This creative ability, combined with inspiration and an enormous adaptation to computer technology, has allowed creative humans like Paulo to make far greater use of graphic and programming software than any other known species on planet Earth. Creative Homo Sapiens are the only species known to build logos, websites, flyers, brochures, programming code and solving some communication problems of other well known species called clients. He is Portuguese and lives, currently, in the beautiful city of Lisboa.
Education / Training
Graduation
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa 1994 – 1998
Communication Sciences
Expertise in Advertising
Training
FLAG 2007
Web Design (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash and integration)
Training
FrenetikPolis 2009
Adobe Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop Expert)
Training
FrenetikPolis 2013
WebDesign (HTML5 & CSS3 Dreamweaver CS5; JQuery)
Training
FrenetikPolis 2013
Joomla! 1, Joomla! 2 template development
Graphic Design
Printing projects to communicate your company including flyers, brochures, outdoors, roll-ups, etc
Web Design
Responsive websites, newsletters and digital campaigns.
UI / UX Design
Mobile apps
Editorial Design
Brochures, magazines, books, reports and accounts and various editorial content.
Content Writer
Online and print content creation and management.
Brand Design
Logotypes and stationery to communicate your brand.
Work experience
Smartmove, Serviços de Mobilidade
Employment Period: 2013 – now
Position: Web Designer / Graphic Consultant
Roles and Responsibilities: Design and development of graphic design projects for the web and for printing using Adobe Illustrator, manipulation and image processing in Adobe Photoshop, development of animated banners for the web in Adobe Flash and animated GIF's in Adobe Fireworks, development of graphic layouts for mobile (iOS and Android) using html5, css, css3, and Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Escrita Digital - soluções e software
Employment Period: 2010 – 2011
Position: Online Marketing Technician
Roles and Responsibilities: Client support in development and content update in CMS, social network management, customer contacts management, monitoring web projects, usability and functionality tests on websites, layout design for web and printing, SEO e web marketing.
Freelancer
Employment Period: 2009 – now
Position: Web Designer / Graphic Consultant
Roles and Responsibilities: Creative writing, text revision, development of graphic design projects and editorial design in Adobe Illustrator, manipulation and image processing in Adobe Photoshop, pagination in Adobe Indesign, development of animated banners for the web in Adobe Flash and GIF's animated in Adobe Fireworks, websites development using the technologies html4, html5, css, css3, javascript, jQuery library using Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, site optimization for search engines, and development of websites using WordPress and Joomla.
PT - PRO (Portugal Telecom)
Employment Period: 2007 – 2008
Position: Data entry operator
Roles and Responsibilities: Word processing, data entry, cards activations, backoffice.
Pausa Criativa
Employment Period: 2003 – 2007
Position: Graphic Designer
Roles and Responsibilities: Creative writing, text revision, development of graphic design projects and editorial design in Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand, manipulation and image processing in Adobe Photoshop, pagination in Adobe Indesign, development of animated banners for the web in Adobe Flash and GIF's animated in Adobe Fireworks, support in events organization (photo exibitions)
Diximagem - publicidade e comunicação global
Employment Period: 2001 – 2003
Position: Copywriter
Roles and Responsibilities: Creative and concept development of communication content, text revision, catalogs pagination in
QuarkExpress.
IEFP (Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional)
Employment Period: 1999 – 2001
Position: Cultural / Social Animator
Roles and Responsibilities: Administrative support, support for young people's transition to the job market, dissemination of job offers and training, monitoring young people’s integration in enterprises.