Jessika Forster

Although the majority of my work experience surrounds customer service, as soon as I graduated high school I began studying within the field that I am truly passionate about which is, the arts. I have developed my skills through cegep and university, but I spent the years before then teaching myself how to use software such as Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. Throughout studying within the digital arts and new media program in cegep, I was able to refine my skills and learn new software such as Photoshop and Maya 3D, but university is where I have truly grown as an artist. I have began using a variety of software within the Adobe Creative Suite, coded projects using HTML, Javascript and CSS and much more. While studying at Concordia, I have been challenging myself through the projects I am assigned as I do my best to go above and beyond rather than simply sticking to the guidelines. I enjoy the challenge and feel a sense of accomplishment whenever I complete them. Throughout my studies, I have been working as the social media manager for Montreal Confections which has allowed me to continuously develop the skills required for the role. In addition to my studies and my job, whenever I have time I enjoy working on personal projects as the arts is the field I wish to work in, but it has also been my passion for as long as I can remember.

MONTREAL CONFECTIONS MONTREAL, QUEBEC / CANADA
Video Editor | Social Media Specialist June 2018 – Present

Within this role, I oversee the editing of videos that will be posted, scheduling the posts on Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok and Facebook as well as fulfilling any other creative tasks that are assigned to me.

●  Editing cookie decorating tutorials using Final Cut Pro and After Effects.

●  Creating necessary assets to be used in videos within Photoshop and/or Illustrator.

●  Understanding of the most widely used social media platforms.

●  Communication with company owner in order to plan weekly content.

●  Be creative in finding ways to retain the attention of viewers.

PRIMEAU VÉLO

CANADA

Cashier

BROSSARD, QUEBEC /

May 2022 – August 2022

●  Using Microsoft Excel and Word in order to keep track of the sale data.

●  Customer service as well as answering the phone, managing bike orders and transfer orders from other stores.

●  Ability to multi-task.

METRO INC.

CANADA

Cashier

BROSSARD, QUEBEC /

June 2018 – October 2018

●  Answering to customer inquiries.

●  Packing customer orders.

●  Keeping the cash area clean and organized at all times.

SKI SAINT-BRUNO

CANADA

Ski Instructor

SAINT-BRUNO, QUEBEC /

December 2017 – March 2018

●  Weekly lesson planning.

●  Ensured lessons stayed on track in order for the students to learn all the skills necessary to pass the final exam.

●  Communication with parents after each lesson regarding their child’s progress.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY MONTREAL, QUEBEC / CANADA
Bachelor of Fine Arts & 3.38 GPA 

April 2025 

Currently studying Computation Arts as a Specialization

My winter 2023 course load includes a course titled “Interaction Design Studio” where the core focus is on the study of UX and UI.