Thodoris Manolopoulos

Art Director

Faversham, United Kingdom
I am a highly talented, driven and flexible graphic designer with a track record of delivering creative and innovative design solutions. A proven ability of developing projects from inception through production to final delivery, ensuring that all work is effective, appropriate and delivered within agreed timescales and budget. Able to work as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists as well as individually without supervision.

Work Experience

Makis Kalpouzos

Woodworker, Carpenter, Assistant Carpenter

Bespoke creations on furnitures and kitchens (make and fitting)
Wooden frames, inside doors, outside doors (make and fitting)
Painting - colouring, lacquering, varnishing wooden floors, old or new
Painting - colouring, lacquering, varnishing furnitures, old or new
Installing solid wooden floor, laminate, engineered floors
Installing deck for swimming pools, boats, balcony and terraces
Restoration of old wooden floors
Wooden staircases
Various finishes (e.g. aged look, brushed)
March 2018 - Gerakas, Greece

Theosdesign

Owner, Creative Director

Μy previous work experience, enabled me to go freelance and create my own studio, together with an old colleague; Vangelis Markoulatos.
Recently we relocated in UK, Faversham and we keep the studio also in Greece.
Studio's clients list composed of small and medium budget clients who are interested in promoting their product or services.

Responsibilities
• Managing and designing projects from brief to fulfilment
• Designing logotypes, brochures, product catalogs and advertisments
• Developing the logo and layout of a weekly newspaper called “Attica” and then art directing every issue
• Finding and contacting with suppliers
• Participating in numerous design competitions
• Creating social design posters for social issues
April 2008 - Present Faversham, United Kingdom

Toolbox Spatial Designers

Senior Graphic Designer & Project Manager

On September 2011 i started collaborating as freelance with the Greek company Toolbox Spatial Designers. Toolbox's main object is events decoration and brand promotion for major clients like Bud, Stella Artois, Moet, Estee Lauder, Trussardi, Prada, Dsquared², Nina Ricci (perfume departments) and many Greek group companies like Everest, LaPasteria and Apivita

Responsibilities
• Developing a 3 dimensonial way of thinking
• Managing projects from brief to fulfillment
• Answering queries from clients
• Composing offers
• Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to collegues, senior managers and clients
• Producing 3D models with 3D software such as Cinema 4D
September 2011 - January 2013 Athens, Greece

Top Ad Advertising

Junior Art Director

I worked as junior art director in the adverising company Τop•Ad.

Responsibilities
• Developing concepts together with creative director based on client brief
• Art directing for small budget clients
• Preparing the presentations and mock ups for clients
• Creating original ideas under pressure for pitches
• Working closely with the team (account managers, copywriters and creative directors)
June 2007 - April 2008 Athens, Greece

Pegasus Publishing S.A.

Junior Art Director

I worked as a graphic designer to the company called Lexitel, a member of the group Pegasus Publishing S.A.

Responsibilities
• Creating advertisments layout for clients and for company’s services, featuring on groups publications such as Ethnos newspaper, Imerisia newspaper and Hommé magazine.
• Checking the final files and send them for print.
September 2006 - June 2007 Athens, Greece

Mototech S.A.

Junior Art Director

I worked as a junior graphic designer to the greek publishing company MOTOTECH S.A., for the weekly publication Autocar and monthly publication Super Autocar.

Responsibilities
• Magazine layout using Adobe® InDesign®
December 2005 - September 2006 Athens, Greece

Motorpress Hellas S.A.

Junior Art Director

I worked as a junior graphic designer in the Greek magazines Moto Triti, Moto Triti Adverts and Motorbike News published by Motorpress Hellas S.A. The three magazines were being published twice a month.

Responsibilities
• Image retouching using Adobe® Photoshop®
• Creating header and footers for adverts
• Adverts layout with the use of 3B2, an MS-Dos program
• Advertisements’ layout
• Magazine layout
February 2004 - December 2005 Athens, Greece

Languages

Greek (Native),
English (Advanced),

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Carpentry, Cinema 4D, CS, CSS, Furniture, Furniture Design, HTML,