Hellen Cardenas

Visual Designer

Berlin, Germany
In love with little - great details, those ones that seem to be hidden but that could be seen if you´re in the mood.

Work Experience

University Of Applied Sciences Berlin

University teacher: Composition & Retouching for Photographers with Photoshop

October 2017 - Present Germany

Riot Games Gmbh

Visual Designer

Visual designer working in Publishing department. Giving support to different graphics projects developed for web site, client (in-game first screens), articles and videos. Participation in whole process from brainstorming until delivery and implementation. Design support also for other departments creating on/off-line materials: Visual design, corporate design (presentations & newsletter templates), promotional materials (polo T-shirts), advertisement (banners, headers, slideshows for merch products, etc).
March 2017 - September 2017 Berlin, Germany

Wow! Comunicació

Art direction, graphic design, project management & copywriting

Art direction, project management, design, layout creation, and adaptations for on and off-line pieces for communication campaigns: catalogues, leaflets, banners, pop/pos materials, newsletters. Working for accounts such as: Caldea, Andorra Telecom, Andorra Turisme, Hotel Grau Roig, Hotel Piolets Park & Spa, etc.
September 2014 - July 2016 Andorra

Usina Da Cultura (BR)

Art director & Writer (Freelance)

Works as a senior designer / art director in agency, and after three months as freelance. Graphic design, editorial, photography, retouching and final arts preparation. Also collaborating with their magazine as a regular writer of the section "Lá na Espanha".
Present Brazil

Freelance

Communication & Graphic design professional

Freelance works in the fields of graphic design & communication. Communication planning, brand identity development, graphic design, photography, editorial design, etc.
Working for many companies as: Usina da Cultura (Brazil), P.A.U. Education (UE´s educative projects), Florentine Cupcakes & Cookies, Diodek Systems, Peña Atotxako, Dj. redident Opium Mar Club (Bcn), Habaluc, Pastisseria Mas, Yolanda Urdinguio, Mónica Pla, Camins de Creixement, Highway Revisited and Escola Fàsia Sarrià.
July 2011 - Present Barcelona, Spain

JVC Spain, S.A.

Project manager for Trade Marketing & Communication Manager

In charge of trade marketing & communication sections. Managing and organizing in-store campaigns, as national events, showcases and workshops. Press contact, press releases, brand identity supervisor, corporate web maintenance.
June 2007 - July 2011 Spain

Education

BAU Escola Superior De Disseny

Postgraduate on Creative Communication

October 2012 - June 2013 Barcelona, Spain

BAU Escola Superior De Disseny

Degree on Graphic Design

October 2009 - June 2012 Barcelona, Spain

Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design

Short Course - Photobook design

December 2012 - December 2012 London, United Kingdom

Languages

Spanish (Native),
Catalan (Native),
English (Fluent),
Portuguese (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, AdobeInDesign, Advertisement, CMS, Communication, Composition, Contentmanaging, Copywriting, Digital Design, Editorial Design, Marketing, Organisation, Photography, Planning, Project Management, Retouching, Social Media, Typography, Writing,