gabriel.olaer
About Me
I’m a digital nomad with a Filipino and Australian background. My journey in the digital world has taken me from digital design to UX/UI, and now, I’m eager to dive back into the realm of user experience and interface design. My academic pursuits have been diverse, from a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Communication in Adelaide to an exchange program in Vienna, where I delved into cross-cultural communications. To further expand my skills, I pursued a Master’s in Product Design in Lisbon. I value empathy and customer experience close to my heart in all my design endeavours and pursue my ultimate goal to become a well-rounded designer specialising in UX, UI, and CX.
Education
University of South Australia
Grade: GPA 6.50/7.00 Activities and societies: Marketing Representative, Contributor for Verse Magazine, UniSA Volunteering, My Culture Your Culture, PASS Leader, Golden Key International Activities and societies: Marketing Representative, Contributor for Verse Magazine, UniSA Volunteering, My Culture Your Culture, PASS Leader, Golden Key International Specialised education from Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, a world-class research institute that applies dissemination of real scientific knowledge on buyer and consumer behaviour, market analysis, brand performance and empirical generalisations in marketing.
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Semester exchange with courses taught by industry professionals and professors from reputable international universities. Courses taken were in Cross-cultural Communication Management, Marketing Research, Marketing in Emerging Nations, Global Marketing Communications and Global Media Marketing.
University of Lisbon
Mestrado em Design Do Produto Faculdade de Arquitetura, Universidade de Lisboa
Work & Experience
Visual Design Manager (Project Manager/Senior Digital Designer)
ZN Consulting
Effectively a Senior Digital Designer and Project Manager for ZN, a pioneering digital communication agency that was founded in 1998 and is the leading digital marketing and communication agency in Europe. With my role for ZN, I conceptualise, propose and provide supervision for designers and interns on design, production, revisions and approval of social media assets for clients, such as Diageo, Pfizer EU Policy, Coca-Cola, UNESDA, Bristol Myers Squibb, UPS, ABI Bev EU & Belgium, Pernod Ricard, Unicef, Johnson & Johnson, Clean Heat Europe, ACT (App Association), Council of Europe, ePure, EPRA, European Heat Pump Association, Euroseeds, FEFCO, Fevia, UCB DBT, International Currency Association, Global Currency Forum, ESNO, Influenza Hub, OTHE, NIS, MCM, Viatris, WBCSD (TRWP), CECE, Europe2022FR, BSEF, AME FTG, Alter Pharma, JRS Europe, IFPMA, ESNO, Skarbek UK, AIM and #EUInfluencer. • Booking, leading and mentoring a handful of designers and interns, providing concepts, directing the design process and ensuring quality of the assets before submission for internal reviews and client approval • Management of design assets, meet of deadline and liaison with designers for supervision of design and timely delivery of assets • Production and designing of social media visual assets, both animated and static for prestigious global companies. • Create innovative ways and understanding coordinator's and client's needs to translate it to produce meaningful impact for clients and end-users • Negotiating with teams to implement changes to design and influencing, leading and making coordinators and clients understand, justify and implement design decisions • Working together with a team of professionals from multicultural environment based in different locations across the globe • Conceptualising, problem-solving and formulating creative and innovate solutions to increase engagement potential for clients • Filling in for the Head of Social ContentEffectively a Senior Digital Designer and Project Manager for ZN, a pioneering digital communication agency that was founded in 1998 and is the leading digital marketing and communication agency in Europe. With my role for ZN, I conceptualise, propose and provide supervision for designers and interns on design, production, revisions and approval of social media assets for clients, such as Diageo, Pfizer EU Policy, Coca-Cola, UNESDA, Bristol Myers Squibb, UPS, ABI Bev EU & Belgium, Pernod Ricard, Unicef, Johnson & Johnson, Clean Heat Europe, ACT (App Association), Council of Europe, ePure, EPRA, European Heat Pump Association, Euroseeds, FEFCO, Fevia, UCB DBT, International Currency Association, Global Currency Forum, ESNO, Influenza Hub, OTHE, NIS, MCM, Viatris, WBCSD (TRWP), CECE, Europe2022FR, BSEF, AME FTG, Alter Pharma, JRS Europe, IFPMA, ESNO, Skarbek UK, AIM and #EUInfluencer. • Booking, leading and mentoring a handful of designers and interns, providing concepts, directing the design process and ensuring quality of the assets before submission for internal reviews and client approval • Management of design assets, meet of deadline and liaison with designers for supervision of design and timely delivery of assets • Production and designing of social media visual assets, both animated and static for prestigious global companies. • Create innovative ways and understanding coordinator's and client's needs to translate it to produce meaningful impact for clients and end-users • Negotiating with teams to implement changes to design and influencing, leading and making coordinators and clients understand, justify and implement design decisions • Working together with a team of professionals from multicultural environment based in different locations across the globe • Conceptualising, problem-solving and formulating creative and innovate solutions to increase engagement potential for clients • Filling in for the Head of Social Content Skills: Cross-functional Team Leadership · Animation · Graphic Design · Branding & Identity · Project Management · Marketing Communications
Experience Creative (Freelancer)
Gabriel Olaer / GO & Co
Entrepreneurship (identifies a business opportunity or gap in the market and creates a new venture to address it) Community Events Event Design & Styling Event Coordination Public Relations Promotions Graphic Design Motion Graphics Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Skills: User Experience (UX) · User Interface Design · Interaction Design · Customer Interaction · User Experience Design (UED) · Event Production · Digital Marketing · Marketing Graphic Design · Motion Design · Event Management · Event Planning
Head of Design (UX/UI)
Global Compostables Alliance
The Global Compostables Alliance seeks to unite compostable packaging producers in order to find effective solutions and ultimately positively impact the world. A collaboration between compostable packaging industry initiators based in the USA & India (Yash Pakka). • Leading the development of GCA Platform with enhanced design experience, and application of the latest trends and efficient design pathways • Creating and executing all visual designs, user experience and interface from concept to final hand-off to engineering • Conceptualising original ideas that bring simplicity and user-friendliness to complex design roadblocks • Creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas • Management in creation of banners for the app, advertisement, social media • Accountability for the outcome of the design and own the delivery, quality, and outcome of the design including the learning and iteration cycle • Create and manage the Design roadmap being alive and aligned with the overall Business and Product Strategy • Evaluating competitive and innovative products and design approaches to identify best practices and encourage innovation
Branding & Design Specialist (Visual, UX & UI)
Oncord
Delivering branding and design solutions for a Website Building & Digital Marketing Software. • Developed Oncord's optimised website, focusing on UX, UI and customer conversion • Provided ongoing support and coordination to all digital campaigns and assisting the wider marketing team for graphic design in digital and traditional platforms • Development and production of visual and motion graphic from concept to rollout • Provided concepts, illustrations and design consistent to branding and style guides • Assisted in the rebranding of the company and formulated the new branding concepts • Liaison with the Director and COO on consultations to ensure precision on processes in branding and design
