alissa forcina

EDUCATION

• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA

BFA: Major Communication Design 2018

Concentrations: Advertising and Graphic Design

Dean’s List: Spring 2017– Spring 2018

My overall GPA for the past three years has been a 3.5. SKILLS

• Adobe Creative Suite

(Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom)

• Advertising including conceptual thinking, logo creation, campaign design

• Basic photography,composition, lighting principles, and digital retouching in Photoshop

• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Special Olympics: Montgomery County, PA

• Assited at Spring Track Meet event.

• Special Kids Special Care: Recieved Volunteer

award for this Non-Profit.

• Font-Fellows: Provided mentorship

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Weis Markets: Conshohocken, PA

June 2017- Present

Proficiency in customer service, money handling

• Rita’s Water Ice: Conshohocken, PA

Assistant Manager, March 2011– July 2016

Responsibilities: opening and closing store,

excellent customer service

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

• Campus Apartments: Philadelphia, PA

Contract Graphic Designer (full time)

August 2018 - February 2019

• Create layout designs at the direction of a seven member Investment team. These collateral materials are used for various Campus Apartment college and residential properties around the United States.

• Design flyers, banners, social-media graphics, and advertisements for the properties, as they are needed for leasing and renewal campaigns, as well as campus events.

• 20nine: Conshohocken, PA

Graphic Design Intern Fall 2017

• Edited photos for Safian & Rudolph and Magpie’s social media posts for promotions

• Assisted on the design for posters and flyers for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Ride for Life” event

• Created layout designs for Eastern University’s

annual magazine

• Designathon: Kutztown, PA

2016-2018

• A 24-hour event dedicated to designing work for local non-profits

• Designed a 1940’s style poster and brochure for

Flying Fur Animal Rescue

• Helped design a calendar and flyers for A Step Up Academy advertising & graphic design

610-***-**** ac8l3t@r.postjobfree.com alissa-forcina.myportfolio.com Conshohocken, PA

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