Nerdy Chic Designs is a freelance graphic design company by Alyssa Zeller Lifschitz. The artist is as nerdy chic as her logo. Portfolio: www.alyssazeller.com Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyChicDesigns

1. alyssa iris lifschitz
graphic designer / illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
MS Office
Illustration
Proofreading
Font Queen
Eye for Color
Fashion Sense
work experience
JEWISH UNITED FUND • CHICAGO, IL
• Design print materials such as invitations, flyers, logos, brochures, emails, etc.
to attract donors to attend events
• Draw cartoons/characters for print materials & animated campaign video
• Create cover designs for JUF News, circulated in the mailboxes of approximately
30,000 recipients
• Communicate with clients in various departments throughout entire
design process: concept, design, edits
NERDY CHIC DESIGNS
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN, OWNER
• Create logos, invitations, business cards, flyers, greeting cards, illustrations, etc.
MI-TE PRINTING • GLENCOE, IL
• Designed and typeset print materials such as invitations, business cards, flyers,
custom holiday cards, stationery, etc.
• Interfaced with customers and handled project intake
• Worked with digital printing, gained experience with offset printing, and set up
artwork for printing
20132011 20122009 2015
JEWISH UNITED FUND
SENIOR DESIGNER
JEWISH UNITED FUND
PRINT DESIGNER
MI-TE PRINTING
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
NCD
STATS:
847.636.1265
alyzell@gmail.com
3450 N. Lake Shore Drive, #410,
Chicago, IL 60657
www.linkedin.com/in/alyssalifschitz
WWW.ALYSSAZELLER.COM
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • Chicago, IL • B.A. (2009) • magna cum laude
Major: Visual Communication / Minor: Studio Art (Drawing & Painting)
JOHN FELICE ROME CENTER • Rome, Italy (Fall 2008)
STRENGTHS:
AWARDS:
• SIMON ROCKOWER AWARD TO CHICAGO JUF NEWS
for excellence in graphic design: May Cover • 2014
• MELLON AWARD RECIPIENT for excellence in senior show exhibition • 2009
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