Position: Junior Graphic Designer
Category: Design
English level: upper
Years of experience: 0.5


Hi everyone!

My name is Milena, and I am a junior graphic designer. About half a year ago, I switched from community management to the design field. Since then, my life has been full of creativity, passion and exciting projects. I’ve found my mission in graphic design.

I have a great understanding of design fundamentals such as imagemaking, shape, color, typography, composition, and patterns. As for my tools, I use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and sketchbook.

I’ve worked on branding and simple illustrations. This also included business cards, posters, Instagram stories and photography choices. Despite the fact that the projects I’ve done were non-profitable, all of them were followed by a brief, mood board and very thorough research.

You are more than welcome to check out my portfolio on Behance. My nickname is milenapechura.

Here are some skills I gained working as a Community Specialist in my last corporate job:

1. Effective communication and problem solving. 
I worked at Genesis (a big IT holding company), organizing educational events with a lot of people of different ranks and jobs.
2. Working in a team. 
My department contained around 20 people. We were collaborating and supporting each other on a lot of projects: community events, press conference, hackathon etc. Moreover, we shared some projects with the PR team.
3. Handling the pressure. 
I was responsible for planning and executing events for five communities. Quite often, I needed to find a solution for an urgent case. And I was always able to do it in a thoughtful and calm way.
4. As a bonus, I got to understand the design process. 
I was working closely with the design team and participating in creative sessions on branding.

In the past 6 months, I have also become a more self-organized person. The war in Ukraine pushed me to create a schedule for myself, so that I could stay focused and motivated.