Jenny Walker
Creative Arts at University of Sunderland
Magazine editor, photographer, designer, and all-round creative professional heavily involved in the music scene. My current role is as Editor-in-Chief of Gan On, a Sunderland based music and culture magazine, built to promote grassroots artists and creatives in the local and wider-regional scene. I am responsible for coordinating a team of contributors, copywriting, proofreading and editing, as well as building and designing print editions which I personally relaunched this year. I update the CMS regularly, create and manage content for social media, and build strong relationships with advertisers, distributors, and readers. Alongside my role at the magazine, I co-host The Local Music Show on Spark 107 FM, as well as being a creative freelancer. I work for music venues as a festival stage manager, gig rep, and lighting tech, as well as being an in-house merch seller for touring bands -- some of which I have interviewed as a part of Gan On, as well as my own work as a music journalist. I have created social media and marketing campaigns for various businesses, as well as managing social media accounts. Recently, I completed a project for a local restaurant launching a new lunch menu, where I was responsible for mapping out a shot list, photographing menu items (using industry standard equipment), editing the images to the best quality, and creating graphics for each menu item, alongside promotional posts for social media for the campaign rollout. I also designed a menu, as well as flyers and loyalty cards. My goals are to stay in the editorial and creative world, and continue to create meaningful content that allows myself and others to express and improve creative skills in a supportive environment.
Work by Jenny Walker
- Loyalty cards
Created as part of the restaurant menu launch campaign.
- Aesthetic social media video
This trending video style example showcases my ability to capture aesthetically pleasing shots and use editing and colour grading to improve footage to create an engaging finished product.
- Music venue promotional video (teaser)
A short teaser video created for a music venue to promote gig nights. Both this, and the full video were well recieved.
- Social media video
A 'day in the life' video filmed and edited for a cafe for use on social media. This post in particular performed very well online.
- Video graphic
Short-form video graphic created for restaurant promotional campaign alongside the still graphics.
- Promotional video
Short promotional video created to promote a live gig event.
- Typography, posters, and design work
A range of design work I have done for various clients, including: poster design, scrollable carousels, 4:5 grid posts, and album artwork.
- Photography
A small selection of examples of my photography work. I graduated with a Bachelor of Photography in 2022 and since then has completed work for a range of clients and events, including, corporate, stock, events & live gigs, portraits, as well as staged and studio shoots.
- Social media moving graphic
This short video was created alongside the social media graphics for the restaurant menu launch.
- Gan On promotional assets
I created social media grid and story assets for each individual band, artist, and contrubitor linked to the February 2026 issue of Gan On, as well as ones for our stockists, to maximise social media promotional impact.
- Restaurant graphics - marketing/creative arts
A selection of graphics that I created for a Sunderland restaurant to promote the launch of their new lunch menu. All images were photographed and edited by me over a few shooting sessions, before creating the individual graphics.
- Video editing for social media - radio link
During a broadcast for the Spark FM Local Music Show, I filmed a segment and edited it with the broadcast audio to create a promotional video for social media.
- Gan On February 2026 print issue
This is the first issue of the relaunched Gan On magazine under my leadership. I was responsible for designing the 28-page issue, as well as sourcing content, writing copy, and assigning pieces to contributors, which I proofread and edited before sending to print.