Sofia (bwcka) Schultz

Senior Graphic Designer/ Filmmaker

Venice, CA, USA
Experienced senior graphic designer and marketing specialist with a decade of expertise in creative design, branding, and marketing. Proven track record of producing high-quality and visually stunning graphics for print, digital, and television media. Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, color theory, typography, Packaging, Branding and layout design.
Possessing the ability to develop innovative campaigns that exceed client expectations and drive measurable results. Applying for the position to lead creative projects and campaigns.

Work Experience

Esmark Finch

Creative Senior Graphic Designer

Designed poster, brochures, banners, signage, logos, vouchers, information cards, magazines, documents, infographics, ads, campaigns, information cards, flags, and retouched photos. Planning up and design for packaging included.
•Focus on print, packaging, prelifting, wireframing, brand, and typography.
•Planned-up artwork for printing in the company’s production area or an outsourced print house.
•Created both die cut and kiss cut keylines for various types of media such as product sleeves, Pillowboxes, Bags, Cans, Large format display signs, business cards, stickers, labels, booklets, and high visibility cutouts.
•Presented artwork to do and artwork on proof to the managing director during daily meetings.
•Communicated on a daily basis with clients, customer service, production, and management.
•Worked on numerous ongoing projects with various deadlines & budgets, requiring diligent organizational and time management skills.
•Met clients in person to discuss and interpret project specifications and to develop their ideas.
Providing Graphic and Branding Solutions for various well establish companies and brands such as: Dunnes Stores, Croke Park, An Garda Síochána, Aungier Danger, Topaz, Top Oil, Butlers Chocolates, Servier Laboratories, Hogan’s Farm, Glenilen Farm, Kealy’s, Moodley Manor, Bloomsberry & Co. Ltd, & Skelligs Chocolate, Clara Fields, The Butler’s Pantry, Roll it Pastry, and various others.
April 2014 - November 2016 Ireland

Conference Partners

Senior Graphic Designer

Manage graphic and web design of all the conferences/events from conception stage to completion of the conference/event.

This includes poster, brochures, banners, signage, logos, vouchers, information cards, magazines, documents, infographics, ads, campaigns, information cards, flags, and retouched photos.

- Creation of logos, conference/event branding and all related print material from design concept to print ready file.
- Design and development of conferences websites (static, responsive or cms based), mobile sites, micro sites and HTML e-zines according to conference branding.
- Development of the Company’s branding, marketing strategies and template documents.
- Attending clients meetings and sales presentations.
- Liaising with the Conference Account Managers and Delegate Services to ensure all client design requirements are met.
- Marketing: to work one or two days a week in conjunction with the Marketing Director in developing a digital media and marketing campaign for Conference/Events Partners.
- Achieve KPI’s and other targets as laid out at the review process and the overall growth and development of the company.
February 2017 - October 2018 Dublin, Ireland

Education

Centro Art Escuela De Diseño

Bachelor in Graphic Design

March 2007 - September 2009 Caracas, Venezuela

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Native),

Awards

UCAB

Arte Sin Mordaza Human Rights Award, Mixed Graphic Technique

2011

Skills

2D Animation, Adobe Audition, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Art Direction, Camera, Content Creation, Copywriting, Editing, Excel, Illustration, Indesign, Keynote , Marketing, Off Set, Packaging, Photography, Post Production, Power Point, Prelifting, Premiere Pro, Print, Printing, Production, Prototyping, Screen Writing, SEO, Set Design, Sound Op, Typography, Video, Video Editing, WordPress,