Ricardo J. Email & Phone Number

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my profile.I am a senior graphic designer with 20 years’ experience. I started my career at the age of 19 in one of the biggest Portuguese newspaper. Consequently achieved a great volume of experience I was invited to start a new department in a publishing company with several publications.Working with several clients in the publishing and advertisement field I expanded my experience in branding, visual identity design, layout creation, print process, marketing production, typography, problem-solving and a bunch of creative thinking. A strong communication and relationship skills, organisation, planning and management skills were key to advance in my career.In 2013 I started a new role as a Graphic Designer in an in-house Marketing Department in an UK market leading company, progressing to Senior Graphic Designer a couple of years later. I am a positive individual who loves visual communication. Being a graphic designer and having the opportunity to create visual ideas that inspire and send a message out there through my work it's a privilege that I'm lucky enough to have. In 2017 I have successfully achieved the Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management and Leadership at the Institute of Leadership & Management. With this qualification I developed strategic planning and changing skills along with business evaluation and developing. Additionally, I gained a set of essential management and leadership skills helping me in my day-to-day role.Specialties:Creative designBranding and visual identity designMarketing promotional materialHigh-end print publication layout and design Event & exhibition graphics creationSoftware skills:Adobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAcrobat ProfessionalMicrosoft OfficeFinal Cut ProMac and PC experienceOther:Attention to detailProject management skillsGood organisational and planning skillsProblem solvingPositive attitudeHobbies and interests:DesignTechnologyVideo creation for YoutubeAutomotive worldMusic, cinema and gamingSports