Experienced creative professional with a Master’s Degree in Graphic Design and over a decade of versatile experience spanning publishing companies, agencies, and marketing teams across the European Union, Canada, and Australia. Currently, I serve as the Global Design Lead at Devoteam, where I oversee a team of Graphic and Multimedia Designers, ensuring brand consistency and driving marketing campaigns.
Passionate about editorial and communication design, I maintain a keen focus on detail and layout, upholding brand integrity while fostering creativity.
Work experience
Global Design Lead
Devoteam
Windhof & Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) | April 2023-Present
Overseeing a creative team within Devoteam's internal Marketing Agency, managing Graphic and Multimedia Designers across EMEA. Serving as a brand guardian, ensuring consistency and impact in Devoteam's visual identity. Driving collaborative efforts to execute marketing campaigns that resonate with our global audience, maintaining a cohesive brand image while fostering creativity.
Devoteam
Windhof & Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) | March 2021-April 2023
Led design initiatives for Devoteam's global corporate marketing team, overseeing projects across the company's diverse geographic presence. Played a key role in the inception and evolution of TechRadar by Devoteam, a comprehensive guide to emerging technologies. Established and maintained a new branding zone accessible to all employees. Managed a spectrum of design deliverables including advertising campaigns, white papers, corporate reports, branded office and event decorations, website and email assets, social media animations, and logos for internal and external initiatives. Directed a junior designer and upheld Devoteam's brand integrity by ensuring alignment with brand guidelines across all deliverables.
Urban Strategies
Toronto (Canada) | April 2019-April 2020
Contributed to communication and business development endeavours of the urban planning and design consultancy. Designed a variety of materials for both external clients and internal use, such as reports, proposals, project sheets, infographics, advertisements, postcards, and templates in InDesign and PowerPoint. Played a pivotal role in enhancing the company's online presence by creating banners and images for social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Graphic Designer
Eckler
Toronto (Canada) | October 2016-April 2019
Led the design of various internal and external communication materials at Canada's leading independent actuarial consulting firm. Crafted employee communication materials on benefit and pension plans, as well as advertising and business development materials. Collaborated cross-functionally with colleagues from diverse departments and offices, as well as external providers. Notable external client deliverables included newsletters, annual reports, benefits guides (in both digital PDF and print formats), e-blasts, websites, presentations, posters, and total rewards statements. Played a pivotal role in crafting company-branded materials such as advertisements, thought leadership documents, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word templates, retractable banners, event signage, and social media imagery for platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter.
Freelance Production Designer
Anomaly
Toronto (Canada) | August 2016-October 2016
Excelled in producing and resizing dynamic digital and print campaigns for a range of consumer brands within the advertising agency. Created meticulously prepared, print-ready files to ensure the seamless execution of projects.
Graphic Designer
Harmonia
County Dublin (Ireland) | May 2015-December 2015
Handled diverse design and layout tasks for publications such as Irish Tatler Man, Food & Wine, and Irish Tatler. Crafted compelling advertisements and promotional materials.
Graphic Designer
Zahra Media Group
County Wicklow (Ireland) | May 2014-April 2015
Skillfully managed the design process for a diverse range of projects, encompassing consumer magazines such as Xposé, Easy Food, and Easy Parenting, along with custom titles including Be Well for MSD and Lidl News. Seamlessly integrated magazine layout design with the creation of impactful advertising materials, compelling presentations, and distinctive branding initiatives. Additionally, led the design efforts for the website and product guide of the prestigious National Parenting Product Awards, ensuring a cohesive and visually engaging brand presence across all platforms.
Junior Graphic Designer
Chill Media
Oakville (Canada) | November 2012-November 2013
Demonstrated expertise in crafting visually compelling designs for Chill and Golf Canada magazines, seamlessly blending layout composition and meticulous photo retouching. Drove multiple projects across diverse platforms, including print and digital mediums, such as media packs, sell sheets, dynamic banners, and engaging landing pages for Chill's online presence. Instrumental in creating impactful e-blasts and advertising materials for external clientele, consistently meeting and exceeding their expectations with innovative design solutions.
Graphic Design Intern
Reborn
Sydney (Australia) | May 2011-October 2011
Contributed to various digital projects, including creating engaging EDMs, designing online advertisements, developing landing pages, and crafting visually appealing content for social media platforms.
Journalism Intern - Culture
Diario ABC
Barcelona (Spain) | October 2008-January 2009
Wrote news articles, conducted interviews, and provided comprehensive coverage of diverse cultural events.
(The internship was completed as part of the study program for the Licentiate's Degree in Journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.)
(The internship was completed as part of the study program for the Licentiate's Degree in Journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.)
Education
Degrees and certificates
Infographics and Data Visualization Certificate
Parsons School of Design | The New School
New York, United States of America – Distance course | 2021-2022
Including the courses:
Including the courses:
• Data Visualization Portfolio Development
• Data and Analytics for Visualization and Business Intelligence
• Information Design for Visual Storytelling
• Data Visualization 101
• Data and Analytics for Visualization and Business Intelligence
• Information Design for Visual Storytelling
• Data Visualization 101
Continuing Studies, OCAD University
Toronto (Canada) | 2019-2020
Including the courses:
Including the courses:
• Introduction to Visual Analytics
• Intermediate User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design
• Introduction to Adobe After Effects
• Introduction to User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design
• Introduction to Video Editing
• Intermediate User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design
• Introduction to Adobe After Effects
• Introduction to User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design
• Introduction to Video Editing
Master's Degree in Graphic Design
Elisava School of Design and Engineering | Pompeu Fabra University
Barcelona (Spain) | 2009-2010
Licentiate's Degree in Journalism
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona (Spain) | 2005-2009
Other courses
Creative Leadership
Future London Academy
Distance course | 2024
Future London Academy
Distance course | 2024
How to Manage & Influence Your Virtual Team
Udemy
Distance course | 2022
Udemy
Distance course | 2022
Foundations of Everyday Leadership
Coursera
Distance course | 2021
Coursera
Distance course | 2021
Tableau Essential Training
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning
Distance course | 2021
Adobe Animate Essential Training
Excel Essential Training (Office 365/Microsoft 365)LinkedIn Learning
Distance course | 2020
LinkedIn Learning
Distance course | 2020
Web Design with HTML5 + CSS (Introductory course)
Fundación Telefónica
Distance course | 2020
How to Make Accessible PDF Documents
Accessibility Services Canada
Toronto (Canada) | 2019
Accessible InDesign Documents
Accessibility Services Canada
Toronto (Canada) | 2019
Image Manipulation with Photoshop
Pompeu Fabra University
Barcelona (Spain) | 2008
Decoration and Interior Styling
Istituto Europeo di Design
Madrid (Spain) | 2008
Make Your Own Website. Initiation
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona (Spain) | 2007
Press Design and Desktop Publishing
Pompeu Fabra University
Barcelona (Spain) | 2007
Computer skills
Operating systems: macOS
Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, XD, Premiere Pro, After Effects
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel
Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Gmail
Apple: Keynote, Mail, Pages
Access for all: PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC 3)
Languages
English: Level C2
Spanish: Level C2 (native speaker)
French: Level C1
Language certificates
Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DALF) - C1 | 2024
Overall Band Score: 8.0
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) | 2012
Language courses
French
Levels B2-C1
Institut Français du Luxembourg
Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) | 2023-2024
Courses A2.2-A2.6 and Conversation A2
Alliance Française
Toronto (Canada) | 2017-2018
Swedish as a Foreign Language, Level 1 (A1)
Folkuniversitetet
Lund (Sweden) – Distance course | 2017
General English at Advanced Level (C1) and Cambridge Preparation
Centre for English Teaching - The University of Sydney
Sydney (Australia) | 2011
Intensive General English (including IELTS preparation and International Business English)
English Language Company
Sydney (Australia) | 2010-2011
Intensive English
EF International School of English
Auckland (New Zealand) | 2009
French - Level 3
School of Modern Languages - University of Barcelona
Barcelona (Spain) | 2007-2008
French - Level 2
School of Modern Languages - University of Barcelona
Barcelona (Spain) | 2006-2007
Work authorization
European Union/European Economic Area
Canada