about me
Cynthia Spence knows studio and agency advertising and branding, development advocacy visual communications, and publication design. She seeks collaborative opportunities to grow with a team and its mission.
After holding communications positions at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNICEF, she built a design consultancy that served entrepreneurs, private firms, UN agencies and international non-profits, such as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin American (LAVCA).
Ms. Spence is keenly focused on effecting truthful representations of gender, culture, labor and race that are relevant to global progress. She is adept at handling multilingual campaigns.
She has extensive publishing experience, having worked at WWD, W, and numerous trade publications, UNDP’s Choices, UNICEF’s Staff News, and at The Earth Times Foundation’s bi-weekly in NYC and its dailies in host countries. She also co-founded Sensheant magazine, as creative director and editor.
Her passion lies in collaborating with clients and agencies to produce creative visual solutions that inform and persuade.
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Step by Step Graphics (vol.14 no.3) featured several projects from my work with Clare Ultimo
Art Director’s Club Merit for “Broadway Interactive Group” capabilities kit from my work with Clare Ultimo
Desi Award for “Macweek Market Center” sales promotion kit
Neenah Paper letterhead silver award for “Ronnie Solomon Design, Inc.” logo
LET’S COLLABORATE!
Client Roster
American Human Development Report
Azenta Life Sciences
Brooklyn Arts Council
Doctors Without Borders/MSF
Geneva Factors
Global Private Capital Association
The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York
EMPEA • Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
Incite Insight
Intellecting
JB Principal
LAVCA • Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Legal Empowerment of the Poor
OMP
Prospect Range
Public Agenda
Risa Jaraslow & Dancers
The Rockefeller Foundation
Sense & Spirit
Sensheant Magazine
Sweet Potato
Telosphere
TheCity.nyc
Twana Twitu
Travelport
United Nations Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations
UNDP • United Nations Development Programme
Human Development Report Office • UNDP
UN Global Compact
UNICEF • The United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIFEM • United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNFPA • United Nations Population Fund
UNSGSA • United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development
Vigilante
The Waterfront Museum
World Health Organization