Neus Pla Juarez

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Web Designer, Arts Administrator & Communication Office with more than 5 years of experience in events planning, promoting culture, social media management and in graphic and web design. Looking for new professional perspectives.

• Excellent skills in written and oral communication: Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Catalan.

• International experience in co-coordinating and promoting cultural events: events planning, media release, social media, website and distribution mailing list management.

• Experience in customer service and strong organizational skills: planning organizational needs, budgeting expenses, organizing people and work and ability to work as a team member.

• Experience in graphic design & web development: Photoshop, Illustrator InDesign, Wordpress, MailChimp, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, Javascript, Jquery, PHP and MySQL.

Work Experience

1CloudRoad

Front end web developer & social media strategist

• Creation and design of websites for different clients.
• Front end web development of a new website and product using HTML5, CSS and CSS3, Jquery and PHP.
• Graphic design: logos, infographics, mockups and icons using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Newsletters design and management using Mailchimp.
• Social media and email marketing.
November 2013 - Present Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Risecomm Communications Inc.

Web Designer

• Creation and design of corporate websites. Web & content development, responsive design.

• Web design software: Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML5, CSS & CSS3, Java scripting, Jquery, FTP, PHP, Wordpress.

• Graphic design: photography, corporate presentations, creation of icons & images using Adobe Photoshop, In Design, Illustrator and Powerpoint.


• Creation of corporate image: logos, brochures, business cards and stationary sets.

• Digital Marketing: social media integration, search engine optimization, e-commerce and promotion strategy using Google Analytics and Google AdWords.
June 2013 - October 2013 Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Embassy Of Spain In Canada

Cultural & Communications Officer

• Organization of cultural events for the promotion of the Spanish culture in Canada: cinema, music, art, theatre and dance.

• Spanish-Canadian liaison work between artists, as well as cultural and educational institutions.

• Annual planning of cultural activities and budget management.

• Communication: press releases, management of distribution mailing lists, websites and social media: Spain Arts & Culture in Canada website and the Embassy of Spain’s Facebook and Twitter outlets.

• Spanish Cinema promotion: Coordination and promotion of two editions of the "Festival of New Spanish Cinema" and "Spanish Short Film Festival" , both in Ottawa.

• Planning and coordination of a Series of Spanish cinema in Canadian universities.

• Coordination of the Spanish entry at the 2010 and 2011 European Union Film Festival in Ottawa, organized by the European Union Delegation in Canada.
July 2010 - June 2012 Ontario, Canada

Network Rail

Customer Service Assistant

• Frontline and office assistance for the rail station’s management.

• Handling enquiries (telephone, email and reception) and database update.

• Customer and contractors assistance: execution of work permits and audits to guarantee the security of the station and its employees.
August 2009 - June 2010 London, United Kingdom

Centre Culturel Franco-Nigerien Jean Rouch

Fashion Exhibition Curator

• Organization of a fashion exhibition for the International African Fashion Festival (FIMA), November 2007.

• Funding and Sponsorships research. Organization of a fashion show with young local designers.

• Planning and budget management.

• Catalogue editing: research, organization of photo shoots, editing and design.
July 2007 - November 2007 Niamey, Niger

Musee Du Louvre

Documentation Assistant

• Research and documentation on the Italian school in the Prints and Drawings Department.

• Reorganization of the Italian artist files: checking attributed drawings, updating documentation and filing documents.

• Updates and maintenance of in-house databases and bank images.

• Assisting students and researchers at the Documentation and the “Cabinet des Dessins du Louvre".
May 2006 - October 2006 Paris, France

Education

Herzing College Montreal

Graphic Design for the Web

October 2012 - Present Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Universitat De Valencia

Bachelor in Art History

October 2000 - March 2006 Valencia, Spain

Universitat De Valencia

MA in Arts Administration

October 2006 - October 2008 Valencia, Spain

Université Paris Sorbonne IV

Erasmus in Art History

September 2003 - June 2004 Paris, France

Languages

Spanish (Native),
French (Fluent),
English (Fluent),
Catalan (Native),
Italian (Beginner),

Skills

CSS, CSS3, Events Planning, HTML, HTML5, InDesign, Javascript, Jquery, Microsoft Office, MySQL, Photoshop, PHP, Adobe Illustrator, Social Media Management,