Marija Kovacevic

MARIJA KOVACEVIC Creative Director, Designer, OBJECTIVE A creative professional with twenty years of industry experience offering full-service design. Excel at integrative branding so all audience touchpoints – from digital to print – resonate in one big voice. Communications Strategist CONTACT EXPERIENCE - Freelance Creative Director, Designer, Communications Strategist www.marikovacreative.com Mari Kova Creative | 2018 – Today - Provide comprehensive creative services to clients worldwide. skype: live:marija_662 Co-Founder, Creative Director, Designer, Communications Strategist SKILLS Creative Direction Graphic Design Project Management Marketing Strategy Brand Development Brand Management Campaign Development Web Strategy Web Content UX/UI Design Print Design Social Media TOOLS ICONIC SQUARED Design Agency | 2010 – 2018 Provided a variety of creative services for businesses and NGOs. Agency of Record for MTN Rwanda and MTN Zambia, a Forbes 2000 telecom. Co-Founder, Creative Director, Designer IDENTITY AFRICA Advertising Agency | 2005 – 2010 Agency of Record for PSI – the largest social marketing NGO in the world. Contributed to significant reductions in HIV/Aids, Malaria and Infant/Mother mortality rates. And significant increase in condom and mosquito net use. Creative Director, Designer Population Services International (PSI) | 2003 – 2005 Created a new, in-house creative department. Managed a staff of five. Designed brands, marketing, and national campaigns for social change. Photoshop Illustrator Art Director, Senior Designer InDesign ORACLE | 2002 – 2003 XD Set up a new, in-house creative department for direct marketing. Direct- Animate ed a team of six designers. Designed a cutting edge intranet for sharing Canva creative. Later Hootsuite Information Architect, UI Designer, Flash Animator Microsoft Office Suite emotion studios | 2001 WordPress/HTML/CSS Led the planning and design of PowerPhone, the first telekiosk in the EDUCATION world. Flash animator for an online interactive NASA Portal. Information Architect, UI Designer, Flash Designer, Production Artist Kent State University, De Anza College, Information Architect, UI Designer, Flash Designer, Production Artist San Jose State University Ad•Hoc Web Agency/PROXICOM | 1999 – 2001 5 years of University Worked on websites for Toyota, Disney, Oprah, and other Fortune 500 Cum Laude Status clients. Designed the first build-your-own Lexus earning a Clio and other 1985 – 1991 awards.