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With a passion for creativity fueled by a wide array of interests, I excel at finding innovative solutions even in challenging situations. As a creative chameleon, I enjoy working in various artistic styles, which keeps my mind fresh. Empathy and curiosity allow me to form valued connections and view situations from multiple perspectives. Currently based in Berlin, I have developed strong skills in graphic design, illustration, branding, and art direction through diverse roles. I thrive collaborating closely with creative directors, leading design teams, and managing major projects from concept to completion.…With a passion for creativity fueled by a wide array of interests, I excel at finding innovative solutions even in challenging situations. As a creative chameleon, I enjoy working in various artistic styles, which keeps my mind fresh. Empathy and curiosity allow me to form valued connections and view situations from multiple perspectives. Currently based in Berlin, I have developed strong skills in graphic design, illustration, branding, and art direction through diverse roles. I thrive collaborating closely with creative directors, leading design teams, and managing major projects from concept to completion.

Margot Maes

Art Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, +2

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With a passion for creativity fueled by a wide array of interests, I excel at finding innovative solutions even in challenging situations. As a creative chameleon, I enjoy working in various artistic styles, which keeps my mind fresh. Empathy and curiosity allow me to form valued connections and view situations from multiple perspectives. Currently based in Berlin, I have developed strong skills in graphic design, illustration, branding, and art direction through diverse roles. I thrive collaborating closely with creative directors, leading design teams, and managing major projects from concept to completion.…With a passion for creativity fueled by a wide array of interests, I excel at finding innovative solutions even in challenging situations. As a creative chameleon, I enjoy working in various artistic styles, which keeps my mind fresh. Empathy and curiosity allow me to form valued connections and view situations from multiple perspectives. Currently based in Berlin, I have developed strong skills in graphic design, illustration, branding, and art direction through diverse roles. I thrive collaborating closely with creative directors, leading design teams, and managing major projects from concept to completion.

Available to hire

With a passion for creativity fueled by a wide array of interests, I excel at finding innovative solutions even in challenging situations. As a creative chameleon, I enjoy working in various artistic styles, which keeps my mind fresh. Empathy and curiosity allow me to form valued connections and view situations from multiple perspectives.

Currently based in Berlin, I have developed strong skills in graphic design, illustration, branding, and art direction through diverse roles. I thrive collaborating closely with creative directors, leading design teams, and managing major projects from concept to completion.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

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Intermediate

Beginner

Language

German

Fluent

Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch

Fluent

English

Advanced

French

Beginner

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

Art Director and Illustrator at LITO & CARAS GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin

June 15, 2022 - Present

Collaborated closely with Creative Director and founder on key projects, created social media assets for diverse clients, led design process from concept to completion, designed and prepared print products for production, developed branding projects for a wide array of clients, provided illustrations for multiple projects. Clients included JBL, Studio of Wonders, BME, Volkswagen Retail Group Deutschland.

Head of Graphic Design at STAY COLD APPAREL, MASCANI GmbH, Berlin

June 1, 2022 - August 29, 2025

Managed communication and briefings for artists and production companies, led concepts and coordinated clothing collections, collaborated closely with Creative Director and founder on major projects, led and mentored the graphic design team, prepared media files for print and production, established and maintained corporate design standards, created assets for all communication forms.

Junior Graphic Designer at Blackflagship, Berlin

March 1, 2019 - August 29, 2025

Supported the Art Director, led select projects from concept to completion, brainstormed concepts for clients, created and prepared print products, developed social media assets and strategy. Clients included Mont Blanc, Maserati, Sennheiser.

Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator

April 1, 2017 - Present

Produced illustrations for “Soulbook” by Soulish (2021) with LITO & CARAS GmbH & Co. KG, illustrations for merch for Luxembourgish print company XPRESS (2023), illustrations for merch for Swiss CBD brand BME (2024), icons for world map in $uicideboy$ video “GREY DAY 2024 NZ+AUS OFFICIAL RECAP” (2024), design and layout for “Letz Bike” by Rom Helbach nominated for Luxembourgish Book Price 2020.

Intern Graphic Designer at here to now, Berlin

March 31, 2017 - August 29, 2025

Supported graphic design team creating print products, brainstorming and designing concepts for client events, developing pitch decks, translating client brainstorming sessions into illustrative concepts, enhancing and revising corporate design including new illustrations. Clients included Samsung, Visit Berlin, Mercedes.

Intern Graphic Designer at Art Director Support

March 25, 2016 - August 29, 2025

Supported work for the Art Director by creating print products.