Hi! I am Borja Martínez Oltra. I am a Spanish professional Illustrator & Designer, currently based in the capital of Switzerland: Bern, the city of the Emerald River. Please feel free to take a look at MY PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_), and let’s hope this year brings the opportunity to collaborate!

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Hi! I am Borja Martínez Oltra. I am a Spanish professional Illustrator & Designer, currently based in the capital of Switzerland: Bern, the city of the Emerald River. Please feel free to take a look at MY PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_), and let’s hope this year brings the opportunity to collaborate!

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Hi! I am Borja Martínez Oltra. I am a Spanish professional Illustrator & Designer, currently based in the capital of Switzerland: Bern, the city of the Emerald River.

Please feel free to take a look at MY PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup), and let’s hope this year brings the opportunity to collaborate!

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Packaging & Text Editing Administrator & Graphic Designer at DR. E. GRAEUB AG
January 1, 2022 - Present
Responsible for packaging and text editing administration along with graphic design tasks at DR. E. GRAEUB AG in Bern, Switzerland. Employed full time (80%) from 2022 onwards.
Junior Packaging & Text Editing Administrator & Graphic Designer at DR. E. GRAEUB AG
January 1, 2022 - August 29, 2025
Performed packaging and text editing administration alongside graphic design responsibilities as a full-time (80%) employee in Bern, Switzerland between 2017 and 2022.
User Interface Designer & Art Director at USI Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
December 1, 2025 - August 29, 2025
Worked remotely on UI design and art direction projects for USI Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. Part-time engagement (20%) starting July 2023.
High End Photo Retoucher at SÜSSTRUNK & JERICKE GmbH
January 1, 2017 - August 29, 2025
Managed high-end photo retouching tasks at Süsstrunk & Jericke GmbH in Zurich, Switzerland from November 2014 to January 2017.
Freelance Illustrator at MKG Marketing Inc.
March 1, 2016 - August 29, 2025
Provided freelance illustration services remotely for MKG Marketing Inc., San Francisco from March 2015 to March 2016.
Co-Founder and Art Director at Phalanx Games
January 1, 2016 - August 29, 2025
Co-founded Phalanx Games and acted as Art Director for game development including 'Captain Thumb Game' from April 2013 to January 2016 in Langenthal, Switzerland.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Various Clients
January 1, 2014 - August 29, 2025
Provided freelance graphic design and illustration services for various Swiss and Spanish clients including EOSCOP AG, Universitat de Valencia, Vanija GmbH, Kunstkreis49, La Masía de Teguise, Museu Valencia d’Etnologia, and S.R. Servicios y Producciones from 2009 to 2014.

Education

Diploma of Education, UI Design at UX DESIGN INSTITUTE
October 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021
Diploma of Education, UX Design at UX DESIGN INSTITUTE
October 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020
Master of Design and Illustration at UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2010
Erasmus Scholarship at BURG GIEBICHENSTEIN - HOCHSCHULE FÜR KUNST UND DESIGN
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Education, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet