MariaCamilaPava
macapava@gmail.com + (57) 3112904007
ABOUT ME
Birth Date 12/07/1987 Country My name is Maria Camila Pava, I’m Colombian Colombia and soon to be 26 years old. My career goal is to be part of Current City projects and teams full with creativity and ideas that pretend Bogotá to make an impact on society, while making it better. C.C 1098638197
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I am an Industrial Designer that in my academic and work experience have learned about different areas of design such as creating concepts, developing products, graphic design in the editorial and advertising industry, managing social media, planning events, among others. I am very interested in the whole process involved in designing, from the thorough planning and research until the end that results in innovative solutions that respond to needs and problems. Since a student I have been very passionate about the design field and I have continued this learning path as a professional by building experience abroad and currently in Colombia.
SKILLS - Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver). Creative and strategic thinking. - Familiarity with both the creative and the commercial worlds of Design. - Ability to work effectively as a part of a team or individually. Leadership skills. - Proven effective written and oral communication skills. - Skills to biuld and deliver a presentation. LANGUAGES SPOKEN Spanish (Native) English (Advanced) Portuguese (Advanced) French (Basic - currently learning)
CATEGORY EXPERIENCE Industrial design Graphic design Event management and planning Social marketing
PERSONAL INTERESTS, HOBBIES, AND PROJECTS Travel around discovering new cultures Social Work Arts Dancing
CITIES LIVED IN Bucaramanga Bogotá New York City Curitiba Rio De Janeiro
ONLINE PORTFOLIO (go to link)
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EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS JWT Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Advertising Agency May 2012 – Present Social Media Management - Kimberly Clark / Kleenex Brasil and Latam • Responsible of creating and writing content for Kleenex’s social media accounts. • Responsible of managing and controlling Kleenex’s social media accounts for Brasil and LATAM • Create digital strategies and creative ideas for SM activities. • In charge of monitoring the flow and response of users in the social media accounts of Kleenex. Agência Casa (JWT Group) Advertising Agency Web Designer • Worked with a team to design the Website Porto Seguro Brasil. • Assisted and monitored user interphase focus groups.
Curitiba, Brasil April 2011 – July 2011
Hotel Rio 180° Hotel Boutique and Restaurant Event planner and Graphic designer
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil July - December 2011
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Designed restaurant menus and promotion graphic material (brochure, flyers, events material). Costumer service and concierge for hotel guests. Planned more than 12 events with assistance of 2 - 4 people. Lead teams of 5 - 15 people for successful events.
Agencia Motion Publicidad Advertising Agency Designer
Bogotá, Colombia April 2010 – February 2011
• Graphic Design • Illustrated and programmed corporate multimedia in Flash. • Presented creative proposals to clients. Evedesa Eventos & Desarrollo SAS Events Production Graphic Desginer / Event assistant • Posters, flyers and invites for events. • Bartender in special events: Rosario - Cha Cha - Penthouse (Clubs)
Bogotá, Colombia Febrero 2008 - Mayo 2009
dRAIZ Event Planning and Catering Company Cofounder / Event Planner • • • •
Bucaramanga and Bogotá, Colombia January 2012 -
Responsible for the coordination of upscale events for high income executives. Designed the brand identity. Interviewed people for the events team. Supervised teams of 5 - 15 people to ensure success in catering events.
INTERNSHIPS Resource Magazine Photography Industry Magazine Intern in Graphic design / Events assistant
New York City, USA July - December 2009
• Designed more than 30 layouts for 5 different editions. • Part of a team of 30 people in charge of creating every publication. • Assisted editors in chiefs in every publication and events for more than 50 people.
Spain Society of New York Intern in Graphic design / Events assistant • Designed graphic material (brochure, flyers, events material) • Assited events for more than 50 people. • Assited manager in different office tasks.
New York City, USA July - December 2009
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & CAUSES SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLOMBIA - Volunteers Coordinator (Facebook: SpecialOlympicsColombia) PROARTSO (Artistic and Social Projects) - Strategic Design and Management. (www.proartso.org) CRE8 Foundation - WorkShop ‘THE MOST REALISTIC ALIEN’ Brasil (www.cre8foundation.org) INFANTIS SANUM Foundation - Graphic Design for comunication campaign. (www.infantis.org)
EDUCATION Degree: Institution: Graduation date:
Bilingual Bachelor with emphasis in Science and Multimedia. School La Quinta del Puente Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2005.
Degree: Institution: Graduation date:
Industrial designer Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotรก, Colombia, 2010
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Alexandra Niki
Editor In Chief Resource Magazine New York, USA Telephone: (000 + 1) 9179743212
Albrecht Bake
Creative Director JWT Colombia Bogotรก, Colombia albrecht.bake@jwt.com
More references upon request.
MARIA CAMILA PAVA 2013