GABRIEL SOTO
Mobile phone: Address: Email:
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RECOGNITIONS
(+44) 7580 326680 43a Fitzgeorge Avenue London, W140SZ hola@gabrielsoto.co
Date of birth: Place of birth:
30 July 1986 Bogota, Colombia
2011 - Present
MA Graphic Branding and Identity. London College of Communication - University of the Arts London. UK.
2010
Branding diploma. Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia.
2005 - 2008
BA Advertising. Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia.
April 2009 Present
Buenas! Branding - Bogota, Colombia. Founder – Account Director. Art Director. o Brand strategy. o Brand identity design. o Online strategy development.
March 2008 April 2009
Wunderman - BRM - Bogota, Colombia. Copywriter Part of creative teams for: o BMW – Latin America Region o Microsoft – Andes Region o Easy Colombia - Cencosud o Coomeva – Solidaridad y Seguros o Constructora Pijao o Saha Swimwear
July 2006 Dec 2006
Lowe / SSP3 - Bogota, Colombia. Copywriter trainee Part of creative teams for: o Red Bull o Renault o Rexona (Unilever) o Tigo (Mobile services company) o AeroRepública (Airline)
2007 - 2008
Free lance consultant - Bogota, Colombia. Advertising, design and branding projects for local clients.
June 2010
Work published in “Anuario de la Publicidad Colombiana 2010” (Colombian Advertising Annual Book 2010). Ediciones P&M.
Jan 2010
Logo From Dreams Awards. Logo Of The Day: Vivian Bock.
Dec 2007
NOVA Awards. Shortlist and special mention from the jury. “New Talent Category”.
LANGUAGES
Spanish (native speaker) English
SOFTWARE
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Adobe Photoshop CS5. Adobe InDesign CS5
Microsoft Office Word Microsoft Office Powerpoint Microsoft Office Excel