SVETLANA SHITINA www.behance.net/shsdesign
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OBJECTIVE
To utilize my creative ingenuity with the ability to think outside the box to obtain full-time employment in the graphic design industry.
PROFILE
Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer adept in multimedia, marketing, print design, branding,
illustration, logo design, and typography; with some experience in web and motion design. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships.
EDUCATION
St.Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts 2012 – 2016
Bachelor of Computer Aided Design
EXPERIENCE
• Freelancer
2016 – Present
Aisylu Photography; Beauty studio “Flirt”
Creating brand identity for various business, including its trademark, communications and visual appearance. Designing logo, color palette, business cards. Creating strategy for social media platforms and visual content.
Russian National Bank, Buryat Republic Brunch Office Creating print materials for in-house event. Banner, flyers, PowerPoint presentation, video content.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Office Suite
PowerPoint
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Muse
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
CorelDRAW
HTML + CSS
Java
PHP
PROFFESIONAL SKILLS
Illustration
Typography
Infographics
Color sense
Attention to detail
Multitasking
Working collaboratively
Perceptive about client needs
Verbal and visual
communications
Teamwork
Initiative
Interpersonal
Fluent in Russian
• Volunteer In-house Designer
Charitable organization “Apelsin”
2014 – 2016
Increased recognition of the organization by creating marketing collaterals, designing social media pages and creating visual content. Working on branding identity, logotypes and promotional materials for different projects and subsidiary organizations; provided guidance and direction to other volunteer graphic designers on complex and large-scale projects.
• Graphic Design Intern
STAYER. Russian Sportswear Company
2015
Formatted and color-corrected photographs for ad developer use, assist with creation graphics, prints and presentation, creating motion graphics for ad complain, designing pattern for new sport clothes line.
COURSES
• Calarts
Nov 2018
Visual Elements of User Interface Design
This course examined the many individual elements and components that make up the skillset of an interface designer; answering questions how to design and articulate meaning using color, type, and imagery. By the end of this course I was able to create mobile app prototype, starting from developing the idea, to designing static screen-based interface.
• School of Motion
2017
Design Bootcamp
This course is an accelerated online program that got me up to speed with the principles and practices of modern design industry. It was intense experience, working on multiple projects under tight deadlines, communicating with pears, brainstorming ideas.
• Grace Illustration School
2015
Illustrator
Learned how to use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to create different scale illustration projects. Obtained various technics and styles to create vector or pixel-based illustrations.