hi, i’m ryan 👋 i’m a designer & art director.
over the past 6 years i’ve helped over 200 clients with their brand identity, cover design, UX and advertising needs.
my goal is to create user-centered products, so designs that keep your business goals and your customers at the forefront of every design decision.
i like strategic design, lateral thinking, productivity and i never break my duolingo streak.
currently taking bookings for january
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experience
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art direction, motion + graphic design, jan 2020 - present. °rome, italy.
my responsibilities include:
°creating & presenting brand identities
°working closely with creative director to provide creative solutions for clients
°creative ideation for digital campaigns
°naming for new products
°product packaging design
°menu design and collateral design
°photoshop image manipulation and compositing
°video editing & motion graphics
°mockup creation from scratchsome clients i’ve worked with: Peroni, Asahi, American Express, European Space Agency, Q8, Zambon, Western Union.
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art direction + visual media, jun 2021 - present. °dublin, ireland.
i started working with catch events taking over their social media for Ciao Cannoli, i was the in-house art director, photographer, videographer, and graphic designer for this channel and their website, growing the page to over 5K followers. i also designed menus and elements for their pop-up café on South William St.
art direction and onsite graphics for Mani Pizza on Drury St designing their shop & collateral assets in Dublin, along with curating their social media, growing their instagram following to 11K followers.
i was the brand designer for Thanks A Million, curating the brand identity, product photography, promotional material and website.
my other responsibilities include:
°developing content for a variety of clients across various digital channels and formats: paid banners, paid social, social content, video, collateral
°extensive competitor and target research
°proposing and then implementing creative solutions for natural growth and brand recognitionwe’ve collaborated on projects for Guinness, Smithwicks, Baileys, Diageo World Class Competition and more.
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jan 2015 - present. °dublin, ireland & rome, italy.
2022: art director, videographer & editor for Mini.
2022: photographer & post production for Gelateria Torcé.
2022: art direction & motion graphics for VHI Women’s Mini Marathon.
2021-22: art direction, photoshop manipulation & motion graphics for True Films.
2021: motion graphics for RyanAir & Club Orange.
2016-2018: art director, editor & video assistant for Jobbio, Zeminar RDS, & Pfizer internal projects.
2015: videography assistant & runner for TG4 & RTE.
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university assistant, 2019-20. °rome, italy.
in my third year of university, i was a first year computer graphics assistant, checking students’ techniques in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop and helping to teach tools & methods.
education
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110/110 cum lode.
accademia delle arti e nuove tecnologie, rome, italy.
2017 - 2021
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introduction to computer science.
feb 2023 - current
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level 5 diploma.
the tefl institute of ireland.
feb 2023 - current
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cert. id CC-P4XEFILW
soloLearn
june 2023
awards & recognitions
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finalist (top 3).
the brief was to introduce yourself in a video, my route was a little different than the others.