I'm a Senior Visual Communication Designer with 15+ years shaping how brands communicate across NGOs, multilateral institutions, consumer products, hospitality, and tech. I translate complex briefs into cohesive visual systems that work across email campaigns, digital collateral, presentations, editorial, and social. I thrive on scalable templates and brand toolkits that empower distributed marketing teams, and I can own a campaign end-to-end or integrate seamlessly into a larger creative team.…

Carolina Vargas

I'm a Senior Visual Communication Designer with 15+ years shaping how brands communicate across NGOs, multilateral institutions, consumer products, hospitality, and tech. I translate complex briefs into cohesive visual systems that work across email campaigns, digital collateral, presentations, editorial, and social. I thrive on scalable templates and brand toolkits that empower distributed marketing teams, and I can own a campaign end-to-end or integrate seamlessly into a larger creative team.…

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I’m a Senior Visual Communication Designer with 15+ years shaping how brands communicate across NGOs, multilateral institutions, consumer products, hospitality, and tech. I translate complex briefs into cohesive visual systems that work across email campaigns, digital collateral, presentations, editorial, and social. I thrive on scalable templates and brand toolkits that empower distributed marketing teams, and I can own a campaign end-to-end or integrate seamlessly into a larger creative team.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Portuguese
Advanced
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Designer at Indigo Slate
April 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Senior designer delivering visual design, branding, and creative direction for clients.
Visual Consultant / Senior Designer at Carolina Vargas Studio
January 1, 2024 - Present
Lead visual development for global marketing, editorial, digital and brand design projects, managing multiple client relationships. Architect brand systems and toolkits adopted by distributed marketing teams. Collaborate directly with marketing directors, copywriters, and art directors to maintain visual consistency from strategy through execution.
Senior Designer at Indigo Slate
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Studio Brand Steward and Owner. Produced editorial layouts, presentation decks, email visuals, socials, landing pages, emails, and digital collateral. Partnered with multidisciplinary teams across marketing, design, strategy, and content. Art directed illustration and design commissions. Designed marketing assets, branded presentations and editorial layouts.
Senior Designer at Dauherkert
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Studio Brand Steward; produced marketing and communication assets, campaign visuals, branded presentations, emails, landing pages; collaborated with cross-functional teams across marketing, design, strategy, and content; art directed illustration and design commissions.
Visual Consultant/Designer at Carolina Vargas Studio
June 1, 2020 - Present
Visual consultant/designer for ongoing studio practice; developing visual solutions for biodiversity, sustainability, and climate communication.
External Consultant at Inter-American Development Bank
February 20, 2018 - Present
External Consultant at IDB CITIES NETWORK (Inter-American Development Bank)
January 1, 2018 - Present
Long-term design partnership delivering event identities, toolkits, policy presentations, reports, and digital assets used by city governments and institutional partners across Latin America and the Caribbean. Elevated accessibility and clarity of public-sector communications through systematic visual language; work adopted by city networks at scale.
Designer / Art Director at Various
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2022
Earlier career roles across Bamboo Bowls (Singapore), Magma Studio (Bogotá), Unika Studio (Lisbon/Bogotá), Granta Publications (London), MSL (London), and THD/Coated (Barcelona). Roles included Senior Designer, Art Director and Graphic Designer contributing to editorial, packaging, branding and digital design.

Education

Master of Arts in Graphic Design (MA, with Distinction) at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Residency Program for Artists from Iberoamerica and Haiti at Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes – Centro de las Artes de San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca
June 10, 2014 - September 10, 2014
BA Graphic Design and Visual Communication at IDEP School / Escola Superior d'Imatge i Disseny
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
Graphic Design Certificate at IED / Instituto Europeo de Diseño
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009
Masters in Graphic Design (with Distinction) at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
BA Graphic Design and Visual Communication at IDEP School / Escola Superior d'Imatge i Disseny
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

MA Graphic Design (Master of Arts with Distinction)
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Graphic Design Certificate
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
Residency Program for Artists from Iberoamerica and Haiti
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026
London College of Communication Exhibition: A Butterfly’s Life Cycle
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
International Society of Typographic Designers – Member Selection
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
ARTS LLIBRIS Exhibited project: Shakespeare’s Garden Book Collection
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
IDEP Collective Exhibition, Centre de Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Government, Non-Profit Organization

Skills

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