Sofia Castro Sousa

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Dynamic and creative professional, with experience in design and communication. My scientific background granted me research and technical skills that I join together with creativity and design.

About

Dynamic and creative professional, with experience in design and communication. My scientific background granted me research and technical skills that I join together with creativity and design.

I am proactive, enjoy teamwork and adapt easily to new environments.

  • Joined December 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Software & Internet
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Other

Projects · 1

A group project made for a UX/UI Design course, where we created a user-focused financial mobile app, for couples and families. We designed every step, from the creation and definition of the app, to the target audience, personas, wireframes and user tests and interface on Figma.

This project was made in Portuguese.

  • App Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • UI Designer
  • +1

Work experience

Internal Communication Internship · Philip Morris InternationalSep 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

Internship in a fast-paced environment. Responsible for managing and creating visual assets (images, videos, logos, banners), copywriting newsletters, internal communications and internal social media posts, using Figma daily. Contributed to more than 5 campaigns with this content. Supported organization of activities and events, contributing with visual assets and capturing/editing images and videos. Conducted more than 20 factory tours in English for external stakeholders and business partners (B2B). Visual management of a sustainability project with an interactive factory tour program involving more than 10 external stakeholders. Participated in two volunteer groups: one representing interns at job fairs and another focused on employee wellbeing.

Freelance Illustrator · Fiverr and other platformsJan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

Freelance illustrator with consistent 5-star ratings on Fiverr, using different software and tools.

Education· 5

MSc in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution · Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto2021 – 2023
BSc in Aquatic Sciences · Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto2016 – 2020
Training in Web Design (UX/UI Design) Certification · IEFP2023 – 2024
Training in Graphic Design Certification · IEFP2024

Certifications and awards

Training in UX/UI Design2025
Graphic Design Certification2024
Web Design (UX/UI Design) Certification2023 – 2024

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