Hire the Best Storytelling Freelancers in Tennessee

My name is Matthew and I am a graphic and brand designer located in Nashville. I have experience working professionally as a freelancer and in corporate settings. I have experience working with a wide range of industries such has healthcare, insurance, parks & organizations, financial, and many others. Through my professional career, I have a gained experience in design from logos, campaign design, animation, digital paid ads, creative direction, project management, web design, print, and so much more. I have worked closely with my marketing director and the rest of my team to strategies new campaign ideas and branding strategies. I would love the opportunity to get to meet your team and share more on why I believe I would be a good fit.

Nice to meet you! My name is Emily. I’m a creative partner who helps small businesses and nonprofits share their story through social media, email marketing, content creation, and graphic design. I’ve always loved bringing big ideas to life. After graduating with a degree in Communication from Appalachian State University in 2020, I gained experience in small business, agency, and nonprofit roles before moving into freelancing. For over three years, I’ve had the chance to help clients build social media accounts from scratch, launch their first newsletters, and keep their marketing consistent, so they can focus on running their business or mission. I like to think working with me feels like working with a friend: creative, collaborative, and supportive. Get in touch and let's make some magic together!

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Editorial & Commercial Illustrator | Caricatures • Concept Art • Hand‑Drawn Visual Storytelling I’m an editorial and commercial illustrator specializing in hand‑drawn artwork that communicates ideas with clarity, personality, and strong visual storytelling. Since 2016, I’ve created illustrations for newsletters, writers, small businesses, campaigns, and commentary platforms always drawn by hand, never generated or automated. My work blends traditional fundamentals with expressive digital rendering, producing clean, readable illustrations that stand out in feeds, articles, and branded content. I offer a range of illustration services, including POLTOONS, editorial concepts, caricatures, character‑driven visuals, and narrative sketches. Every piece is sketched, inked, and colored manually no AI, no templates, no shortcuts. For clients who need commentary‑driven art, I also provide political and issue‑based illustration as a specialty service, drawing from years of experience in satire and visual communication. 🎯 What I Create Editorial Illustrations for articles, newsletters, explainers, and branded content Caricatures individuals, teams, families, public figures Sketch, Ink & Color Work clean line art, polished digital finishes Article‑to‑Visual Concepts send me a URL and I’ll translate it into a visual idea Optional Specialty: Pol & commentary‑driven illustration (satire, issue‑based visuals) Styles Offered: Pen & Ink * Kolormarc Alcohol Markers* Watercolor * Black & White * Painterly Digital (Sargent‑inspired)

I'm proficient with many frameworks, tech skills, and programming languages including React, NodeJs, HTML/CSS/JS, Firebase, Flutter, Python, Unity, WPF, ThreeJs, databases like PSQL, MySQL, and others. I've worked for a few years now here and on Freelancer, and been involved in developing and working on many interesting projects like websites, and apps & games for several platforms. I have the experience and breadth of skills to tackle many software development projects from things I am familiar with (Unity games & apps, web pages - React is my fav frontend, Flutter apps), to even things I may not have direct experience with at the moment. I learn quick, listen well, and always try to deliver good quality results. If it's software development related, I can probably do it.

I am a professional writer, editor, content creator, music creator, graphic designer, and aspiring video game designer with a love for all things linguistic and communicative. "Life is language" .I have currently completed over 600 projects here on Upwork.com as well as more on other platforms such as the Urban Writers. I have written well over 1 million in my 4+ years as a freelancer. .These include but are not limited to ghostwriting, copywriting, editing, YouTube scripts, quizzes, articles, travel guides, blogs, long and short-form creative writing, promotions, company bios, product reviews, video game dialogue, storyboarding, graphic design, company branding, logos, and a dozen other types of general content creation tasks. .I am a published author including both a feature length novel titled "The Fox, the Wolf, and the Eagle" now available to read on Google Play and other short story work. I am currently finishing up the final edits on my second full-length novel "Highland Hearts". .I am a video game designer and have finished finished my first feature length horror game titled 'This Long Night' now available to play on Itch.io. .Music is my first love and was my first creative outlet. I have over 60 songs published on my Youtube channel currently under the name $hinken and Shinken 89 .I love to talk, debate, and philosophize on matters of all different kinds. So, keep me in mind as a perspective debatee, devil's advocate, idea formulator, storyboarder, cinematographer, and content creator. .My other hobbies include reading, literature, philosophy, fitness, nature, martial arts, cooking, art, music, film, graphic design, art, history and philosophy of art, spirituality, and gardening.