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Designer & Painter

Maja Petrovic

Toronto, ONCanada
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    Dynamic and responsible Visual Designer with a Bachelor's in Art and Design and Diploma in Interactive Media and Design with 15+ years of experience in Art, Branding, Product design, Digital Marketing, Data analytics and Business operations seeking an opportunity to leverage a diverse skill set in a dynamic, growth-focused environment.

  • Education
    • Diploma Interactive Media and Design
      Seneca Colege
      2019 - 2022
      The program covers a mix of creative, business, and technical skills and prepares for a career in digital media. Students learn how to design, develop, and manage digital strategies and multimedia projects, we build a strong foundation in user experience design, motion graphics, graphic design, web and app development, and business strategies. This balance of design, coding, and business knowledge help in succeed in the fast-changing digital media industry. Skills Learnt: • User experience (UX) • User interface (UI) • Interactive and immersive design • Motion graphics • 3D environments • Graphic design • Web development • Project management • Audio and video editing • Entrepreneurship • Gamification
    • Postgraduate Certificate Operations Management
      Humber Institute of Applied Science and Technology
      2008 - 2009
      is a shorter, specialized qualification focusing on managing company operations, workflows, and supply chains, offering a focused skillset for career advancement in this field.
    • B.A Fine and Applied Arts
      University of Applied Arts and Design
      1994 - 2000
      The goal of the Conservation and Restoration study program is to train students to work independently in professional artistic and research fields. It prepares them for specialized knowledge and skills in protecting cultural heritage, as well as for their personal and professional development. This is done by applying and integrating the knowledge gained through coursework, personal traits, and key creative skills. Education in this program follows the highest ethical standards, with a strong focus on respecting the uniqueness of cultural heritage and its aesthetic, artistic, historical, and social significance. Through solving complex practical problems, students not only gain technical knowledge and skills but also develop independence, especially in researching materials, methods, and techniques specific to their chosen discipline. The program includes two modules: Conservation and Restoration of Paintings and Works on Paper: This focuses on research and hands-on work to preserve cultural heritage, especially easel paintings on canvas and wood, murals, mosaics, and artworks on paper. Conservation and Restoration of Sculptures and Archaeological Objects: This module is dedicated to research and practical work on protecting sculptures and archaeological artifacts made from various materials.
    • High School Diploma Health Science
      College of Health Science
      1993
  • Experience
    • Visual Artist and Graphic Designer (part time)
      Mayaart
      Toronto, Canada
      2016 - Present (10 years)
      ● • Provided graphic design services to various B2B clients, delivering customized marketing materials tailored to their unique business needs.
      • Developed branding and visual identity packages for startups, enhancing their market presence and brand recognition.
      • Produce content creation, web design, UX from user flow diagrams, low to high-fidelity wireframes, prototyping, and their mockups, ensuring user-friendly design and seamless navigation.
      • Received consistently positive feedback from clients for creativity, attention to detail, and ability to meet tight deadlines.
      • Execute all graphics design requests efficiently, based on each client's requirements, and within the scheduled project timeline.
      • Copywriting, Public Relations, Social media management, working on different part of design system, AODA.
      • Efficiently managed administrative tasks, including handling all phone calls, responding to emails, negotiating and closing deals, and overseeing accounts receivable and accounts payable.
    • Graphic Designer and Photographer
      Future Mobility Health Care
      2010 - 2012 (2 years)
      • Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to develop high-impact visuals for B2B campaigns, including brochures, whitepapers, infographics, and social media graphics.
      • Design and produce digital and print materials that align with brand guidelines and support lead generation efforts.
      • Lead the redesign of the company’s website, resulting in a 30% increase in user engagement and a 20% increase in lead conversions.
      • Communicated with vendors through FTP and troubleshooting problems.
      • Used analytical software tools, data analysis methods and reporting techniques.
      • Photographed all products and interior factory for marketing purpose.
    • Graphic Designer, Office Admin.
      Cantrade Closeouts (International Trade)
      2008 - 2010 (2 years)
      • Designed web pages as product offers to other businesses, web banners, websites and their updates, logos, promotions, displays for the big chain stores, artistic bookmarks with gold foil as fifth layer;
      • Marketing, brand development, sales and negotiation;
      • Communicated B2B with companies during arrangements of business deals and accounts;
      • Office Administration (Invoices, Packing Slips, PO’s, Agreements, Pro-rata/closeout, wholesales and markup prices, A/R, A/P, Bank Reconciliation);
      • Arranged shipments and deliveries of merchandises via the Edi-Gateway system, Mx Client, phone and e-mail;
      • Responsible for overseeing budgets and sales as well as tracked financial receipts of products to customers and companies receiving products.
      • Daily assisting the executive, arranging meetings and directing the calls.
    • Graphic Designer and Senior Artist, Administration
      St. Thomas Institute
      Floriana, Malta
      2004 - 2007 (3 years)
      Divinity Art Co. Ltd., Valetta, Malta
      Design, Fine Arts and Restoration of Art Objects
      • Advertised the job positions through job search web sites and universities, in Malta and Internationally for Professionals in IT; maintained a database of approximately 50 employees

      • Project 1 – St. Thomas Institute, Floriana, Malta Feb.2004-May2007
      o Graphic Designer and Senior Artist, Office administration.
      o Consulted with clients, determined time frames and budgets, analyzed their needs, undertook research and plans, presented material, and submitted designs for approval.
      o Designed logos, book covers, CD covers, web pages, inner pages associated with poems written by children;
      o Performed all prepress preparation for more than 200 published books.
      o Lecturing Painting and Technology of Art. Students relevant would be those studying Art O level and A level for the Malta University Exams.
      o Assist in the evaluation of student work, using criteria established by the supervising Institute.
      o Created drawings, paintings and other artwork using oils, acrylic, watercolors and ink

      • Project 2 – St. John’s Co’cathedral and Manuel Theatre, Valletta, Malta Feb.2004-Dec.2006
      o Paint Restorer - Ditta Sante Guido Restauro Opera D'Arte
      o Documented all elements that had disappeared, the deteriorations/changes by chemical or physical action and all step-by-step methods used in restoration treatments;
      o Cleaned and retouched gold, secco-painted walls, marble, wooden statues and wall paintings;
      o Restoration of the Canvas painting “Murder of St Catherine” and Christian Orthodox Icon ‘Virgin Mary and Son”;
      o Protected sculptures and frames of paintings by placing them in sealed plastic vacuum bags together with poison against woodworm.

    • Paint Restorer
      Paint Restorer - Ditta Sante Guido Restauro Opera D'Arte
      Il-Belt Valletta, Malta
      2004 - 2006 (2 years)
      o Restoration of gold stucco, Marble and wood sculptures;
      o Retouched marbles and wall paintings;
      o Restoration of the Canvas painting “Murder of St Catherine” and Christian Orthodox Icon ‘Virgin Mary and Son”;
    • Designer
      TV Station "Kanal 1"
      2001 - 2003 (2 years)
      o Organized television archive by compiling records and transferring VHS to new digital formats;
      o Collected ideas to design and create broadcasts;
      o Made sketches for stage designs of virtual shows, made story boards to solidify ideas on the lead-ins to broadcasts;
      o Created illustrations to start the animation production process.

  • Awards

    Skills and flexibility:

     Flexibility and experience in working in any type of environment including Agile and Gantt.

     Design research skills, time management skills, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, ability to meet a tight deadline, experience working with a team and report progress, presentation skills and information literacy.

     A strong advocate for the customer and human-centered design practices with a positive attitude, excellent verbal and written communication skills and the aptitude for learning and self-improvement.

     Possess a strong balance of creative, technical, project management, and relationship management skills.

     Able to design across all channels including web, native and automated.

    Portfolio of related works:

    Product and Web design, UI, UX, Logos, Catalogs, Books, Flyers, Banners, Info-graphics, Animation, Project Briefs, Creative Briefs, Project Plans, Case Studies, 3D Studio Modeling, Motion Packages (Mogrts), Photography, Fine art.

  • Affiliations

    • Association of the Fine Arts, Applied Arts and Designers of Serbia

    • Work has been published in: Magazines, Radio, TV and Internet.

    • Award for graphic drawing SCREAM at The XVI October Art Exhibition, Kovin.

    • Honour by the critics at the catalogue for the XIX October Art Exhibition, Kovin

  • Industries
    • Advertising
    • Kitchen, Bath & Home decor
    • Publishing
    • Government
  • Skills
    • Art Direction
    • Communication Design
    • Concept Art
    • Creative Suite
    • CSS
    • Exhibit Design
    • Furniture Design
    • Production Design
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