Jacob Hege

Jacob Hege has a diverse work experience that spans multiple industries and roles. Most recently, they worked as a Graphic Designer at Freethink, starting in December 2022. Prior to that, they were employed at Scoop News Group from April 2021 to November 2022, where they held the positions of Senior Graphic Designer and Graphic Designer. Jacob also worked with The Design Kids as a Washington D.C. Host from July 2019 to November 2022.

In 2019, Jacob worked at GovLoop as a Junior Graphic Designer, where they designed editorial, print, and marketing projects. Jacob served as the lead designer for social media and the annual NextGen conference, and they revamped the NextGen brand guidelines. Jacob also worked as a Design Fellow at GovLoop from June 2019 to August 2019.

Jacob's previous experiences include working as a Brand Marketing Intern at Henning Larsen from August 2018 to March 2019, where they designed various materials and managed webpages. Jacob also worked at McKinney as a Joni Madison Scholar and Interactive Production Intern from June 2018 to January 2019, where they conducted research and performed quality assurance tasks.

Other roles in Jacob's work history include Outreach Member at industry&out, Reunion Weekend Head Ambassador and Student News Agent at Davidson College, Campus Manager at University Tees, and Staff Writer at The Davidsonian.

Jacob Hege has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies from Davidson College. Jacob also attended the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in Copenhagen, where they focused on Mass Communication/Media Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Before college, Jacob attended Riverside High School. In addition to their formal education, they obtained a certification in Data Visualization: Best Practices from LinkedIn in June 2019.