Maria Mahdessian
graphic designer
Lausanne, SwitzerlandWork Experience
Fit’n Style Magazine
Webmaster
* working with Fit’n Style magazine’s content management system, uploading articles to the website, building and editing featured pages as well as working with images and social media
2012
- 2013
Lebanon
CHK Design
Graphic Design Internship
* designing and assisting with various projects such as exhibition catalogues, book layouts, branding and research
August 2016
- November 2016
United Kingdom
Abitar Group
Graphic Designer
* designing proposals, portfolios, presentations, mockups,
and layouts in the e-commerce site
and layouts in the e-commerce site
January 2017
- August 2017
Quebec, Canada
Abitar Group
Freelance Graphic Designer
* designing proposals, portfolios, presentations, mockups,
and layouts in the e-commerce site
and layouts in the e-commerce site
September 2017
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Quebec, Canada
International Service For Human Rights
Communications Intern
* designing the guidebook on Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
* designing social media content such as illustrations for fundraising campaigns and publishing photos of side events to the Human Rights Council 38
* producing and editing interview videos with human rights defenders
* photographing during ISHR’s Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme 2018 as well as of side events during the Human Rights Council 38 in the United Nations
* publishing articles on ISHR website using its Content Management System
* designing social media content such as illustrations for fundraising campaigns and publishing photos of side events to the Human Rights Council 38
* producing and editing interview videos with human rights defenders
* photographing during ISHR’s Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme 2018 as well as of side events during the Human Rights Council 38 in the United Nations
* publishing articles on ISHR website using its Content Management System
May 2018
- July 2018
Switzerland
Impact Hub Lausanne
Hubonaut
Space hosting responsibilities one day per week include opening and closing of the hub, helping to keep the space tidy and functional, and making sure that the coffee keeps flowing, welcoming newcomers, giving tours and helping to create an open and collaborative atmosphere where people feel encouraged to connect.
November 2018
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Lausanne, Switzerland
Education
Concordia University
bachelor of fine arts / major: design
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Languages
English (Fluent),
French (Advanced),
Armenian (Native),
Arabic (Fluent),
Spanish (Beginner),
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite,
CSS3,
Editorial Design,
HTML5,
Joomla,
Print Design,
Typography,
UI,
Ux,