Kennis, opleidingen en ervaring:

Opleiding: HBO/ HTS

Stages en werkervaring: WORK EXPERIENCE
Present – studying web design at SAE Institute Amsterdam

1/2010 – 09/2010 the Reader’s Digest magazine (mass-market)
Creative Director
Creating new concept layouts and designs for The Reader’s Digest magazine, Romania
Directing/managing the design team, printing houses and clients

7/2009 – 12/2009 the One magazine - Publione Media publisher, Bucharest (glossy)
Art Director
Creating new concept layouts and designs for The One magazine, Romania
Directing/managing the design team and clients
Creating of concepts for the photo shootings (fashion and beauty shoots)
In touch with the photographers, models, beauty make-up editors, fashion stylists
Colors and fonts choice for the magazine layouts and ads (a wide range of colors suitable for each layouts concept: personal, business, love, fashion, travel, movie etc)
Brainstorming sessions with the magazine publishers, copywriters and clients, and editorial work
Photo editing (keep in touch with the suppliers of stock images; searching, cutting, retouching etc)
Developing creative briefs (bringing a new vibe and direction according to the new design)
Constantly keeping eye on the market

SANOMA HEARST publisher, Bucharest
5/2008 – 7/2009 / Art Director for Marie Claire
5/2007 – 5/2008 / Art Director for Cosmopolitan
Creating new layouts and designs for Marie Claire Romania and Cosmopolitan Romania
Directing/managing of the design team and clients
Creating concepts for the photo shoots
Always in touch with the photographers, models, beauty make-up editors, fashion stylists
Color and font choice for the magazine’s layout and ads
Brainstorming sessions with the magazine’s publishers, copywriters and clients, and editorial work
Photo editing (keep in touch with the suppliers of stock images; searching, cutting, retouching etc)
Developing creative briefs
Constantly keeping eye on the market, on the competition’s layouts
6/2006 - 1/2007 REPLY advertising agency/publishing house, Bucharest
Art Director
Designing the BLU magazine – the magazine for Boots and Sensiblu pharmacy, advertising messages for the company’s campaigns: - layouts, concepts for banners, meshes, posters, post-cards, visual identities and corporate identity
10/2005 - 6/2006 GENERIUS advertising agency (UK client – 5 month project), Bucharest
Art Director
Creating digital/printed advertising messages for the company’s campaigns: layouts for banners, meshes, posters, post-cards, visual identities, corporate identity and copywriting
Brainstorming sessions and teamwork with the copywriters, java developers and project managers Developing creative briefs
Direct contact with customers
5/2004 - 10/2005 BLUE BUFFALO advertising agency, Bucharest
Art Director
Creating visual identities for banners, brochures, meshes, posters, post-cards, visual identities, corporate identity and copyrights. The particular aim was to improve the company’s image.
Creation of layouts and design pages for magazines such as “Profit”, “Euro Invest”,
“Translivania Travel”, “Der Tour”, “Japan – Life and business”, “Cosmica Travel”
7/2003 - 5/2004 FLAMINGO Media advertising agency, Bucharest
Graphic Designer
Creation of printed advertising message for the company’s campaigns: banners, meshes,
layout for boxes (mouse, joy pad, joystick) and posters
Layouts for catalogue pages: “Hard&Software”, “Sunet si Imagine” (“Sound and Image”),
“Calculatoare si Comunicatii” (“PCs and Communication”)
Creation of layouts for the online newspaper: “Flamingo News”
3/2002 - 7/2003 MEDIA BUSINESS CLASS advertising agency, Bucharest
Graphic Designer
Creation of layouts for banners, meshes, posters and post-cards

Opleidingen en cursussen: TRAINING
1995 – 1999 / School of Fine Arts, Pitesti, Romania
1999 – 2003 / University of Journalism, Bucharest, Romania (Bachelor degree in Journalism - Final paper on Advertising - “Professionalism and Dilettantism in Achieving the Proper Advertising Message”, final grade 9)



Freelance projects
- Art Director/Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher (Layout concept development for magazines, billboards, banners, meshes, posters, post-cards, visual identities, corporate identity and copywriting, according to, and with the aim to improve, the company’s image)
Advertising consultant
- Sanoma Charity Committee (03.07.2008 - Present) - brainstorm sessions with the team in order to help rebuild care centers, offer ideas to help the poor, talking with people, delivering magazines, planting trees, designing a good environment.
- Trainer in InDesign for Reader’s Digest magazine Romania (layouting marketing products)
- Student at SAE Institute - Web Design an Development

Overige informatie:

Rijbewijs: B

Eigen vervoer: Nee

Persoonlijke eigenschappen: Funny, creative, direct, cheerful, focused, respect the deadlines, respectful, organized, non-smoker

Hobby's en interesses:

Gewenste contractvorm: Tijdelijk