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
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