www.coroflot.com/milalala
Bulgaria
Experienced (10+ yrs.) freelance graphic designer offering off-site services worldwide (via internet).
DATE OF BIRTH:
> 02/09/1972
GENDER:
> Female
LOCATION:
> Sofia, Bulgaria
GRAPHIC DESIGN WORK EXPERIENCE:
2001 - present
> freelance graphic designer
designing packaging, press ads, corporate/brand identity, concert posters & tickets, billboards, texture designs (fabrics) for wrapping gift paper, foil and paper bags, from concept through to completion
> main clients: Johnson & Johnson/ BTL Production, Sarantis Bulgaria, Balkan Entertainment Company, Vian, Screen Brothers
12/2006 - 06/2007
> Studio K/ K+K Advertising Agency (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> senior graphic designer
> responsible for creation of advertising visual concepts, corporate and brand identity, design of packaging, press ads, page layouts, billboards, starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: French Culture Institut Sofia, Zaharni Zavodi Gorna Oryahovitsa, Schneider Electric Bulgaria, Winslow
06/2004 - 03/2006
> BTL Production (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> senior graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of packaging, POS, press ads, page layouts, corporate identity, posters, billboards, starting from scratch to ready for print artwork, along with precising client's artwork files to die-cut forms and pre-flighting for exponation and print, closely co-working with constructors and brand managers
> main clients: Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal Bulgaria, Beiersdorf Bulgaria, Henkel Bulgaria, Sarantis Bulgaria, Berlin Chemie Bulgaria
12/2002 - 05/2004
> Nice Pack (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> senior graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of packaging, POS, press ads, page layouts, corporative identity, posters, billboards, from concept through to completion, along with precising client's artwork files to die-cut forms and pre-flighting for exponation and print, closely co-working with constructors and brand managers
> main clients: Johnson & Johnson, Beiersdorf Bulgaria, Sarantis Bulgaria, Berlin Chemie Bulgaria, ProCredit Bank
11/2001 - 11/2002
> BSH (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of press ads, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, newsletters, posters, some web, working under the guidance of the art director, or for some projects independently, following established graphic guidelines or starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: ACT Soft, LEK Bulgaria, Spirig Bulgaria, UNDP
02/2001- 10/2001
> M.A.R.C. Advertising (Sofia, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of press ads, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, newsletters, corporative identity, following established graphic guidelines or starting from scratch to ready for print artwork
> main clients: ACT Soft, European Delegation in Bulgaria, ADIS
01/1999 - 01/2001
> Stalker Holding (Varna, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of labels, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, corporate identity, some web, under the guidance of the art director
> main clients: Devnya Cement, Varna Municipality, Varna Summer Music Festival, Varna Summer Jazz Festival
04/1998 - 12/1998
> Passat (Varna, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer & prepress artworker
> responsible for design and prepress of labels, page layouts, brochures, leaflets, along with pre-flighting client's artwork files for exponation and print
03/1996 - 02/1997
> SDD Trading (Bourgas, Bulgaria)
> graphic designer
> responsible for design and artwork of gambling machines shield layouts, corporative identity, catalogues, leaflets
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
04/2008 - present
> New Horizons Bulgaria
> class training instructor in Adobe InDesign Level 1 and Adobe Illustrator Level 1
10/1993 - 11/1995
10/1997 - 03/1998
> Darimex (Varna, Bulgaria)
> technical assistant
> responsible for correspondence with contragents (English, German, Bulgarian Languages), tracking deliveries and payments, including organizing of spedition (import, export, re-export), issuing documents such as invoices, custom's papers, etc.
05/1993 - 10/1993
> Varna Airport (Varna, Bulgaria)
> passenger attendant, check-in
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
(PC/Windows)
> Corel DRAW (Excellent)
> Adobe Photoshop (Excellent)
> Adobe Illustrator (Excellent)
> Adobe Acrobat (Excellent)
> Adobe InDesign (Very Good)
> QuarkXPress (Very Good)
> Adobe Page Maker (Good)
> Macromedia Dreamweaver (Basic)
LANGUAGES:
> Bulgarian (Native)
> German (Very Good)
> English (Very Good)
> Russian (Basic)
PERSONAL ADVANTAGES:
> well organized
> highly responsible
> attentive to details
> accurate
> dealing with tight deadlines
EDUCATION:
1986-1991: Foreign Languages School (Varna, Bulgaria)
(main course - German, secondary course - English)
1991-1994: Economic University (Varna, Bulgaria)
International Tourism (unfinished)
