Curriculum Vitae

Graphic Designer · Art Direction · Visual Concepts

Remote · Part-time · Freelance or Employed  ·  eliane.inhomeoffice@gmail.com
+84 362835746  ·  Currently based in Southeast Asia

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Experience

2025 — Present

Independent Design Practice

Remote

Developing self-initiated brand, packaging and visual concept projects while building my own studio identity, website and portfolio.

2015 — 2025

Creative Practice Alongside Family Life

Independent — International

Continued creative work on an occasional, self-directed basis, including illustration, visual concepts and small design projects, while travelling and raising my family internationally.

2013 — 2015

Freelance Graphic Designer — Münchrath → MRH GmbH

Switzerland & Germany

Worked across two graphic design agency environments, contributing to communication materials, layouts and campaign visuals, as well as developing brand systems and visual identities from concept through application.

2012 — 2013

Maternity & Family Period

2010 — 2012

Australia

Extended English-language stay, including English language school in Cairns.

2009 — 2010

Graphic Designer → Freelance Graphic Designer — Valencia Kommunikation

Steinentorstrasse 19, 4010 Basel, Switzerland

Worked in a classic advertising agency environment across print, campaigns and visual communication, developing and implementing design concepts for client projects.

2007 — 2009

Internships — Maestro → Colombo Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Gained hands-on experience in a classic graphic design agency environment, working across visual communication, layouts and design production.

Skills

Core Skills

  • Art Direction
  • Visual Concept Development
  • Brand Identity
  • Product & Packaging Design
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Editorial Design
  • Presentation Design
  • Typography & Layout
  • Web Design

Tools

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Canva
  • CapCut Pro
  • Figma

Languages

  • English — Advanced
  • German — Native
  • Dutch — Fluent
  • Swiss German — Native

AI & Web

  • Website design & build (with AI tools, e.g. Claude)
  • Web hosting (currently learning — GitHub, Cloudflare)
  • Daily use of AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity — each for their specific strengths

Education

Professional Training in Graphic Design

Graphic Design School, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Foundation Course in Art & Design

University of Art and Design, Lucerne, Switzerland