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Resume

I’m an Amsterdam based Art Director and Designer with more than 8 years of experience in leading and executing online, offline and mobile projects. Graduated from the Academy of Arts in Maastricht in the Netherlands, with a major in Interactive Media Design.

MY OBJECTIVE
Using my concept and design skills to create exciting, high quality designs that engage customers and drives business results. Exploring new media and eager to learn and improve.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Strong presentation, communication skills.
Strong team player with independent and self-directed working style. Innovative and dynamic approach with ability to run projects from concept to completion.
Tolerance and stress resistance in a fast past environment.
Motivated, pro-active and organized.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY & CORE COMPETENCE
Keen knowledge of corporate identity, branding and interactive advertising.
Proven track record in interaction design and cross media concept creation.
In-depth knowledge of consumer electronics, Telco, Navigation and IT online environment.
Strong experience in B2C and B2B web portal and self-service application development.
Successful implementation of TTL campaigns with focus on online marketing mix.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

2010 – Current Owner BigBellyDesign.
Freelance agency for visual and interaction design. Specialized in mobile, web and ecommerce.

2009 – 2010 Senior Visual Designer at TomTom International B.V.
Responsible for designing the user interface and UI of TomTom PND’s of the future.

2009
Creative Designer mobile advertising at Blyk.
Responsible for Concept, designing, presenting, producing and executing mobile advertising campaigns and campaign proposals.

May 2008 – November 2008
Art director at the people's valley

2007 – March 2008
Art Director, Online Service Unit, Vodafone Libertel NV
Created visual design, guidelines and online production standards. Maintained visual integrity throughout the whole of Vodafone’s online presence. Supported business development by overseeing the visual design in various projects.

2005 – 2007
Online Designer, Online Service Unit, Vodafone Libertel NV
Responsible for all online visual design with main performance indicators being online brand awareness, website traffic and online sales growth. Contributed to site usability projects and managed creation of in/external campaign materials.

2003 – 2005
Vodafone live! Partner management assistant, Vodafone Libertel NV Managed agency and supplier selection processes, CRM and partner activities. Responsible for merchandising editorial and content at Vodafone live.

2002 – 2003
Vodafone Cusomer Service Postpaid/VF Live!

2001 – 2003
WWIK / Kunstenaars&CO. WWIK is an arrangement to support beginning artists in their future career.


PROFFESIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
2007 NN/group (Nielsen Norman Group) Usability Week 2007 conference in Barcelona
• Fundamental Guidelines for Web Usability • Email Newsletter Usability
• Usability Return on Investment • B2B Website Usability • Design Patterns
2007 Customer centric web design seminar
2007 Time management training
2006 Email marketing seminar

EDUCATION
1997 – 2001 Art Academe of Maastricht, Interactive Media Design Major
2000 – 2001 Philips Design Intern, Online Designer
1996 – 1997 Media & Design Academy Genk (Belgium), Audiovisual Design Major

DIGITAL SKILLS
Systems Apple Mac (OS 10+) and Windows
Software Working knowledge of: Adobe Creative Suite (CS, CS2, CS3)
Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, Flash
Microsoft Office: Excel, Outlook/Entourage, PowerPoint, and Word
Coding Familiar with: (X)HTML, CSS, Actionscript, Ajax, Javascript
PM tools Projectplace, JIRA, TaskFreak

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Dutch Native
English Excellent
German Proficient
French Basic

PERSONAL INTERESTS
Retro games and gadgets
Interior, graphic and character design
KickFun and outdoor sports
Photography and travel

HONORS
Graduation project ‘Metamorphose’ published in ITEMS magazine 2001
Academy Award for Design, graduation project ABK Maastricht 2001

This CV has been completed truthfully by Marjan J.M.J. Lemmens, May 2010, Amsterdam