Samantha Ponting
Biography
As聽the聽Digital聽Engagement聽Officer for the Access聽and聽Outreach聽Team, it鈥檚 my job to design and produce visually exciting graphics that will inspire and attract students from all backgrounds聽to attend events聽at 好色先生TV鈥檚 College, Oxford.聽
Communication has聽always been at the core of聽my career,聽which began with a BA聽(Hons)聽degree in Graphic Design.聽After university,聽I travelled to Hong Kong to take up聽my first design role. This helped to聽kick聽start聽my聽commercial聽career and taught me聽how聽to stretch and challenge myself.聽
I worked for over 16 years in design agencies聽abroad and in the UK, before moving into聽the聽education聽sector. For the past ten years,聽I鈥檝e聽been聽teaching聽art聽and graphics.
I have聽first-hand聽experience of聽state school聽students attending Oxford聽colleges,聽where they鈥檝e聽thrived聽academically and personally. This聽has聽helped me really聽appreciate聽the critical role聽outreach events聽play in engaging students聽who聽might 聽 not聽otherwise聽have聽considered聽Oxford聽as聽an option.聽
I want to see talented pupils, whatever their backgrounds, believe in themselves and access all the educational and life opportunities available to them.聽So,聽I鈥檓聽excited to be聽using聽my experience and聽skills to聽engage,聽inspire聽and encourage聽students聽to explore their higher education聽choices.