I am a visual artist, illustrator, and editorial designer with 15+ years of experience in high-quality graphic production, visual storytelling, and print-ready art finalization. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts and a post-graduate specialization in Design and Illustration from Faculdade Pestalozzi. I excel in layout design, custom illustration, typography selection, and advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Premiere, After Effects). I translate complex themes—arts, culture, and narratives—into engaging visuals while ensuring publishing standards are met. My English is advanced and I can manage projects independently, collaborating with teams or working as a remote candidate.

José Geraldo Duarte Abud Rezende Costa

I am a visual artist, illustrator, and editorial designer with 15+ years of experience in high-quality graphic production, visual storytelling, and print-ready art finalization. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts and a post-graduate specialization in Design and Illustration from Faculdade Pestalozzi. I excel in layout design, custom illustration, typography selection, and advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Premiere, After Effects). I translate complex themes—arts, culture, and narratives—into engaging visuals while ensuring publishing standards are met. My English is advanced and I can manage projects independently, collaborating with teams or working as a remote candidate.

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I am a visual artist, illustrator, and editorial designer with 15+ years of experience in high-quality graphic production, visual storytelling, and print-ready art finalization. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts and a post-graduate specialization in Design and Illustration from Faculdade Pestalozzi.

I excel in layout design, custom illustration, typography selection, and advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Premiere, After Effects). I translate complex themes—arts, culture, and narratives—into engaging visuals while ensuring publishing standards are met. My English is advanced and I can manage projects independently, collaborating with teams or working as a remote candidate.

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Language

English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Portuguese
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Director / Content Coordinator (Coordenador/Diretor de Arte) at Layer Creative School / Studio Layer
March 1, 2016 - November 1, 2019
Directed art teams and provided storytelling guidance for various projects, including Game Design and Visual Identity development. Oversaw the production of visual assets, ensuring high quality and consistency across all training materials. Managed the studio and creative team.
Graphic Designer and Illustrator at Master Média
May 1, 2008 - December 1, 2009
Focused on Editorial Design and Print Production. Executed Editorial Illustration, Packaging Design, and Magazine/Book Layout. Responsible for Brand Identity development, Signage Design, and high-level digital retouching and art direction for print materials.
Graphic Artist / Design Instructor at Seven Media BH / Seven Computação Gráfica
December 1, 2011 - November 1, 2013
Worked as Graphic Artist, Concept Artist, and Illustrator, specializing in asset creation for games and visual art instruction.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts at Faculdade Pestalozzi
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006
Post-Graduate in Design and Illustration at Faculdade Pestalozzi
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Post-Graduate in Christian Literature at Instituto Reformado de São Paulo
February 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025

Qualifications

Character Drawing (Course)
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
The Digital Painting Mega Course
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Course in Script Writing - Theory and Practice
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Sculpture Retation Workshop
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet