CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Building friendships over the years

Building friendships over the years

In over a decade of experience I've had the opportunity to build brands, design campaigns, and create digital experiences for multiple major brands, startups and government instances.

I’m grateful and honored for the opportunity to work with Wolt, Tele2, Zelta Zivtina, Supliful, We Build Parks, tet, BTA, LCCA, Vision Express, Overly, Swedbank, Techchill, Hanzas Perons, Balcia Insurance, Satori, Latvian Olympic Committee, Dace Bahmann as well as director Laila Pakalina, music bands Carnival Youth Instrumenti.

In over a decade of experience I've had the opportunity to build brands, design campaigns, and create digital experiences for multiple major brands, startups and government instances.

I’m grateful and honored for the opportunity to work with Wolt, Tele2, Zelta Zivtina, Supliful, We Build Parks, tet, BTA, LCCA, Vision Express, Overly, Swedbank, Techchill, Hanzas Perons, Balcia Insurance, Satori, Latvian Olympic Committee, Dace Bahmann as well as director Laila Pakalina, music bands Carnival Youth Instrumenti.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2021 ADC*LT Outdoor avertising Bronze (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2021 Baltic Best, Print advertising Silver (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2020 ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Printart & Design Craft 2020 ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Brand Design 2015 Cannes Young Lions Latvia Gold, print

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2021 - ADC*LT Outdoor advertising - Bronze (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2021 - Baltic Best, Print advertising - Silver (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2021 - Zelta Mikrofons, Best music album design (Policy productions) 2020 - ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Printart & Design Craft 2020 - ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Brand Design 2018 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Bronze, cyber 2017 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Silver, cyber 2015 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Gold, print

PUBLICATIONS

2021 - Luerzers Archive, ISSUE 5+6 2021 - TVNET 20 YRS anniversary logo for a day 2017 - National Library of Latvia, “Melnās mākslas darbnīca”, 2014 - Fold.lv, Boards with style 2014 - Modernists Issue #3, Designers & Makers, Handmade locally 2013 - Modernists Issue #2, Designers & Makers, Underground printers

EDUCATION, COURSES & WORKSHOPS


2019 - UX UI Design Bootcamp (Kristaps Elsins from Ubiquiti Networks) 2018 - How To Do Better Creative Work by Steve Harrison 2018 - Complicated doesn’t mean smart by David Trott 2015 - 2016 - Latvian Art Directors Club, Creativity in advertising 2015 - Multiple workshops and masterclasses in Cannes Lions Festival 2007 - 2009 - Baltic International Academy, Advertising design

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2021 - ADC*LT Outdoor advertising - Bronze (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2021 - Baltic Best, Print advertising - Silver (Bechtle & Milzarajs) 2021 - Zelta Mikrofons, Best music album design (Policy productions) 2020 - ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Printart & Design Craft 2020 - ADWARDS MMXX - Silver, Brand Design 2018 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Bronze, cyber 2017 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Silver, cyber 2015 - Cannes Young Lions Latvia - Gold, print

PUBLICATIONS

2021 - Luerzers Archive, ISSUE 5+6 2021 - TVNET 20 YRS anniversary logo for a day 2017 - National Library of Latvia, “Melnās mākslas darbnīca”, 2014 - Fold.lv, Boards with style 2014 - Modernists Issue #3, Designers & Makers, Handmade locally 2013 - Modernists Issue #2, Designers & Makers, Underground printers

EDUCATION, COURSES & WORKSHOPS


2019 - UX UI Design Bootcamp (Kristaps Elsins from Ubiquiti Networks) 2018 - How To Do Better Creative Work by Steve Harrison 2018 - Complicated doesn’t mean smart by David Trott 2015 - 2016 - Latvian Art Directors Club, Creativity in advertising 2015 - Multiple workshops and masterclasses in Cannes Lions Festival 2007 - 2009 - Baltic International Academy, Advertising design

WORK EXPERIENCE


2022.03 - 2022.09

Product Design at Corebook

2015 - 2017 Junior Art Director, Not-Perfect Y&R, Riga 2014 - 2015 Designer, Ad Astra 2012- 2014 Designer, Pegasus Group 2011 - 2012 Designer, Bumbierkoks CREATIVE SKILLS

Art Direction Brand Identity Design Creative Direction Editorial Photography


TECHNICAL SKILLS


Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe Xd Figma Readymag, Tilda, Keynote

CREATIVE SKILLS

Art Direction Brand Identity Creative Direction Editorial Photography Design Thinking


TECHNICAL SKILLS


Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom

Adobe XD Figma

WORK EXPERIENCE 2017 - PRESENT Freelance 2019.09 - 2020.05 Creative Director, Bounce 2015.10 - 2017.01 Junior Art Director, Not-Perfect Y&R, Riga 2014.06 - 2015.10 Designer, Ad Astra 2012.05 - 2014.06 Designer, Pegasus Group 2012.05 - 2014.06 Designer, Bumbierkoks CREATIVE SKILLS

Art Direction Brand Identity Creative Direction Editorial Photography


TECHNICAL SKILLS


Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom

Adobe XD Figma Keynote

WORK EXPERIENCE 2022.03 - 2022.09 Product design at Corebook

2015 - 2017 Junior Art Director, Not-Perfect Y&R, Riga

INTERESTS


Mindful living

Technology Contemporary art & design

Historical buildings and motor vehicles Woodworking

PERSONALITY

Communicative Honest Well-organized Empathetic Proactive

Photography

Traveling and seeing the world Sailing seas