Maria Ordonez - Cruz
︎ visual artist & designer

education

PhD in Cultural Analysis | University of Zurich | 2023
Masters in Design | University of the Andes | Colombia | 2021
Bachelor in visual arts | Pontifical Xaveriana University | Colombia | 2013

competences

Creative and solution-oriented thinking
Attention to details
Team work 
Audiovisual skills
Decision making
Steady self-improvement

skills

Adobe Illustrator
Photoshop
Indesign
Lightroom
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Figma
Processing

languages

Spanish - Native
English  - C1
German - A.2 in progress

work experience

︎︎︎ Feb - Jul, 2023
    Web designer and assistant
    • Graphic design
    • UX and web design
    Romanisches Seminar, University of Zurich

︎︎︎ Aug. 2022 - Feb. 2023
    Visual & web designer
    • Web design & content creation
    • Video editing
    Romanisches Seminar | DLF University of Zurich

︎︎︎ Aug. 2021 - Jun. 2022
    Visual & web designer
    • Content creation and methodologies
    • UX and web design
    Decolonize Zurich collective

︎︎︎ Mar. - Oct. 2021
    Visual designer
    • Layout design (for printing)
    • UX and web design
    The School of the Forest (art collective)

︎︎︎ Jul. - Ago. 2021
    Production design assistant
    • Set and props scouting, purchases, rentals and return
    • Props research, design and intervention • Assistance on set
    Dynamic Frame GmbH

︎︎︎ Jul. 2017- May. 2021
    Research assistant
    • Content creation and writing
    • Web & print design
    • Production of events
    Contested Amnesia & Dissonant Narratives research group
    University of Zurich

︎︎︎ 2017 - 2022
    Graphic and visual freelance designer
    • Graphic & editorial design
    • Web & UX design
    • Photography, video production and editing
    Zurich, Switzerland

︎︎︎Jan. 2016 - Jun.
    Visual artist and content creator
    • Digital illustration
    • Content creation for social media
    MundoReal Advertising agency | Bogota | Colombia

︎︎︎ Feb. - Dec. 2016
    Research assistant
    • Reserach and content creation
    • Documentation
    Architecture & design department | University of the Andes
    Bogota, Colombia

︎︎︎ 2008 - 2015
    Property master and art assistant
    • Art direction assistance on set
    • Props research, design and intervention
    • Graphic design for props
    11:11 Films, 64A !lms, Dynamo cine & Netflix
    Bogota, Colombia

volunteer work

︎︎︎ 2020 - 2022
    Researcher & Graphic designer
    • Content creation and writing
    • Organization of events
    • Graphic and layout design for printing and digital content
    Embrace Dialogue (ReD)
    UK/Colombia

Contact

︎ alterego6272@gmail.com

︎ +41 079 470 05 80

︎  ︎  ︎