Cristina Gecolea

Product Designer

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Work Experience

Freelance

Content Marketing & Web Designer

Problem-solve coaching websites for Responsive web and mobile formats to ensure clear communication and compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as proven by increased site traffic and coaching package sign-ups

Services Offered:
1. Copywriting and editing tailored to artist & Life Coach publicity materials
2. 1-on-1 consulting and guidance on Digital Branding & website re-designs
3. Ensure Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are used properly, optimizing visibility
4. Accessibility checklists and #inclusivedesign
5. Testing flow and UX of client websites, ensuring they have Responsive Web and mobile formats
May 2022 - Present British Columbia, Canada

Dilawri Group Of Companies

Digital Marketing Intern

1. Provided Social Media listening, monitoring and analytics
2. Handled ongoing content updates on 16 Facebook Pages, 11 Twitter
accounts and 16 Google Business Pages, as well as, following up online with friends and fans of Dilawri and all its 15 dealerships in BC
3. Responded to customer service requests, queries; resolved online complaints
2014 - 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Education

Brain Station

UX Design Diploma

Graduated from the Winter 2022 UX Design Bootcamp (2-year diploma program compressed into 12 weeks) cohort led by educators Brad MacDonald and Lily Huang and TA's Jamie Chung and Carolyn Devlin

I learned experientially about:
Design Sprints
Design Thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test
Wireframing (LoFi and HiFi Design) in Figma
Moodboards, Freehand Drawing, & Prototyping with InVision
User Research: Interviews and Presentations
UI: typography, UI Libraries, Multi-Platform Design
Responsive Web Design
Product Marketing Website Patterns
Design Versioning
Sketching on Paper/Manual Illustration
January 2022 - April 2022 British Columbia, Canada

BCIT

Associate Certificate in Marketing Management: Public Relations

Received my PR certificate April 2015.
September 2013 - December 2014 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

UBC

Bachelor's Degree: Education and Psychology

UBC BHK is now known as Bachelor of Kinesiology
2003 - 2007 British Columbia, Canada

Languages

Tagalog (Native),
Spanish (Conversational),
English (Native),

Skills

Abstract Art, Acrylic Painting, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Advertising, Buffer, Business Writing, Canva, Communications, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Digital Photography, Event Planning, Graphic Design, HootSuite, Illustration, Mac (OS), Media Relations, MS Office Suite, Prezi, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Sales, SEM, SEO, Twitter, Web Design, WIN (OS), WordPress,