Javier González Age: **, Spain
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Motivated, cooperative and detail oriented, I accept new challenges and responsibilities and look forward to enhancing my professional abilities as a graphic designer. I offer excellence in print, media, digital media and map design.
Portfolio: https://xavignz.carbonmade.com
Work Experience
Art Director at The Oil & Gas Year (Istanbul, Turkey)
May 2012 – November 2015 (3 years 7 months)
Art Director at the Istanbul based French Media & Publishing company 'Wildcat International' with publications distributed to more than 100 countries. The main publication, ‘The Oil & Gas Year', is a yearly country-by-country book about the global oil & gas industry.
Key responsibilities
Map design: Responsible for conversion and updating process of image based maps into digital GIS maps.
Publishing process: Co-ordinate on-schedule books design and layout.
Corporate identity: Design and update all necessary marketing materials required by the company.
Advertising: Oversight visual concept and design ads.
Freelance Art Director at Genç Hayat Vakfi - Yurttan Sesler Project (Istanbul, Turkey)
November 2011 - April 2012 (6 months)
Corporate identity
Web design and web implementation
Graphic Designer at Portage.es (Valencia, Spain)
August 2008 - March 2009 (8 months)
Internship at Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)
January 2008 - August 2008 (8 months)
Graphic Designer Internship: INAUCO Research Institute - Business Administration and Management Faculty
Languages
Spanish (Native language) English (Fluent) Turkish (Fluent)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Communications
Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)
September 2001 – June 2007
Erasmus program at Anadolu University (Eskişehir, Turkey): September 2006 – June 2007
Skills & Expertise
Expertise:
Map Design, Layout, Publishing, Book design, Print media, Infographics, Graphs, Art Direction, Ad Design, Research, Digital Media, Typography, Visual Communication, Corporate Identity, Interface Design
Professional skills:
Creativity, Problem-Solving, Detail Oriented, Teamwork, Effective Planning, Communication
Software skills:
Illustrator, Photoshop, MAPublisher, QuarkXpress, InDesign, ArcGIS, Dreamweaver, Flash
Professional References
Gilles Valentin, Managing Partner at The Oil & Gas Year
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Alex Mazonowicz, Production Manager at The Oil & Gas Year
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Percy Borg, Former Creative Director at The Oil & Gas Year
M: +31 6 12092534
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Aslı Şüküroğlu, Project Coordinator at Genç Hayat Vakfı
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Ramón Giménez, CEO at Portage
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