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I'm Mariana Peñuela, a senior photo retoucher and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience transforming photos into final artwork for brands worldwide. I excel in photo editing, final layout, editorial design, and print production, using Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted tools to deliver high-quality visuals. I’m meticulous, collaborative, and capable of leading creative teams to deliver campaigns that are clean, minimalist, and impactful. I enjoy solving visual problems, maintain consistency across social media and editorial channels, and thrive under tight deadlines.…I'm Mariana Peñuela, a senior photo retoucher and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience transforming photos into final artwork for brands worldwide. I excel in photo editing, final layout, editorial design, and print production, using Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted tools to deliver high-quality visuals. I’m meticulous, collaborative, and capable of leading creative teams to deliver campaigns that are clean, minimalist, and impactful. I enjoy solving visual problems, maintain consistency across social media and editorial channels, and thrive under tight deadlines.

Mariana Peñuela

Graphic Designer, Artworker, Illustrator, +2

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I'm Mariana Peñuela, a senior photo retoucher and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience transforming photos into final artwork for brands worldwide. I excel in photo editing, final layout, editorial design, and print production, using Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted tools to deliver high-quality visuals. I’m meticulous, collaborative, and capable of leading creative teams to deliver campaigns that are clean, minimalist, and impactful. I enjoy solving visual problems, maintain consistency across social media and editorial channels, and thrive under tight deadlines.…I'm Mariana Peñuela, a senior photo retoucher and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience transforming photos into final artwork for brands worldwide. I excel in photo editing, final layout, editorial design, and print production, using Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted tools to deliver high-quality visuals. I’m meticulous, collaborative, and capable of leading creative teams to deliver campaigns that are clean, minimalist, and impactful. I enjoy solving visual problems, maintain consistency across social media and editorial channels, and thrive under tight deadlines.

Available to hire

I’m Mariana Peñuela, a senior photo retoucher and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience transforming photos into final artwork for brands worldwide. I excel in photo editing, final layout, editorial design, and print production, using Adobe Creative Suite and AI-assisted tools to deliver high-quality visuals.

I’m meticulous, collaborative, and capable of leading creative teams to deliver campaigns that are clean, minimalist, and impactful. I enjoy solving visual problems, maintain consistency across social media and editorial channels, and thrive under tight deadlines.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Graphic Designer | Final Artwork Specialist (Freelance) at Freelance

September 1, 2022 - Present

Retouching and photo compositing for Polar campaigns (print and social). Led visual campaigns for TijerazoVzla, increasing social media followers from 300 to 800,000 (+266,000%). Created product mockups and final artwork for L’Prados. Produced visual design and artwork for Duncan across Venezuela and Colombia. Specialized in editorial design, branding, digital content, visual marketing, and social media graphics. Created content for IG, TikTok, and YouTube (posts, carousels, stories, thumbnails, covers).

Graphic Designer (Remote) at El Planeta (Boston) / El Tiempo Latino (Washington D.C.)

October 1, 2016 - September 1, 2022

Weekly layout and design of Spanish-language newspapers using Adobe InDesign. Produced special print and digital editions according to seasonal topics.

Studio Lead / Senior Final Artwork Designer at Sabatino Group

March 1, 2012 - September 1, 2016

Led design teams for advertising agencies. Photo retouching, illustration, and layout for both print and digital formats.

Digital Illustrator at Leo Burnett Venezuela

April 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012

Developed final artwork, die-cuts, and photo edits guided by the agency’s creative team.

Senior Operator / Final Artwork Designer at Sabatino Group

February 1, 2007 - March 1, 2011

Prepared final designs, illustrations, and retouching for major advertising agencies.

Studio Manager / Final Artwork Specialist at Artemedia Graphi’s

May 1, 2001 - January 1, 2007

Managed a team of 8+ designers; print production, die-lines, retouching, and illustration for advertising clients.