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Summary

In September 2008 I finished my MA in Interactive Media from the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, with Distinction.

As a MA Interactive Media I know the following skills:
- Managing a small team up to 5 people
- Giving a one-hour pitch to the board of directors of a Media company
- Continually striving for excellence
- Strong communication skills
- Very strong interest in New Media, Interaction and Interface Design
- Passionate about Immersive Online Experiences, Social Networks and MMOs
- Remaining up to the minute on technical and industry issues

Previously, I had worked mainly in visual design. My professional experience ranges from branding, typography and magazine layout to web design and web development, animation and movie editing. For four years, I worked for branding, advertising, print and web companies located in Austria, Italy and London. Additionally, I spent one year doing freelance work on event designs and personalized online portfolios.

Core Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign
Basics: 3Ds Max, After Effects, Final Cut Pro
Coding: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript, PHP, XML, SQL
Platform: Mac OS X

My journey so far:

 
Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

London College of Communication
University of the Arts London

MA (Dist) in Interactive Media
 
Jun 2007 - Sept 2007

Designer at Conzepta, Bozen, Italy
(www.e3network.com)
Clients: Schär, Pircher, Sparkasse, VOG
Role: branding, creative artworking,
web development
 
May 2006 - May 2007
Freelance Designer, Toblach, Italy
Projects included music festivals,
personlized online portfolios and CD designs
 
Jul 2005 - Apr 2006
Designer at GungHo Design, London
(www.gunghodesign.com)
Clients: NHS, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
City Conference Centre, Schroders
Role: creative artworking, corporate designs,
web design and development, advertising
 
May 2005
Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
Web Publishing with Dreamweaver
 
Oct 2004 - Jun 2005
Barkeeper at O‘Neill‘s, London
Role: running a floor, training new members
 
Oct 2001 - Jul 2004
Designer at ACC, Innsbruck, Austria
(www.acc.cc)
Clients: HELLA, Raiffeisen, Caritas, Südtirol 1
Role: branding, corporate design, advertising,
photography, illustration, typography, animation
 
Sep 2000 - Jul 2002
Werbe-Design-Akademie Innsbruck, Austria
Diploma in Graphic Design
 
Sep 1995 - Jul 2000
Wissenschaftliches Lyzeum Bruneck, Italy
Secondary school, science
 
Dec 1981 Born in South Tyrol, Italy
 

Some things about me

  1. I grew up in the middle of mountains.
    I climbed on the most famous mountain in the Dolomites when I was 5 years old.
    I am from Italy but speak German, even English, better than Italian.
    I love dynamic and interative web design.
    I was runner up in a CV competition at the University of the Arts London.
  2. I spent 4 month straight in World of Warcraft.
  3. I was top level hunter officer in WoW and captain of 3 arena teams.
  4. I won a storyboard and several art competitions.
  5. I love Matrix and The Lord of the Rings.
  6. I played the french horn in several music bands for over 12 years.
  7. I got 1st place in Regional Orchestra Music Competition playing the french horn.
  8. I support Ferrari, Juventus and Chelsea.
  9. I won 2 regional junior tennis tournaments.
  10. I was once in the top 10 of an Italian junior cross-country skiing tournament.
  11. I can ride a unicycle and do a three-sixty jump with the snowboard.
  12. I was barkeeper in a busy irish pub in London for one year.
 
 

© Andreas Jud 2008