Teresa Alva
COMMUNICATION DESIGNER | INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
CONTACT INFORMATION
Red Lion, PA
646.554.8087
teresa555@gmail.com
teresa555.myportfolio.com
FB | IG: tacommunicationdesign
linkedin.com/in/teresa555
PROFILE
I studied and started my career in New York City. I combined big-city skills with small-city sensibility for dynamic client relationships. Working as an independent consultant requires superb project management skills which I acquired with my PMP certification. Any communication that a potential consumer sees, will benefit from design. Let me help you with that.
I studied and started my career in New York City. I combined big-city skills with small-city sensibility for dynamic client relationships. Working as an independent consultant requires superb project management skills which I acquired with my PMP certification. Any communication that a potential consumer sees, will benefit from design. Let me help you with that.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Graphic Design
Web Design
Social Media
Video
Content Writing
Project Management
Graphic Design
Web Design
Social Media
Video
Content Writing
Project Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
Canva
PremierePro
Wix, WordPress Elementor
Slack
Word, Excel, Powerpoint
ProPresentor, Planning Center
Monday, ClickUp, Asana
MailChimp
Church Plant Media
Clockify
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
Canva
PremierePro
Wix, WordPress Elementor
Slack
Word, Excel, Powerpoint
ProPresentor, Planning Center
Monday, ClickUp, Asana
MailChimp
Church Plant Media
Clockify
EDUCATION
BFA Graphic Design & Advertising
School Of Visual Arts (SVA)
1993-1997
PMP Certified
(Project Management Professional)
PMI
2010
BFA Graphic Design & Advertising
School Of Visual Arts (SVA)
1993-1997
PMP Certified
(Project Management Professional)
PMI
2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Communication Designer | 2014 - Present | York, PA
• Listen to clients strengths, goals, and pain-points.
• Create branding (logo, color scheme, fonts) and ensure that anything that belongs to the business, fits their branding.
• Conceptualize and strategize the best marketing or advertising plan based on unique product, service, and clientele.
• Design communications that are easy to navigate and eye-catching
– print material (business cards, brochures, postcards, etc.)
– website development
– social media (planning, graphics, posts, scheduling, and analysis)
– photoshoots and photo editing
• Facilitating focus groups
• Handling print approvals
• Project management to ensure projects are done to clients’ quality standards, on schedule, and on budget.
• Process management to streamline work for all team members through the entire communication cycle
• Create branding (logo, color scheme, fonts) and ensure that anything that belongs to the business, fits their branding.
• Conceptualize and strategize the best marketing or advertising plan based on unique product, service, and clientele.
• Design communications that are easy to navigate and eye-catching
– print material (business cards, brochures, postcards, etc.)
– website development
– social media (planning, graphics, posts, scheduling, and analysis)
– photoshoots and photo editing
• Facilitating focus groups
• Handling print approvals
• Project management to ensure projects are done to clients’ quality standards, on schedule, and on budget.
• Process management to streamline work for all team members through the entire communication cycle
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE
Avon Products | 2003–2014 | New York, NY
Project Manager, Sales Development & Operation
Project Manager, NA Creative Dept
Senior Art Director
Project Manager, Sales Development & Operation
Project Manager, NA Creative Dept
Senior Art Director
Maybelline/L’Oreal | 2000–2003 | New York, NY
Art Director
Art Director
John Frieda Professional Hair Care | 1999–2000 | Wilton, CT
Brand Manager
Brand Manager
