CV


WILLY VILLA-SHONNER
A London, UK based fully security verified graphic and digital designer with a technical background in most Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office software both Mac and Windows operational systems. Proficient in both graphic and digital design combined with an understanding of the publishing process from initial brief to final production.

+44 (0) 774 7052 059

EXPERIENCE

Freelance graphic and digital designer (April 2023–May 2023)
Financial Times: Designed both digital and collateral assets to promote live events.

Contract graphic designer (September 2022–January 2023)
Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Rebranded collateral and social media assets.

Contract graphic designer (January 2022–August 2022)
Red Havas: Designing brand collateral and PowerPoint
presentations for ZS Associates.

Freelance graphic designer (February 2021–August 2021)
The Sensory Smart Child Therapies: Designed logos, social media assets and various print design material including stationery, posters and POS.

Contract graphic and digital designer (October 2020–March 2021)
Hogan Lovells (Oliver agency): Designed print collateral and social media banners following brand guidelines.

Contract graphic and digital designer (April 2020–August 2020)
Unigestion (HYF Recruitment): Designed social media and email marketing digital images and PowerPoint presentations following strict brand guidelines including image editing/retouching.

Contract graphic and digital designer (November 2018–March 2020)
Credit Suisse (Xerox Corporation), Société Générale (Randstad), Unigestion (HYF Recruitment) and Rothschild & Co (Williams Lea): Designed folders, brochures, interactive invites, flyers, emails and PowerPoint presentations following strict brand guidelines including image editing/retouching.

Contract graphic and digital designer (August 2018–October 2018)
ARC Document Solutions: Designed logos, brochures, invites, vouchers, newsletters and artworking various design material.

Contract graphic designer (July 2018–September 2018)
Vitabiotics Ltd: Designed logos and created packshots as well as retouched images.

Contract graphic & digital designer (February 2018–March 2018)
Infopro Digital: Designed logos and created various print collateral material as well as social media and email marketing digital images.

Contract graphic & digital UX/UI designer (2013–2017)
ILX Group, TFPL & Sue Hill: companies of Progility (Global specialists in advance training, recruitment, consultancy and technology solutions). Worked on e-learning, print collateral and digital material for social media as well as email marketing including PPT presentations.

Permanent graphic & digital designer (2011–2013)
Incisive Media: Worked on compliance training, branding, print collateral and digital material of the e-learning department with content producers, marketing and production teams.

Permanent graphic & UX/UI designer (2006–2011)
M247 Ltd (former ‘Venus Business Communications’): Designed websites and various print collateral and digital material and liaised with third parties such as printers and potential clients.

Contract graphic & digital UX/UI designer (2002–2006)
ArtOneZero: Worked on designing and building websites, print collateral and liaised with third parties such as printers and potential clients.

Permanent graphic & digital designer (2001–2002)
Very Useful Maps (Company dissolved): Worked on websites for a variety of clients from the initial concept to project completion for the web design department including Adobe Animate (former Macromedia Flash) animations.

Permanent graphic & UX/UI designer (1999–2001)
Martin Miller’s: Worked on designing various print collateral material and websites.


SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat,
After Effects,
Workfront.
Microsoft office: Word, Power Point, Excel.
Languages: HTML, CSS.
 
DIGITAL

Web assets preparation and implementation, social media and email marketing design material, including infographics and animated gif/HTML5 banners.

COLLATERAL
Brand identity and stationary, brochures, reports, flyers, presentations, posters, POS display, book covers, cd labels, invitations, and vouchers amongst other print design material.

SKILLS
• Attention to detail • Clean typography • Building business relationships • Liaising with printers and third parties • Visualising concepts • Account management • Tight deadlines • Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.

QUALIFICATIONS
Creative Content for Social Media, Big Creative Education, London, UK
Sales Training course, Sales Training International, London, UK
Web Design course, Oxford House Computer Training, London, UK
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, JTL University. Bogotá D.C., Colombia

PERSONAL DETAILS
Fully security verified • Languages: English/Spanish • Interests: Art, Architecture,  illustration, photography, music, technology and animal welfare.