CRISTINA FORTE
Art Director / Digital Designer
Experienced in multiple industries, including healthcare. Conceptualized and created new identity designs for emerging brands and companies. Developed and designed innovative solutions for print, digital campaigns, and events, while maintaining brand integrity. Strategic thinker focused on user experience from beginning to end.
EDUCATION
• BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
(concentration: graphic design and visual communications)
• School of Visual Arts, NYC, continuing education
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Advertising, Apparel, Incentive Marketing, Pharmaceutical/Healthcare, Publishing, Restaurant, Theater, Travel
SKILLS
• Adobe Creative Suite • MS Office • Print and Digital Design • Photography
EXPERIENCE
• Freelance Designer and Photographer, Somerset, NJ
• Senior Art Director for RevHealth, Morristown, NJ
• Senior Digital Designer for Merck Pharmaceuticals, Union, NJ
• Senior Art Director for Next Level Performance (formerly Dittman Incentives), New Brunswick, NJ
• Senior Art Director for Bristol Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ
• Founder and Partner of Digital Image, East Brunswick, NJ
• Creative Services Manager, Targum Plublishing, New Brunswick, NJ
CLIENTS / EMPLOYERS
Bristol Myers-Squibb
Crossroads Theater Company
Delta's Restaurant
Hayward
HSBC
Johnson and Johnson
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mercedes-Benz
Merck
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture
Portico Apparel (Givenchy, Adolfo, Bert Pulitzer)
RevHealth
Rutgers University
The Arc of Mercer
The Flower Station
United Way
BRANDS
Abilify
Adolfo
Bert Pulitzer
Comtrex
Convatec
Efavirenz
Enfamil
Eylea/Regeneron
Gefapixant
Givenchy
HSBC
Meade Johnson
Montblanc
Plavix
Pravachol
Supermedia