucas Pruitt by Eleazar Yisrael Early Life Born and raised in the mountainous small town of West Jefferson, NC, Lucas Pruitt discovered something at eight-years-old that most take decades to learn. “I just ended up finding my mom’s camera in her closet and I just took it outside and played with it and […]

Alumni Spotlight: Samantha Hopper

Alumni Spotlight: Samantha Hopper Samantha Hopper, a 2022 UNC alumni, began working at the Brand Studio when she was a sophomore, in January of 2020. During her time, she worked on the Campaigns team, eventually becoming the Campaigns Team Lead. In this role, Samantha delegated tasks, reviewed and edited work, and helped teach digital marketing […]

Alumni Spotlight: Alex Mazer

Alumni Spotlight: Alex Mazer by Charlotte Geier Meet Alex Mazer, a 2022 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate who now works at Bain & Company as an Associate Consultant in Atlanta, GA. Mazer formerly served on the Daily Tar Heel’s Board of Directors during  all four of his years at UNC and served as President his final year. […]

Alumni Spotlight: Jake Mory

Alumni Spotlight: Jake Mory by Ashley Sipe Jake Mory, a 2022 UNC-Chapel Hill and Brand Studio alumni, made the most of his time on campus by gaining valuable leadership experience.  Mory worked at 1893 Brand Studio for five semesters, where he held several different leadership positions. During his junior year, Mory served as a Project […]

September Alumni Spotlight

September Alumni Spotlight: Lex Coelho Lex Coelho, a UNC and 1893 Brand Studio alumnae, always had a love for design and maximized her time on campus by building her professional portfolio during undergrad.  After graduating in 2019, Coelho continued her design career and is now a Junior Art Director for IMM in Boulder, CO. On […]

March Alum Spotlight: Nick Valego

Nick Valego, an alumnus of 1893 Brand Studio’s Campaigns team, is now a strategist at Wunderman Thompson Health – a global marketing and communications agency in New York City. Valego, who is originally from Gastonia, N.C., came to UNC-Chapel Hill in 2017 to pursue a degree in Advertising and Public Relations at UNC’s Hussman School […]

February Alum Spotlight: Molly Looman

A thriving community of young professionals doing impactful work that moves the line for  local clients; that’s what 1893 Brand Studio is now, but how’d we get here?    So many students have walked through our doors, leaving behind legacies that continue to influence and inspire. Our new monthly alumni spotlight series is one way […]