hey, i’m charis !
(ka-ris)
Charis Dalpra is an emerging graphic designer with a focus on illustration. She is a recent First-class graduate of her BA in Graphic Design Communication at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL.
Currently, Charis works full-time as a Junior Designer at the Royal Academy of Dance, working on various digital and print assets for the organisation. Simultaneously, she works as a freelance designer and illustrator in her free time.
While her main interest lies in the combination of illustration and design, Charis prides herself in exploring a variety of other design disciplines. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for innovative design, Charis is eager to contribute fresh perspectives to every project she undertakes.
As she continues to develop her skills, she looks forward to connecting with other professionals in the industry and making a meaningful impact through her work.
experience
JUNIOR DESIGNER @ ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE 2025 – present
Here, I work full-time across a variety of in-house projects at the Royal Academy of Dance, covering everything from print and branding to motion graphics and illustration. As part of the Marketing team, I create high-quality design work across different platforms, recently designing and introducing a Canva templating system to streamline design work, rolling out to our global colleagues.
GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT @ ARTS STUDENTS’ UNION 2024 – 2025
Designing and illustrating diverse visual assets for the Arts Students’ Union, supporting campaigns and communications aimed at students and internal teams alongside balancing studies at university.
CREATIVE PROJECT @ VENTURETHREE x SKY SPORTS 2025
A creative, multidisciplinary group project hosted by the branding agency venturethree where we designed a concept for bringing Gen Z to Sky Sports. As the designer, I worked on the branding – working within the Sky Sports brand to expand it to a younger audience.
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN @ COSTELLO MEDICAL 2022
Here, I experienced a real office environment for the first time, getting stuck into meetings and small-side projects for the design team. I worked to briefs with brand-specific requirements, expanding my knowledge of the graphic design industry, learning what it’s like to work in-house.
WAITRESSING, HOSTING, RETAIL @ VARIOUS PLACES 2021 – 2024
During my student years, I worked in various roles in waitressing, hosting, retail, and charity work. This work built up my confidence in myself, customer service, management, and self discipline.
education
BA GRAPHIC DESIGN COMMUNICATION @ UAL, CHELSEA COLLEGE 2022 – 2025
This is where I fully realised my potential as a designer and creative. This course was incredibly diverse and multidisciplinary, where we were encouraged to expand our art into many different forms. I experimented in branding, illustration, print, motion design, animation, filmmaking, and 3D modelling. I received a First.
Alongside my studies, I helped to run the UAL Tea Society, where we hosted events for tea lovers around London and built a creative community. Here, I was the Treasurer and organised finances, whilst also helping in general areas of the events and social media. I was nominated for the Committee Member of the Year Award, and we won the Arts SU’s Society of the Year Award 2025.
GRAPHIC DESIGN @ LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM 2020 – 2022
I started my design journey here, learning the ropes with design and the Adobe suite. I am forever thankful to my teachers here for helping me jumpstart my career and encouraging me to push myself.
Here, I won a few sixth-form-wide competitions, allowing me to design for the college’s magazine and was awarded an internship.
Through the college, I was also a shortlisted nominee for the Student Social Mobility Awards 2021.
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