Summary:
>>>>> 15 years as a Graphic Designer,
>>>>> 6 years as a Web Designer, using all E-Commerce platforms, most familiar with GoDaddy, Shopify, and WordPress (Woocommerce);
>>>>> 5+ Business Management and Administration (Wholesale, Hospitality and Tourism, Art Galeries);
>>>>> 4 years as a UX Designer and researcher;
>>>>> 3 years in Digital Marketing;
>>>>> 2 years of working within design systems including AODA,
>>>>> 1+ Google Analytics.
Knowledge in: 15 years as a Graphic Designer, 6 years as a Web Designer, using all E-Commerce platforms, all CMS most familiar with GoDaddy, Shopify, and WordPress (WooCommerce), 5 years of working within design systems including Ontario Design System and AODA, 4 years as a UX Designer (Using Adobe XD and Figma) and researcher, 1+ Google Analytics and 5 years as Office Administrator.
SOFTWARE'S & APPS: Adobe Creative Suite/Clouds (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dimension, Premier Pro, Premier Rush, After Effects, Dream Viewer, Adobe XD, Experience Cloud – Marketo), Canva, Figma, GoDaddy platform, WordPress, Shopify, Flodesk, 3 D Studio Max, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Corel Draw, MX Office, Business Vision.
Coding: HTML, CSS, CMS, SEO, JavaScript, GSAP, React, Lottie, GitHub, Visual Basic, FTP.
Skills and flexibility:
» Flexibility and experience in working in any type of environment including Agile and Gantt.
» Design research skills, time management skills, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, ability to meet a tight deadline, experience working with a team and report progress, presentation skills, and information literacy.
» A strong advocate for customer and human-centered design practices with a positive attitude, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the aptitude for learning and self-improvement.
» Possess a strong balance of creative, technical, project management, and relationship management skills.
» Able to design across all channels including web, native and automated.
» Self-starter thriving in a challenging and fast-paced environment with great decision-making skills and an ability to effectively resolve clients' concerns.
PORTFOLIO OF RELATED WORKS: Product and Web design, UI, UX, Logos, Catalogs, Books, Flyers, Banners, Info-graphics, Animation, Project Briefs, Creative Briefs, Project Plans, Case Studies, 3D Studio Modeling, Motion Packages (Mogrts), Photography, Fine art.
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer (freelance) Jun. 2012 - May 2024
> Market research, Brand positioning, Goal setting of the brand growth and recognition.
> Produce graphic designs, motion graphics, content creation, web design, UX from user flow diagrams, low to high-fidelity wireframes, and their interactions.
> Execute all graphics design requests efficiently, based on each client's requirements, and within
the scheduled project timeline.
> Reused well-defined styles in elements, components, and patterns that provide scalability and consistency for digital products.
> Creating fine art and digital art and selling on “Society 6” and p and “Inprnt”
> Assisted in exhibition preparation, including installation, handling, and transport of artworks.
> Hold classes in fine arts and computer software.
Graphic Designer and Photographer Oct. 2010- Jun. 2012
Future Mobility Healthcare, Malton, Canada.
> Created graphic designs of products (wheelchairs) for catalogs, flyers, advertisements, banners, and product packages.
> Responsible for managing and providing web design, animations, content creation, and SEO.
> Communicated with vendors through FTP and troubleshooting problems.
> Used analytical software tools, data analysis methods, and reporting techniques.
> Photographed all products and interior factory for marketing purposes.
Graphic Designer, Office Administration Jul. 2009- Sep. 2010
Cantrade Closeouts (International Trade), Toronto, Canada.
> Designed web pages as product offers to other businesses, web banners, websites and their updates, logos, promotions, displays for the big chain stores, artistic bookmarks with gold foil as the fifth layer;
> Marketing, brand development, sales, and negotiation;
> Communicated B2B with companies during arrangements of business deals and accounts;
> Office Administration (Invoices, Packing Slips, PO’s, Agreements, Pro-rata/closeout, wholesales and markup prices, A/R, A/P, Bank Reconciliation);
> Arranged shipments and deliveries of merchandise via the Edi-Gateway system, Mx Client, phone, and e-mail;
> Responsible for overseeing budgets and sales and tracking financial receipts of products to customers and companies receiving products.
> Daily assisting the executive, arranging meetings, and directing the calls.
Office Administrator and Graphic Designer Jul 2007-Aug. 2008
Canitra Agents Ltd. (houseware Importer and distributer to retailers), Toronto, Canada
> Designed promoting material including Catalogues, CD covers and Web updating;
> Responsible for overseeing budgets and sales as well as tracked financial receipts of products to customers and companies receiving products.
> Provided assistance and support to the management team, ordered and maintained office supplies;
> Responded to customer inquiries, and maintained good customer relations.
Manager, Senior Artist, Jun. 2004-May 2007
Divinity Art Co. Ltd., Valetta, Malta
Design, Fine Arts, and Restoration of Art Objects
Job positions were advertised on job search websites and through universities, both in Malta and internationally, targeting IT professionals; a database of around 50 employees was maintained."
Project 1 – St. Thomas Institute, Floriana, Malta Feb. 2004-May 2007
Graphic Designer and Senior Artist, Office Administration.
> Consulted with clients; determined time frames and budgets, analyzed their needs, undertook research and plans, presented material, and submitted designs for approval;
> Developed graphic elements that met the client's objectives; adopted existing sketches and final illustrations;
> Designed logos, book covers, CD covers, web pages, inner pages associated with poems written by children;
> Performed all prepress preparation for more than 200 published books.
> Lecturing Painting and Technology of Art. Students relevant would be those studying Art O level and A level for the Malta University Exams.
> Assist in the evaluation of student work, using criteria established by the supervising Institute.
> Created drawings, paintings, and other artwork using oils, acrylic, watercolors, and ink
Project 2 – St. John’s Co’cathedral and Manuel Theatre, Valletta, Malta Feb. 2004-Dec. 2006
Paint Restorer - Ditta Sante Guido Restauro Opera D'Arte
> Documented all elements that had disappeared, the deteriorations/changes by chemical or physical action, and all step-by-step methods used in restoration treatments;
> Cleaned gold and secco-painted walls plus marble and wooden statues
> Retouched marbles and wall paintings;
> Restoration of the Canvas painting “Murder of St Catherine” and Christian Orthodox Icon ‘Virgin Mary and Son”;
> During the two months of summer break, protected sculptures and frames of paintings by placing them in sealed plastic vacuum bags together with poison against woodworms.
Graphic Designer May 2001-Nov. 2003
TV Station “Kanal 1”, Belgrade, Serbia.
> Created storyboards for broadcasts, and made sketches for stage designs of TV shows.
> Encoding, converting, and editing graphics into a motion graphic
> Organized television archive.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
> Google Digital Marketing & e-commerce professional certificate 2024
> Diploma Degree in Interactive Media and Design 2020 - 2022
Seneca & Durham College, Toronto and Oshawa, ON.
> Pgd. Certificate in H&T Operations Management 2008 - 2009
Humber College, Toronto, ON.
> Bachelor in Applied and Fine Art - 5 years full-time 1994 - 2000
Academy of Applied Arts and Design, Belgrade, Serbia. https://www.fpu.bg.ac.rs
> High School Diploma in Health Science - mEDICAL nURSE 1989 - 1993
Despot Djuradj College, Smederevo, Serbia.
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