Hello World,
I am JAKE AUSTIN, but you may know me by my nickname “JAUSTIN”.
I’m a Toronto-Based Artist, Web Designer, and Video Editor
I graduated from Toronto Metro University in 2024 with a B.A. in Creative Industries; specializing in Media Business & Storytelling in Media, with a minor in Philosophy.
Today I work with various digital media companies across Canada, while working on my own project “Benign Malevolence” (BM).
To find out more about me and my projects scroll down!
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Relevant Skills
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Art & Illustration
Video Editting/Production
Web Design
Projects
Benign Malevolence began as my personal art and philosophy blog. As I connected with like-minded creators and researchers, it evolved into a collaborative platform. Today, we aim to be a leading publication where artists and researchers work together to examine the culture industry.
To start 2025, The Impact Series & IMAX Corporation launched a partnership & offshoot brand titled “STEM on IMAX”. STEM on IMAX is a groundbreaking educational series that brings the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to life on the spectacular IMAX screen.
I coded the website, designed all marketing material, & edited the trailers.
Website developer and creative lead for The Impact Series, an entertainment company focused on environmental and social issues. Managed digital film distribution, created promotional assets (logos, posters, trailers), and evolved from freelancer to primary contracted creative developer.
I led the social media marketing campaign for ‘What Has Sci-Fi Taught Us,’ a thought-provoking analysis of how science fiction’s visions of the future have shaped our present reality. Published by Futopia, this book explores the intersection of pop culture predictions and modern innovation.
This report investigates the decline in Canadian nonprofit lobbying during the 21st century, using The Canadian Cancer Society as a case study. Through analysis of their social media and online presence, combined with existing research, it explores challenges in nonprofit lobbying and proposes grassroots alternatives.
Wrote & edited videos for Embreate; an award-winning full-service production studio with a global audience of 45 million viewers. Specifically, I created videos for season 2 of “Future Now”; a sci-fi web series that explores a dystopian future set in 2084. As part of my internship I participated in daily & weekly discussions about the overall development of various projects, for example, their Webby award-winning web series “What If”. Click the button to see examples of my work for Embreate.
Joined a collective of artists across the world to create art pertaining to the Turkey-Syria earthquake. The art was then auctioned off, with all proceeds going to a charity involved in helping the victims. Click below to read more.
Led digital marketing and community management for the company, achieving 4x industry-average social media engagement. Created and transformed 100 original artworks into 10,000 AI-generated variations for Web3, generating $20,000 in revenue through NFT sales. Click below for more details.
An art gallery created and curated by myself. See the archived exhibition by clicking below.
Trailer for Season 5 of Better Call Saul.