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My name is Lilla Bánki-Horváth. I’m a senior graphic designer with a Master of Art University degree in Graphic Design.
I am a passionate and experienced Graphic Designer / Art Director and Brand Designer with a strong background in graphic design, packaging, and illustration. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work on diverse projects ranging from corporate branding and packaging to web design, TV commercial creative leadership, and public education illustration design. My creative journey has taken me across Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Spain.
I have worked with major clients such as SPAR Hungary, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive, Audi, and many more.
My portfolio:
bhlilla.myportfolio.com/
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Work Experience
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR / HEAD OF ART at SPICE Communication, Budapest
January 1, 2018 - PresentLed creative projects primarily for SPAR Hungary including graphic, logo, corporate, packaging design, as well as online and offline ATL, BTL, and promotions. Managed food and interior styling and creative leadership for TV commercials and photo shootings. Also responsible for web design and worked with major clients such as SuperShop, NagyTitka, Savencia-Karaván, DM, Rossmann, Revox, Bondi Sands, and AUDI. Recognized with awards including POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
BRAND DESIGNER + ILLUSTRATION DESIGNER (freelance) at COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Europe
January 1, 2018 - PresentCreated brand and illustration designs for oral care brands Colgate and Elmex, personal care brands Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, as well as home care brand Soupline.
ILLUSTRATION DESIGNER (freelance) at Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet / Oktatási Hivatal, Budapest
January 1, 2023 - September 4, 2025Provided creative graphic illustration design for public education school books including subjects like reading, visual culture, and mathematics for various grade levels.
PCP EU-AED BRAND DESIGNER / MANAGER at COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Switzerland, Therwil (Basel)
January 1, 2018 - September 4, 2025Managed and created brand designs for personal care products including Palmolive, Sanex, and Protex across the European market.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER at FAIR TRADE HANDELS AG, Switzerland - Stans
December 31, 2017 - September 4, 2025Performed online and offline graphic design projects.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER (freelance) at ARD DESIGN, Switzerland - Vevey
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Worked on packaging design and point of sale materials for major clients including Nestlé.
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR at SPICE Communication, Budapest
January 1, 2016 - September 4, 2025Managed ATL, BTL, direct marketing, corporate identity, POS, magazine and hostess clothing, and logo design for major clients such as SPAR Hungary, Nestlé, SuperShop, Főtáv, Mazda, Audi, Soproni, Heineken, MOL, OTP Simple. Received awards including POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
ART DIRECTOR at AkcióNXS, Budapest
January 1, 2009 - September 4, 2025Worked primarily on ATL advertising, servicing Hungarian Telecom.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER at Zenana Entertainment, Barcelona
January 1, 2008 - September 4, 2025Designed traffic sites, websites, and advertisements.
SUPERVISOR ART DIRECTOR - BTL DIVISION at Sylva Ad-Agency, Budapest
January 1, 2007 - September 4, 2025Led strategy, event concept development, direct marketing, corporate identity, POS, advertisements, magazine, hostess clothes, and logo design for clients including Unicredit, Citibank, Amstel, Absolut Vanilia, Danone, Marriott Hotel, Nivea, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Hungarian Post. Won multiple awards including The best business bankcard in Hungary 2007, Hungarian Creative Awards 2008 Silver Blade, and Art Directors Club Hungary Half kilo award.
ART DIRECTOR at Human Telex BTL Agency, Budapest
January 1, 2005 - September 4, 2025Designed visual concepts including vision, clothes, POS, adverts, packaging, and illustrations. Awarded Bronze Blade at Hungarian Creative Awards 2004 for Algida Kissrecord project.
Senior Art Director / Head of Art at SPICE Communication - Budapest
January 1, 2024 - September 4, 2025Led creative development for SPAR Hungary and other major clients focusing on graphic, logo, corporate and packaging design, both online and offline. Managed creative direction for ATL and BTL marketing communications, promotions, food and interior styling, as well as TV commercial and photo shooting. Delivered award-winning campaigns recognized by POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
Brand Designer + Illustration Designer (Freelance) at Colgate-Palmolive Europe
January 1, 2018 - PresentDesigned brand concepts and illustrations for Oral Care, Personal Care, and Home Care product lines including Colgate, Elmex, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, and Soupline. Developed creative visual assets for European markets.
Illustration Designer (Freelance) at Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet / Oktatási Hivatal - Budapest
January 1, 2023 - September 4, 2025Created creative graphic illustrations for public education school books across subjects such as reading, visual culture, and mathematics for multiple grade levels.
PCP EU-AED Brand Designer / Manager at Colgate-Palmolive Switzerland - Therwil (Basel)
January 1, 2018 - September 4, 2025Managed and designed brand assets for Personal Care product lines Palmolive, Sanex, and Protex in Europe, overseeing brand consistency and creative strategy.
Graphic Designer at Fair Trade Handels AG Switzerland - Stans
December 31, 2017 - September 4, 2025Produced online and offline graphic design materials supporting brand and marketing campaigns.
Freelance Graphic Designer at ARD DESIGN Switzerland - Vevey
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Designed packaging and point of sale materials for major clients including Nestlé.
Senior Art Director at SPICE Communication - Budapest
January 1, 2016 - September 4, 2025Led ATL, BTL, Direct Marketing, corporate identity, POS design, magazine, hostess clothes, and logo design projects for key clients such as SPAR Hungary, Nestlé, SuperShop, Audi, and Heineken. Delivered multiple award-winning works including POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP awards.
Art Director at AkcióNXS - Budapest
January 1, 2009 - September 4, 2025Directed ATL campaigns with a focus on Hungarian Telecom projects.
Graphic Designer at Zenana Entertainment - Barcelona
January 1, 2008 - September 4, 2025Designed traffic sites, websites, and advertising materials.
Supervisor Art Director - BTL Division at Sylva Ad-Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2007 - September 4, 2025Implemented strategy planning and conceptualized events, Direct Marketing, Corporate Identity, POS, advertising, magazine, hostess clothes, and logo projects. Worked with clients including Unicredit, Citibank, Amstel, Nivea, Volkswagen, Audi, and Marriott Hotel. Achieved multiple awards for creative excellence.
Art Director at Human Telex BTL Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2005 - September 4, 2025Created vision, clothing, POS design, adverts, packaging design, and illustrations. Won Bronze Blade for Algida Kissrecord campaign in the Hungarian Creative Awards 2004.
Senior Art Director / Head of Art at SPICE Communication - Budapest
January 1, 2018 - PresentLed creative projects for graphic, logo, corporate, packaging design, and both online and offline campaigns including ATL, BTL, and promotions. Managed food and interior styling, directed TV commercial and photo shootings, and contributed to web design for major clients such as SPAR Hungary, SuperShop, and AUDI. Achieved multiple awards including POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
Brand Designer + Illustration Designer (freelance) at Colgate-Palmolive Europe
January 1, 2018 - PresentContributed brand and illustration design for oral care, personal care, and home care product lines including Colgate, Elmex, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, and Soupline.
Illustration Designer (freelance) at Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet / Oktatási Hivatal - Budapest
January 1, 2023 - September 4, 2025Designed creative graphic illustrations for public education school books in various subjects such as Reading, Visual Culture, and Mathematics.
PCP EU-AED Brand Designer / Manager at Colgate-Palmolive Switzerland - Therwil (Basel)
January 1, 2018 - September 4, 2025Managed brand design for personal care brands including Palmolive, Sanex, and Protex, overseeing design and brand management activities.
Graphic Designer at Fair Trade Handels AG Switzerland - Stans
December 31, 2017 - September 4, 2025Delivered online and offline graphic design solutions.
Graphic Designer (freelance) at ARD DESIGN Switzerland - Vevey
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Specialized in packaging design and point of sale materials for major clients including Nestlé.
Senior Art Director at SPICE Communication - Budapest
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Managed ATL, BTL, Direct Marketing, Corporate Identity, POS, magazine, and logo design projects for clients including SPAR Hungary, Nestlé, Audi, and Heineken. Led creative efforts with multiple awards won such as POPAI and EFFIE.
Art Director at AkcióNXS - Budapest
January 1, 2009 - September 4, 2025Handled ATL advertising projects for Hungarian Telecom.
Graphic Designer at Zenana Entertainment - Barcelona
January 1, 2008 - September 4, 2025Designed traffic sites, websites, and advertisements.
Supervisor Art Director - BTL Division at Sylva Ad-Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2007 - September 4, 2025Directed full strategy planning, event concept creation, Direct Marketing, Corporate Identity, POS, advertising, magazine, and logo design projects for clients including Unicredit, Citibank, Amstel, and Volkswagen. Received multiple awards for innovative campaigns.
Art Director at Human Telex BTL Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2005 - September 4, 2025Created vision design, clothes, POS design, advertisements, packaging design, and illustrations, winning awards for creative work.
Senior Art Director / Head of Art at SPICE Communication - Budapest
January 1, 2018 - PresentLed creative design and art direction for SPAR Hungary and other major clients, focusing on graphic, logo, corporate, and packaging design. Responsible for online and offline ATL, BTL, promotions, food and interior styling, as well as creative leading for TV commercials and photo shootings. Achieved awards such as POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
Brand Designer + Illustration Designer (freelance) at Colgate-Palmolive Europe
January 1, 2018 - PresentCreated and managed brand design and illustration for oral care, personal care, and home care brands including Colgate, Elmex, Palmolive, Protex, Sanex, and Soupline.
Illustration Designer (freelance) at Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet / Oktatási Hivatal - Budapest
January 1, 2023 - September 4, 2025Designed creative graphic illustrations for public education school books including subjects like reading, visual culture, and mathematics for various grade levels.
PCP EU-AED Brand Designer / Manager at Colgate-Palmolive Switzerland - Therwil (Basel)
January 1, 2018 - September 4, 2025Managed brand design and development for personal care brands such as Palmolive, Sanex, and Protex.
Graphic Designer at Fair Trade Handels AG Switzerland - Stans
December 31, 2017 - September 4, 2025Handled online and offline graphic design projects.
Graphic Designer (freelance) at ARD DESIGN Switzerland - Vevey
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Provided packaging design and point-of-sale materials for clients including Nestlé.
Senior Art Director at SPICE Communication - Budapest
December 31, 2016 - September 4, 2025Directed ATL, BTL, direct marketing, corporate identity, POS, magazine and logo design projects for clients such as SPAR Hungary, Nestlé, SuperShop, Mazda, Audi, Soproni, Heineken, MOL, and OTP Simple. Earned awards like POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
Art Director at AkcióNXS - Budapest
January 1, 2009 - September 4, 2025Led ATL advertising projects for major clients including Hungarian Telecom.
Graphic Designer at Zenana Entertainment - Barcelona
January 1, 2008 - September 4, 2025Designed traffic sites, websites, and advertisements.
Supervisor Art Director - BTL Division at Sylva Ad-Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2007 - September 4, 2025Oversaw strategy planning and conceptualization for events, direct marketing, corporate identity, POS, advertisements, magazine, hostess clothes and logo design. Worked with clients such as Unicredit, Citibank, Amstel, Absolut Vanilia, Danone, Marriott Hotel, Nivea, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, and Hungarian Post. Received multiple awards including Hungarian Creative Awards and Art Directors Club Hungary honors.
Art Director at Human Telex BTL Agency - Budapest
January 1, 2005 - September 4, 2025Designed visual concepts, clothes, POS, advertisements, packaging, and illustrations. Award winner at Hungarian Creative Awards in 2004 for packaging design.
Senior Art Director / Head of Art (SPAR Hungary) at SPICE Communication
December 31, 2024 - September 9, 2025Led creative across graphic, logo, corporate identity and packaging design, online and offline campaigns, ATL/BTL activations, promotions, food and interior styling. Directed TV commercial and photo shoots and contributed to web design. Major clients included SPAR Hungary, SuperShop, NagyTitka, Savencia-Karaván, DM, Rossmann, Revox, Bondi Sands, and AUDI. Won awards including POPAI, EFFIE, and LOLLIPOP.
Brand Designer + Illustration Designer at Colgate-Palmolive Europe
January 1, 2018 - PresentFreelance design work across oral care (Colgate, Elmex), personal care (Palmolive, Protex, Sanex) and home care (Soupline) brand design and illustration for European markets.
Illustration Designer at Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet / Oktatási Hivatal
December 31, 2023 - September 9, 2025Creative graphic illustration design for public education school books, including OLVASMÁNYOK 5-6, VIZUÁLIS KULTÚRA 5-6, MATEMATIKA 7-8, MATEMATIKA 3-4.
Brand Designer / Manager at COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Switzerland
December 31, 2018 - September 9, 2025PCP EU-AED brand design and management for Palmolive, Sanex, Protex brand design initiatives.
Graphic Designer at FAIR TRADE HANDELS AG Switzerland
December 31, 2017 - September 9, 2025Online and offline graphic design work.
Freelance Graphic Designer at ARD DESIGN Switzerland
December 31, 2016 - September 9, 2025Packaging design and point-of-sale (POS) design.
Senior Art Director at SPICE Communication
December 31, 2016 - September 9, 2025ATL, BTL, Direct Marketing, corporate identity, POS, magazine and related design, hostess clothing concepts, logo design.
Art Director at AkcióNXS
December 31, 2009 - September 9, 2025ATL campaigns.
Graphic Designer at Zenana Entertainment
December 31, 2008 - September 9, 2025Traffic sites and website design, advertising.
Supervisor Art Director - BTL Division at Sylva Ad-Agency
December 31, 2007 - September 9, 2025Full strategy planning, concept development for events, direct marketing, corporate identity, POS, adverts, magazine and hostess wear.
Art Director at Human Telex BTL Agency
December 31, 2005 - September 9, 2025Vision, clothes, POS design, adverts, packaging design, illustration.
Education
Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Graphic Design Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Art History and Visual Education Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser at Visual Merchandiser Professional School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996Graduate - Painter Artist at Fine- and Applied Arts High School
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Graphic Design Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Art History and Visual Education Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser at Visual Merchandiser Professional School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996Graduate - Painter Artist at Fine- and Applied Arts High School
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Graphic Design Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Art History and Visual Education Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser at Visual Merchandiser Professional School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996Graduate - Painter Artist at Fine- and Applied Arts High School
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Graphic Design Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Art History and Visual Education Department
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser at Visual Merchandiser Professional School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996Graduate - Painter Artist at Fine- and Applied Arts High School
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993Master of Arts, Graphic Designer at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2002History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002Visual Merchandiser at Visual Merchandiser Professional School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1996Graduation - Painter Artist at Fine- and Applied Arts High School
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1993Qualifications
Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser
January 1, 1996 - September 4, 2025Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser
January 1, 1996 - September 4, 2025Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Graduate - Painter Artist
January 1, 1993 - September 4, 2025Examination - History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Examination - Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser
January 1, 1996 - September 4, 2025Master of Arts University Degree - Graphic Designer
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Graduate - Painter Artist
January 1, 1993 - September 4, 2025History of Art and Artistic Drawing Teacher Examination
January 1, 2002 - September 4, 2025Window-dresser / Visual merchandiser Examination
January 1, 1996 - September 4, 2025Best business bankcard in Hungary (Unicredit Bank cards)
January 1, 2007 - September 9, 2025Golden Blade (Bronze Blade) - The Hungarian Creative Awards
January 1, 2004 - September 9, 2025ADCH - Half kilo (I.place) - The Hungarian Creative Awards
January 1, 2008 - September 9, 2025Golden Blade - Silver Blade (II. place) - The Hungarian Creative Awards 2008
January 1, 2008 - September 9, 2025Industry Experience
Consumer Goods, Education, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services
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