ABOUT
She/her.
As a brand designer and visual creative, I value process and strategy as much as making things look good. My educational background is in advertising, design, and art direction. I love seeing creative visions brought to life.
Born in small-town Oklahoma to an Indonesian family, I spent most of my childhood running through farms and watching clouds turn to lightning storms. Atlanta (Georgia) became my home from the age of 9, and these days I frequently indulge in scuba diving, astrophotography, and immersive travel.
See my design philosophies or read about what I’ve recently been up to below.
WORKING
Society of Digital Agencies
Brand Designer (Jan 2021 - Present)
Design Lead (Jan 2017 - Dec 2020)
Graphic Designer (Feb 2014 - Dec 2016)
Since joining SoDA's Operations team in 2014, Jessica Ongko has been deeply involved with strengthening SoDA’s brand and visual identity while collaborating with agencies around the world to design and create publications, event signage, and both digital and physical assets related to the work of SoDA. A graduate of the Graphic Design program from advertising portfolio school, The Creative Circus, you’ll often find Jessica trotting the globe and working out of airports during long layovers. Post-pandemic, she currently is bunkering down in Atlanta.
VOLUNTEERING
Barefoot Conservation
Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 (3 months)
Trained and certified in reef checks, manta identification, and the PADI Divemaster program. Involved in community projects, beach cleanups, and assisting in dive courses at Arborek (Raja Ampat), West Papua - Indonesia.
Khora Athens
March 2019 - May 2019 (3 months)
Volunteering at Khora's Free Shop, which aims to provide a dignified shopping experience for refugees, asylum seekers, and other displaced persons in Athens (Greece), from clothing to toiletries. Responsibilities include: stocking/restocking supplies, opening accounts for new families in need, inventory.
CREATING
Photography
Drawn to the natural wonders of Earth and this universe, from twinkling galaxies at night to bubble coral underwater. My joy is to create photographs of natural phenomenons that aren’t visible to the naked eye.
Ongko - Etsy shop
Handmade Indonesian Goods. Available here.
LEARNING
The Creative Circus
Graphic Design (Dec 2013 Graduate)
Founded in 1995 in Atlanta, Georgia, The Creative Circus is an accredited, two-year portfolio-building educational program for the creative side of the marketing communications industry. The Creative Circus seeks to train and develop talent to fill industry need. In addition to advertisements, design pieces, websites and images, Circus students develop concepts for full-scale branding, brand extensions, product development, interactive design and innovative technology applications. The Creative Circus is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.