Alexis Nera is a creative professional in advertising and graphic design. Her creative influence is a dovetail of the crazy colorful streets of Manila and the rich design and art scene of Washington D.C.’s Corcoran College of Art + Design. She believes that design is a powerful tool that improves the overall lifestyle of society. Her focus is on design with an advertising and strategic backbone.
With over four years in design and two years in advertising, Alexis worked independently as well as with a team to pitch and win new business handling above the line, below the line, digital, 360 campaigns, activations, and TV commercials. She has worked individually in growing beauty brands, building corporate identities, and other design responsibilities such as research,
strategy, packaging, web, mobile app, external and internal signage, wayfinding, and information design. When she is not preparing packaging plates or drafting vectors, she can be found biking, running, or in a café hacking away at a notebook cooking her next initiative.
ACCOUNTS
- Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corp.
- Dell Philippines
- AVON Philippines
- WYETH: Bonakid Chocoboost
- L’Oréal: Garnier
- Porter Novelli
- SM Supermalls
- Greenwich Food Corporation
- Ivi Ryo Corporation
- Lee Jeans: Manila
- Hershey’s Kisses Philippines
- BrightLife
- Yishion Philippines
- WILCON Builder’s Depot
- University of the Philippines S.S.A.A.
- Coral Agri-Venture Farm Inc.
- Hero Deli Food Inc.
- Namit Kag Sulit
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 – present
Principal designer for Ivi Ryo Corporation and its brands
Designer and design strategist for Bates CHI & Partners, Coral Agri-Venture Farm Inc. and Hero Deli Food Inc.
Graphic Designer for Malleus Group, Baby’s First Steps, CushyPods
2011 – 2013
Art Director & Graphic Designer
2009
Web Design Intern
EDUCATION
Corcoran College of Art + Design
President’s Award and Dean’s List
(GPA 3.74)
Graphic Design Core, Typography, Publication Design, Brand Experience, Packaging Design, Print Production, Information Design, Environmental Design, Graphic Symbolism, Page Layout: InDesign, Flash Animation, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Bookbinding
General Assembly
Front-End Web Development
HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery
AFFILIATIONS
AIGA
Art Director’s Club
D&AD
EXHIBITIONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art + Design Museum
2010
All-Senior Thesis Exhibitions
AIGA Flux Student Design Competitions
2008 & 2009
The Blue Elephant, Frederick MD
White Halls Exhibition
2008
Corcoran College of Art + Design
OPEN Show: Annual Exhibitions
2007 – 2009
Corcoran College of Art + Design
SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe Acrobat and Creative Suite 6: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Skilled at Adobe Creative Suite 6: After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash and Microsoft Office.
Experienced in print and packaging design production processes including plate preparation.
Able to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Fluent in written and spoken English
and Filipino
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
AIGA: Show Off
2010
Merit recognition for visual identity style guide of the Element branding project.
AIGA: Flux Student Design Competition
2009
Certificate of merit in publication design for a magazine publication entitled “Dreamer.” Project is a conceptual zine for typography class that displays stories and thoughts about dreams.
AIGA: Show Off or Die Trying
2009
Recognition for writing and designing a short publication: Jan Tschichold and Herb Lubalin
Recognition for a short publication that involves providing a book design that houses an original article of Paul Rand: “Design and the Play Instinct”
Recognition for one brochure supporting the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
Recognition for a t-shirt design and packaging design that includes visual identity.
AIGA:Flux Student Design Competition
2008
Certificate of merit in packaging design. Skateboard design showcases a display typeface personally designed in 2008.