EXPERIENCE
2017 TO PRESENT
Currently working as a full time freelancer graphic and multimedia designer.
2015 TO 2017
GMD (Merchandise)
In charge for most of the graphic proposals for the merchandise products for brands
like Merlin Entertainment, HARRODS, Wembley Stadium, Liverpool FC, Worcester
Warriors, Sheffield Wednesdays FC, Southampton FC, Stoke City, Cardiff City FC,
Swansea FC, Sunderland AFC, P&O Cruises, Historic Royal Palaces and RNLI.
2012 - 2015
Unyleya (eLearning)
Joined the company from its early days and established up-to-date notions and
graphic rules to ensure a strong communication. Responsible for the players,
websites and portals UI design. Had the pleasure to design eLearning courses
for Zurich, PWC, FDC, Prio, Crédito Agrícola, AIP, ASFAC, amongst many others.
2008 - 2011
Miopia Design (Advertising)
Responsible for POS products, brochures, leaflets, branding, events´ graphic
management/materials, shops´ season marketing products/decoration, print/digital
advertisement and webdesign. It was great to work with brands like PUMA, Swatch,
Longines, IWC, Breguet, Omega, Hamilton, Tissot, CK, Breitling, Tabaqueira, ISCTE.
2008
Ortik (Alpine Product)
Invited by a Uni professor, I did my 6 month internship at Ortik where I´ve partially
designed the company´s website and also worked on ilustrations, brochures and
technical handbooks for the products manufacturing process.
Lead graphic designer
Lead multimedia designer
Middleweight graphic designer
+44 --BIRTH DATE: 22 / 02 / 1986
CIVIL STATE: Single
NATIONALITY: Portuguese
MOBILE:
Junior graphic designer
E-MAIL:
PROFILE
I´m a Professional Graphic and
Multimedia Designer.
I have a deep interest in the
fields of Print and Digital, with
focus in Branding and Visual
Identity, Advertisement, Events
and Shop materials, Webdesign,
Apps and Merchandise.
LANGUAGES
- Portuguese: Native Language.
- English: Great.
- Spanish: Good.
- French: Basic.
INTERESTS
- Graffiti;
- Drawing;
- Traveling;
- Music;
- Tattoo;
- Skateboarding;
- Surfing;
- Hotrods;
- Cafe racers;
SOCIAL LINKS
- linkedin.com/in/joaoampequito
- behance.net/jpeq
EDUCATION
2011 - 2012
Web development
crash course
FLAG (Portugal)
2005 - 2008
Honour degree in
Communication
design
2004 - 2005
Graphic design
crash course
Etic (Portugal)
ULHT (Portugal)
1999
English summercamp course
Nord Anglia (United
Kingdom)
SKILL SET
Creative thinking to approach each project in the best way to its requirement;
Communication problem solver to adversities that may arise whilst keeping a simple
and positive hands-on-the-job atitude;
Able to create, understand and maintain a visual identity true to its values respecting
its graphic set of rules;
Capable to create highly creative and striking visuals through vector or image
manipulation and to prepare each artwork to production in whatever printing method;
Loves to try new techniques and use different materials in order to gain a highly
creative solution;
Able to develop a website in all stages (research, structure, wireframing, designing,
coding in HTML/CSS or through a CMS engine (i.e. Wordpress), testing and debbuging;
Very used to work in small or large scale projects guarateeing visual coeherency
through various materials and communication channels;
Great apetite to learn new software and new ways to communicate;
Good team-player and easy-going for cross-fielding and multidisciplinary projects;
Completely at ease using either a PC, MAC or Ubuntu operating system;
SOFTWARE KNOW-HOW:
Excellent experience in Ilustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and Sublime;
Good experience in XD, Muse, Dreaweaver, Lightroom, Brackets and After Effects;
