Roshni Ashar

Roshni Ashar
64 Holland Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003
roshniashar@yahoo.com 516-528-5877
Portfolio Website: www.behance.net/roshniashar

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Communication Arts   September 2010 – May 2012
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY

Bachelor of Mass Media     July 2006 – May 2009
R.D. National College, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premier Pro, Illustrator, Flash, Audition, InDesign, After Effects
• Corel Draw
• MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jewelista, New York      November 2012 – Present
Contract Graphic Designer
• Designing homepage sliders for website and jewelry image re-colorization.

ADM Productions, New York     September 2012 – October 2012
Temp Graphic Designer
• Designed theme logos, pitch presentations and event walk-in slides.

Campus Slate – NYIT Newspaper, Old Westbury, New York September 2011 – May 2012
Design Director and Layout Editor
• Designed ads for the newspaper’s clients and designing the layout of the newspaper.

NYIT, Old Westbury, New York     January 2011 – May 2012
Multi-Media Graduate Assistant
• Assisted professors in teaching undergraduate classes in Radio and Video Editing
• Social Media Marketing and created logos, flyers, brochures  and posters for various events like CommArts Xtreme Gala, Wednesday Movie Nights

Dattaram Advertising, Mumbai, India    April 2008 – July 2008
Creative Visualizer Intern
• Designed and produced all-media campaign including print, outdoor, TV, radio, web and ambient commercials

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

• Designed and produced print and outdoor advertising campaign for Pepsi
• Created government based public service print campaign – Save water, electricity, promote literacy
• Directed, cinematographed, edited short movie (Hindi) – “Kuch Ankahee Baatein”  (on directional lines of Suraj Barjatya)
• Directed, cinematographed, edited music video on A.R. Rehman’s song ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’ – “Unity in Diversity”

ACHIEVEMENTS
• Received an award for ‘Excellence in Graphic Design’ by the Comm Arts Department at NYIT
• Received the ‘Regina Greene Service Award’ at NYIT for unusual dedication and service to the Comm Arts Department

EXTRA CURRICULAR
• Attended Advertising and Brand Building seminar conducted by advertising tycoons like Mr. Prasoon Joshi, Mr. Prahlad Kakkad and Mr. Piyush Pandey
• Volunteered at Shahpur Girls Orphanage, Maharashtra, India