Second year Animation student, Freelance Graphic Designer and aspiring Concept Artist, interested in Creative Marketing and Advertising, Pre-Production in Animation and Storytelling; passionate about the Film Industry and Japanese Animation Industry, as well as the culture; fluent in Romanian (native) and English (C2), basic knowledge of Spanish and French, currently studying Japanese (Grade 2); seeking a work experience internship in Creative Marketing and Advertising
Projects
- Big Bang CompetitionThis was the first time I got to create a brand and to give it an identity and I have to say that it was an amazing journey. I have been interested in the marketing industry for a long time and I have been looking for ways to combine this interest with my love for graphic design. This project gave me a great opportunity to develop my skills. Unfortunately, I found out about the competition quite late, so I didn't get much time. I didn't get to render the scenes and all these pieces of work are still quite rough. All in all, I would love to develop even more, so I can only hope for more great opportunities like this. For more details about the creative process, check out the Case Study, and for more of my projects, check out my blog: http://mihaelapavel.blogspot.co.uk/
Work history
Marketing Assistant
Portsmouth, United KingdomFull Time
Promoting the University of Portsmouth through different media and organising events involving all of the departments helped me develop a startegic vision, as well as persuading, negotiating, influencing skills. This position gave me better insight on how the Marketing and Advertising industry works, as I had the opportunity to shadow my superiors and to work with the Creative Team. Therefore, this job taught me plenty about what sells, what attracts the public and most of all, how important creative advertising is.
Graphic Designer
Ploiești, RomaniaFreelance
Reddbubble
I analyse current market trends in pop culture and use them to create designs and artwork to be sold on products. I use my research abilites to find trending topics from a variety of sources, such as social media. Moreover, my Photoshop skills prove essential when it comes to designing.
Commissions
From 2012, I have been advertising my art on social media and I learned how important networking is in the creative industries. I did commission artwork (both traditional and digital drawings) for Diana Priboi, Andrei Bumbea, Ionita Daiana and many more.
Skills
- Photoshop
- Maya
- Abode Premiere
- Flash
- Animation Dragonframe
- Adobe After Effects
- Art Writting
- Creative Critical Thinking
- Creative Arts
- Marketing
Education
BA Animation
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
The course combines the artistic and creative aspects of animation with the required practical and technical expertise. It covers most fields of the Animation industry, like 2D and 3D animation, visual storytelling, compositing, editing. Some of the units include: Pre-Production Methods, Production Process, Meaning and Representation, Narrative, Visual Research in Animation, Visual Effects and Environments. I want to specialise in Pre-Poduction, namely Concept Art and Narrative.