In the spring/summer 2020 Visual Arts Journal, SVA's magazine, we spotlighted six SVA alumni who have made their homes and found their niche in the Midwestern metropolis; over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting versions of these features online.

Earlier this week, we featured Latoya Flowers (MFA 2012 Social Documentary Film); next, meet Kelly King (MFA 2013 Computer Art), who lives in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.

When Chicago native and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Kelly King heard that the Cubs—one of the oldest and most famous clubs in Major League Baseball—planned to install the first-ever video boards in its beloved Wrigley Field for the 2015 season, she was up for the challenge to help modernize a historic ballpark, but in a way that tradition-minded fans would enjoy.

In 2015, the Cubs hired King as their video and graphics producer. "I didn't want a kiss cam or a 'loud-o-meter,'" she says. "That would take away from the experience of going to a game." Instead, she focused on aspects that would enhance the game for Wrigley's 40,000-capacity crowd—namely lineup information, stats and replays.

Five years later, King is the manager of graphics with Cubs Productions, a newly formed in-house production team, creating films, motion graphics and printed materials like scorecards and programs for virtually every corner of the organization. "Every day is different, and I'm constantly learning and getting to work on something new," she says.

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This MFA Computer Art alumnus is the Manager of Graphics for the Chicago Cubs