Riley Paulsen started working at the Digital Corps when he was a junior at Ball State University. Fast forward fifteen years, and Paulsen has taken on various roles such as Designer and Design Team Lead. Last year, Paulsen achieved his latest career advancement, becoming the Assistant Director at the Digital Corps, collaborating closely with Executive Director Brandon Smith. 

“I have a lot of pride in how we have grown the organization over time,” said Paulsen. “We started out with a small group of students who were, essentially, glorified lab assistants to basically running a small studio agency from within the university.” 

Throughout his many years at the Digital Corps, Paulsen has taken part in many projects he holds close to his heart. Notably, during his early years as a staff member, he had the opportunity to work with the Indiana State Government and created the in.gov website logo. 

Jumping from the Design Team Lead to Assistant Director, Paulsen still works closely with leading the Design Team, but additionally, assists Smith with managerial tasks and big-picture strategy for the Digital Corps. 

“One of the things I love doing is setting up and guiding some of the training processes here at the Corps and figuring out how to most efficiently train people,” said Paulsen. “In some cases, it’s taking a student at a freshman-level and bringing them up to a junior-level within one semester.” 

Paulsen has received three degrees from Ball State University. Earning his master’s in public administration and two bachelor’s degrees in graphic arts management and journalism graphics.  

Outside of the Digital Corps, Paulsen loves spending time with his wife and three cats, delights in freelance photography, freelance website development, and camping in the wilderness.