Greetings!

I’m Monika Chas, a visual communicator with a knack for clear, impactful design. I create brand-aligned print and digital media in its many forms. For me, good design makes a connection to the audience and is worth their time.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experienced in: Adobe CC, Canva, Microsoft Office, CMS
Familiar with: Adobe After Effects, UX/UI Principles,
HTML, CSS, Google WireframePro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Designer 2020–Present
CIC, Cambridge, MA
Marketing & Communications

Graphic Designer & Art Director 2019–2020
Firefly Health, Cambridge, MA
Service Design/Marketing

Graphic Designer & Art Director 2017–2019
Veritas Genetics, Danvers, MA
Marketing

Senior Designer / Copy Specialist 2004–2017
Pearson Education, Boston, MA
North America Strategic Marketing

Freelance Graphic Designer 2003–2004
Portsmouth, NH

Art Director 2001–2002
MSCO Marketing, White Plains, NY

Senior Designer 1996–2001
MSCO Marketing, White Plains, NY

Junior Designer 1996–1998
SCR Interior Design, New York, NY
Communications

EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Art 2016
Continuing Education

School of Visual Arts 1994-1995
Continuing Education

Montclair State University 1994
M.A. French Literature

Colby College 1988
B.A. French Literature / Concentration Art History

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Designer 2023
All in Energy, a nonprofit startup focused on accelerating an inclusive transition to a clean energy economy

Director and Designer 2015–2017
Boston Green Team, a volunteer-run internal sustainability group at Pearson Education, Boston

Researcher and Designer 2008–2009
Sierra Club of Massachusetts

Big Sister Mentor 2006–2015
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

RECOGNITION

(Team Award) Best Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Communications, Healthcare Leadership 2022
CIC Health

Outstanding Performance in Advertising 2017, 2008
Pearson Education

Best Brochure Design 2002
Westchester Women’s Association

Most Recognizable Ad in a Trade Magazine 2001
Forbes Magazine