Sergio Roberto Silva de Paula | Graphic Designer
linkedin.com/in/sspaula | professional profile
sergiodepaula.myportfolio.com | portfolio
2/5 Churchill Road Ovingham, SA, 5082
Phone:-
E-mail:-Full Australian Working Rights
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am a creative and professional Graphic Designer, with more than ten years of experience offering efficient visual
solutions to promote services and products. I have developed a relationship of trust with the customer
throughout my career, strategically aligning the brand, products, and services offered by the company with
consumer demand to generate higher growth and profits. I’m a flexible and friendly person, committed to
working within a team environment to achieve group goals, able to perform several tasks at the same time,
capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas, and show amazing attention to detail. I am eager to face new
challenges and acquire new knowledge.
MAIN EXPERIENCE
• Strong experience in the development of graphic designs and visual identity to assist in product and brand
disclosure processes.
• Understanding of marketing and corporate identity.
• Experience in graphic creation and production, photography creation and editing, packaging design, print design,
updating and creating product catalogues and book layouts.
• Ability in developing content for social media platforms, meeting brand specifications.
• Experience in developing and following publicity jobs from conception to printing or online publication.
• Knowledge in team management, strategic marketing planning and operation of promotional campaigns.
• High level of creative commitment to continuous productivity and process improvement.
• Significant integration with social media.
MAIN SKILLS
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop good relationships.
Powerful sense of organization through documents, information and processes.
Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio.
Proficiency with required desktop publishing tools.
A strong eye for visual composition.
Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
Able to give and receive constructive criticism.
Strong ability to anticipate and prevent problems.
Able to understand work instructions and put them into practice.
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop | InDesign | Adobe Illustrator | Corel Draw | Microsoft Office.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• Diploma of Marketing and Communication | Australia Pacific College (apc.edu.au), Australia (2018 – 2020).
• Master in Quality Management and Productivity | FUCAPE Business School (fucape.br), Brazil (2011 - 2012).
• Bachelor of Marketing | University Vila Velha (uvv.br), Brazil (2003 - 2007).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FREELANCER | AUSTRALIA (2018 TO CURRENTLY)
POSITION: GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Develop graphic design projects meeting the specific needs of different clients.
• Liable for creating a wide range of graphics and layouts for product illustrations and company logos.
• Accountable for reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary.
REAL IMPACT SIGNS | WOODFORD QLD | AUSTRALIA (SEP/2018 TO DEC/2018)
Signage Company | realimpactsigns.com.au
POSITION: GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND APPLIER
• Responsible for creating visual concepts for advertising projects, fabrication, and assembly signs.
• Working within a team operating digital printers, vinyl, paint, power tools, saws, etc.
LEXIS EDUCATION | BRISBANE QLD | AUSTRALIA (JUL/2018 TO AUG/2018)
English school | lexisenglish.com
POSITION: VOLUNTEER GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Responsible for suiting different kinds of communication material to students and seller agents using Adobe
Creative programs and applications.
• Interaction with the marketing team ensuring valuable graphic design assistance.
FINDES - FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF ESPÍRITO SANTO | BRAZIL (JUN/2008 TO MAR/2017)
Non-profit organisation employing around 1500 people within its own network of schools, professional training,
health care system and social work. | findes.com.br
POSITION: SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Responsible for creating graphic and digital advertising material.
• Liable for performing advertising campaign planning.
• Accountable for art direction, developing large-scale campaigns, layout creation, producing and finalizing the
entity's advertising pieces.
• Ensure excellent customer service through strong connections with suppliers, clients, and co-workers.
• Support the internal customers in developing campaign planning as a team.
• Develop signage projects.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Worked in a team of eight people, achieving an increase in productivity of almost 200%, going from around
1,000 to 2,807 items produced per year.
• Supported a workflow implementation to reducing errors in all processes in the area.
• Designed numerous events, inaugurations, book launches, concerts, and advertising campaigns.
• Developed the entire communication project and created the visual identity for a significant corporative
integrating system that connects all the employees and communication.
• Developed school advertising campaigns, reaching more than 10,000 enrolments per year, exceeding the
established goal.
GRAFITUSA | BRAZIL (JUL/2004 TO OCT/2007)
Graphic Industry | grafitusa.com.br
POSITION: CTP AND PREPRESS OPERATOR
• Responsible for receiving external files, evaluating and prepare to print.
• Liable for sorting files issues as design or technical compositions.
• Accountable for contact the customers to update troubled files, also supporting them fixing technical contents.
