JESSICA CROCE | Design & Illustration
827 59th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
JSCroce85@gmail.com | 347.858.4833
behance.net/jessicacroce
EDUCATION
PRATT INSTITUTE | New York, NY
MS in Communication Design, 2011
Concentration in Digital Design | Cumulative 3.7 GPA
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | Richmond, VA
BFA in Communication Arts, 2008
Minor in Painting and Printmaking | Cumulative 3.5 GPA
LORENZO DE' MEDICI | Florence, Italy
Study Abroad, Summer 2005
Advanced Drawing & Ceramics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GOSHOW ARCHITECTS | New York, NY
Freelance Graphic Designer | Summer 2011
Projects include designing an array of projects including HTML emails, brochures, posters and book layouts. (Met tight deadlines & maintained visual consistency.)
TRADITIONAL HOME MAGAZINE | New York, NY
Freelance Graphic Designer | Summer 2011
Projects include an animation and photo editing for Traditional Home and Midwest Living magazines.
PRATT INSTITUTE | New York, NY
Lab Coordinator | 2010-2011
Responsible for running the laser cutter, perfect binder machine and large format printers.
PRATT INSTITUTE | New York, NY
Treasurer of the Communications Committee | 2010 & 2011
Responsible for writing budget proposals for two academic years and handling all finances of the Communications Committee (Student Organization for Grad ComD). Worked as part of team to plan and develop events, as well as to design promotional pieces.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | New York, NY
Digital Media Intern | Fall 2010
Projects included animating artist Arturo Herrera’s drawings for display on the nine screens in the main lobby as a part of the exhibit On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century, as well as the website and a 3-screen display for the exhibit, Artifact or Idea. Responsible for updating the museum’s website through a CMS, photo editing and reformatting.
HOUSING WORKS | New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern | Fall 2010
Worked with art and marketing departments, as well as independently to design pieces including matchstick boxes, in-store graphics, envelopes, menus, posters and web graphics.
MIDWEST LIVING MAGAZINE | New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern | Summer 2010
Worked on designing promotional pieces for Midwest Living and other Meredith magazines. Gained real world experience through maintaining brand consistency and teamwork within the marketing and creative departments.
RICHMOND SPCA | Richmond, VA
Kennel Technician | 2008–2009
Responsible for the health and care of up to 30 shelter animals. After having worked there as part-time staff for 6 months was promoted to a full time position.
KAMANS ART SHOPPES | Doswell, VA
Caricaturist | 2008
Developed illustration and typography skills to create humorous portraits of park patrons. Gained customer service and sales skills.
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
⋅ Graduate Communication Design Outstanding Merit Award | Pratt Institute, 2011
⋅ Teaching Assistant to Prof. Tony Dispigna | Pratt Institute, 2011
⋅ Graduate Communication Design Scholarship | Pratt Institute, 2011
⋅ Communication Arts Chair’s Award | Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008
⋅ Richmond Illustrator's Club Juried Exhibition | Richmond, VA, 2008
⋅ VCUarts Juried Student Exhibition | Richmond, VA, 2008
SKILLS
TECHNICAL
- mac & pc
- Adobe CS5
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- AfterEffects
- Flash
- Dreamweaver
- Flash
- HTML/CSS
- ActionScript3
- Keynote
- Powerpoint
OTHER
- Laser Cutting
- Book Binding
- Illustration
- Photography
- Motion Design
- Web Design
- Clay
- Woodworking
- Model Making
