Hey there, I'm Malia!
Senior UX Researcher with multi-disciplinary experiences in tech, non-profits, and learning experiences.
THE PIGGY WIGGIES
When I adopted my guinea pig – Rolly, I decided to try something different with her. I decided to train her to do tricks! Despite no prior background or experience in animal training, I taught Rolly (and eventually, Subi) over a dozen tricks.
Having seen several pet-related social media accounts, I eventually decided to try putting my guinea pigs “out there” on Instagram. Turns out, lots of people also enjoyed watching my guinea pigs do tricks too!
Rolly the guinea pig
Subi the guinea pig
As I built my platform and expanded its reach, I taught myself new skills related to social media management and photography.
Notable accomplishments to date:
- Invited and recorded scenes for the Nickelodeon show, Unleashed (2020)
- Featured on National Geographic Kids (Oct 2019 edition)
- Planned, shot, and published a mini-training series, "How to Train Your Guinea Pig," on Youtube (2019)
- Organically grew the Instagram account's following to over 11,000 followers at its peak
Skills acquired through this project:
- Social media management (Instagram, Facebook)
- Photo editing (Photoshop)
- Video editing (Premier Pro)
- Photography-related skills (lighting, DSLR cameras)
The content here represents only a small fraction of my work.