GRAPHIC DESIGNERART HISTORIAN VISUAL ARTIST

I am a graphic designer with a fine art and art history background. An avid researcher and a

visual problem-solver, I am interested in the intersections between fine and commercial art.

I strive to create a balance in my work between concept and aesthetics.

DEAN’S LISTFIU, Spring 2009 - Spring 2013

“DOXA”BFA Spring Exhibition Frost Art Museum, 2012

FIU STUDENT EXHIBITIONMiami Beach Urban Studios, 2012

“FEED”Group ExhibitionThe Artists' Forum @ FIU, 2011

“RE:” Group Installation ExhibitionMoore Building, Miami Design District, 2011

FALL STUDENT REVIEW SHOWTop 10 Score Scholarship RecipientFIU, 2010

“THE WORLD IS KUBIK” STUDENT SHOW Kubik Scholarship RecipientMiami Design District, 2006

SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS EXHIBITIONNational Silver Key WinnerMiami Art Museum, 2005

SCHOLASTICS Portfolio Finalist, 2007Regional Silver Key in Art, 2006, 2005Regional Gold Key in Art, 2005National Silver Key in Art, 2005

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITYDual Degree, 2009-2013B. F. A., Fine Art, Painting concentration B. A., Art History

Summa Cum Laude

Undergraduate Certificate Program, 2012Japanese Studies

DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE SR. HIGHHigh School Diploma, 2004 -2008Industrial & Graphic Design concentration

Summa Cum Laude

EDUCATION

MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENDigital Marketing Coordinator, June 2015–PresentResponsible for conceptualizing and executing the museum’s digital marketing strategy. I design and create content for e-mail campaigns, perform website maintenance and development, plan and write social media content, monitor social media statistics and website traffic (Google Analytics), and design museum collaterals, event signage, and web graphics.

Delray Beach, FL

CERNUDA ARTEGallery assistant, January 2015-June 2015Assistant to the director and social media coordinator. Responsibilities included: administra-tive tasks and gallery inventory reports, artwork cataloguing, social media blog posts, e-mail marketing (tracked through Google Analytics), maintaining contact lists (Constant Contact and GalleryPro), design tasks utilizing the Adobe Suite, and basic website maintenance and creat -ing special event pages.

Coral Gables, FL

JET PROGRAMME Assistant Language Teacher, 2013–2014Assisted classroom teachers at the elementary and junior high level in English instruction. Also acted as a cultural ambassador, promoting internationalization and cultural enrichment by planning and participating in events around the town and prefecture. Also worked on occasional designs for the Hokkaido AJET, an association of JET Programme participants and past participants in Hokkaido.

Date, Japan

WOLFSONIAN MUSEUMGraphic Design Intern, 2012-2013Worked directly under the art director, assisting in the creation of many of the museum’s collateral materials. This included museum branding, exhibition graphics, email campaigns, web graphics, merchandise design for the museum shop, brochures, flyers, menus, catalogues, and museum wayfinding. Also created content for the museum’s design department blog.

Miami Beach, FL

EXPERIENCE

SKILLSSOFTWARE

Adobe InDesign | Adobe IllustratorAdobe Photoshop | Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel | Microsoft PowerpointFinal Cut Pro | Pages | KeynoteMailChimp | Constant Contact

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OTHERPainting & Drawing | Art installation

Book binding | Photography | Research Writing | Proofreading/Editing

LANGUAGESEnglish | Spanish

Intermediate Japanese

CONTACT772.766.6992

jess@jessortega.comjessortega.com

References available upon request.