Victor T.

About Me

Passionate Senior Creative, with over 10 years of experience in graphic design and art direction. I was in charge of the daily creative process for global companies like Samsung and Telekom, achieving business goals through the creation of interactively tested, data-driven, and user-centered design. I simply love advertising and I never stop believing that advertising can change the world for the better and that I will be the one to make the world great, to break barriers, to change the way we see or treat everything around us.

Workflow

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior UI/UX Designer
2020 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and designing innovative software designs for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Direct creative concepts and adhere to project guidelines to execute campaigns according to business needs.

  • Collaborate with the creative team to ensure designs and deliverables are being completed efficiently and on-time.

Cheil Centrade
Cheil Centrade
Senior Digital Art Director
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Led the daily creative process for the Samsung account over 5 countries in South Eastern Europe. Developed the weekly and monthly social content plan, as well as innovative campaigns using AR, social filters, interactive stories, special landing pages, online activations, and stunts.

  • Managed to secure the Engie Romania account for the company, coordinating part of the new business creatives as well.

  • Created multiple successfull campaigns for Instagram and Facebook using illustration, animation, and video. Completed from scratch the most comprehensive video guide for Samsung Galaxy S10.

Vivre Deco
Vivre Deco
Senior Digital Art Director/Head of Visual Department
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Drove UX research methods to guide digital product teams and approach complex problems. Joined the company as a consultant and assisted the creation of a strong and effective design department.

  • Updated Vivre’s visual guidelines and brand identity to fit with the latest communication trends.

  • Created the workflow for the entire visual department that allowed the designers to automatically obtain visual content from the databases.

Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett
Senior Digital Art Director
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Led UX Research efforts by gathering insights, performing data collection and analysis, as well as implementing concepts to solve the clients' briefs and tasks. Built the longest lasting and award-winning campaign in Romania (2 years) for Telekom.

  • Closely collaborated with external and internal teams for all the agency's clients, including Rompetrol, Kaufland, Samsung, and P&G.

  • Trained, assigned, and coached graphic designers, creating new media concepts and innovating ways for the agency clients.

Heist Industries (MCCANN)
Heist Industries (MCCANN)
Digital Art Director
2016 - 2016
Bucharest, Romania
  • Worked across a wide range of projects in multiple industries, from FMCG to Banking and Telco.

  • Partnered with copywriters, graphic designers, and desktop publishers in order to deliver the best products, from idea to implementation.

  • Developed complete functional design systems by refining high quality visual assets.

GMP Advertising
GMP Advertising
Art Director
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Bucharest, Romania
  • Worked on projects involving DTP, graphic design, sketching, art direction to video production, prototyping for the biggest Romanian independent agency.

  • Collaborated with the Creative Director to develop design strategies and plans for digital campaigns. Coordinated activities with other designers, agencies, and graphics vendors.

  • Led teams in executing concepts in both traditional and digital spaces for major companies such as Telekom, Volkswagen, Ursus Breweries, Petrom.

Various Companies
Various Companies
DTP / Graphic designer / Art Director
2006 - 2014 (8 years)
Romania
  • Worked for multiple companies to create branding & identity, online advertising materials & direct mailing print products, photo shooting products etc.

  • Developed creative advertising content for various media in order to ensure maximum brand awareness.

  • Conceptualized designs, videos, and web content to promote product brands.

Showcase

Creator - Isolate Violence
Creator - Isolate Violence
  • The project, 'Creator - Isolate Violence,' addresses the increasing domestic violence during lockdowns in Romania.

  • It was launched in one week while a team of 2 designers, 2 copywriters, 2 developers, and 1 video postproduction company were working remotely.

  • The project garnered international attention and went viral in 48 hours, earning recognition as one of 2020's greatest ads for good.

Art Director - Engie Romania Digital Brand Identity
Art Director - Engie Romania Digital Brand Identity
  • Led the design team of 4 in creating the concept and design for Engie Romania's digital brand identity.

  • Improved ENGIE Romania's image by establishing a standard for its digital environment.

  • Developed a complex ecosystem encompassing digital apps, website, landing pages, clients, and admin dashboards, and social media presence.

Telekom Romania
Telekom Romania
  • A 360 communication campaign launched in 2017 that remains active.

  • Telekom Romania became a model for Telekom Europe and achieved the most effective client at Romania's Effie Awards 2018.

  • The campaign involved extensive design, iteration, and execution across multiple media formats (TV commercials, digital activations, etc.).

Art Director - Samsung A bedtime insta-story
Art Director - Samsung A bedtime insta-story
  • Creating bedtime Instagram stories for children.

  • Developing illustrations and animations for Instagram stories.

  • Utilizing voice actors for parents to accompany the stories.

UI/UX Designer - Qiddiya - a world within a city
UI/UX Designer - Qiddiya - a world within a city
  • Qiddiya is envisioned as a city focused on discovery and experience.

  • The project utilizes Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop) for design.

  • The UI/UX design work is underway, with multiple screens and landing pages developed.

Education

BSc in Automatic Control & Computer Engineering
BSc in Automatic Control & Computer Engineering
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi
2002 - 2006 (4 years)
2020 Shortlisted at WhiteSquare awards with IsolateViolence Campaign; 2019 GOLD Euro Effie with Telekom Romania in the category Best of the Best: Consumer Goods & Telecom; 2108 & 2019 Effie Romania - Brand of the Year with Telekom Romania; 2018 Gold Effie with Telekom
2020 Shortlisted at WhiteSquare awards with IsolateViolence Campaign; 2019 GOLD Euro Effie with Telekom Romania in the category Best of the Best: Consumer Goods & Telecom; 2108 & 2019 Effie Romania - Brand of the Year with Telekom Romania; 2018 Gold Effie with Telekom
Awards
Best Video, Best Outdoor, Best BTL, Best Digital (2015)
Best Video, Best Outdoor, Best BTL, Best Digital (2015)
Art Directors Club School