Mikala Grante
Art Director
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- LevelMid Level
- LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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- ProfessionsGraphic Designer - Marketer - Art Director - Creative Director
Projects
- design, editorial design, Fashion Editorial, illustration, art direction
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About me
Multilingual, enthusiastic Art Director and Senior Designer available for work in publishing, custom content design, editorial design, identity and digital media. I enjoy challenges and a diversity of work! I have a great sense of humour and work well under pressure. Let's work together!
Skills
- Branding
- Corporate Identity
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Websites
- Typography
- Brand Identity
- Logo Design
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
Work history
Currently
Senior Designer & Art Director
Freelance
- Freelance
I have a variety of clients from custom publishers and content marketers to events production. Looking for more work in publishing, print, digital and other media.
2015
Art Director
Spafax Inc
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Full Time
Art director at award winning lifestyle and travel magazine Concept development for editorial, web and multi-platform campaigns On-set art direction of photo shoots Delivery and ideation for creative briefs Implementation of corporate branding guidelines Supervision, mentoring of team members Pre-production; print and press approvals
2010
Photo Editor
IGN Entertainment
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Full Time
Directed visual identity for all online articles Sourced and edited photographs for daily use Generated editorial and social media content Created photo illustrations and retouched images Restructured content archival system
Education
2008
Digital Technology in Design Art Practice
Concordia University
Graduate diploma (post-baccalaureate) programme with final project and written thesis. My work concerned the use of social media in the practice of personal narratives and the archive.
2002
International Relations
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. Scholarship recipient and enrolled in Arts Co-operative work-study programme. Minored in Political Science and took upper-level language and Social Science courses.
1997
High School
Crofton House School
Private university prep school for girls located in Vancouver. Graduated with honours; Senior House Captain and member of Environmental club as well as Theatre association, Debate and Music clubs.
Awards
2014
Northern Lights Award (Mobile Applications) 2014
Award for custom tourism / travel related mobile application design for a special edition magazine issue http://mikalageorgiagrante.com/web-digital-art-direction