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Hi, I’m Inês Costa, a product designer with hands-on experience across Portugal and the UK. I enjoy turning complex briefs into practical, manufacturable designs and collaborating with teams to deliver solutions that delight customers. From 3D modeling to packaging concepts and visualizations, I’ve contributed to brands like Frugalpac, Mars Wrigley, CircleSquare, Echo House, HL Display, and more. I’m driven to learn every day and to push the boundaries of design while keeping production feasibility and client outcomes front and center.…Hi, I’m Inês Costa, a product designer with hands-on experience across Portugal and the UK. I enjoy turning complex briefs into practical, manufacturable designs and collaborating with teams to deliver solutions that delight customers. From 3D modeling to packaging concepts and visualizations, I’ve contributed to brands like Frugalpac, Mars Wrigley, CircleSquare, Echo House, HL Display, and more. I’m driven to learn every day and to push the boundaries of design while keeping production feasibility and client outcomes front and center.

Inês Costa

Product Designer, 3D Designer, Designer, +2

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Hi, I’m Inês Costa, a product designer with hands-on experience across Portugal and the UK. I enjoy turning complex briefs into practical, manufacturable designs and collaborating with teams to deliver solutions that delight customers. From 3D modeling to packaging concepts and visualizations, I’ve contributed to brands like Frugalpac, Mars Wrigley, CircleSquare, Echo House, HL Display, and more. I’m driven to learn every day and to push the boundaries of design while keeping production feasibility and client outcomes front and center.…Hi, I’m Inês Costa, a product designer with hands-on experience across Portugal and the UK. I enjoy turning complex briefs into practical, manufacturable designs and collaborating with teams to deliver solutions that delight customers. From 3D modeling to packaging concepts and visualizations, I’ve contributed to brands like Frugalpac, Mars Wrigley, CircleSquare, Echo House, HL Display, and more. I’m driven to learn every day and to push the boundaries of design while keeping production feasibility and client outcomes front and center.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Inês Costa, a product designer with hands-on experience across Portugal and the UK. I enjoy turning complex briefs into practical, manufacturable designs and collaborating with teams to deliver solutions that delight customers.

From 3D modeling to packaging concepts and visualizations, I’ve contributed to brands like Frugalpac, Mars Wrigley, CircleSquare, Echo House, HL Display, and more. I’m driven to learn every day and to push the boundaries of design while keeping production feasibility and client outcomes front and center.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Portuguese

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Work Experience

Mid-Weight Design Engineer at HL Display

January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Developed functional, aesthetically relevant, and manufacturable displays based on approved visuals and briefs; managed budgets and timelines; liaised with Account and Project Managers; evaluated prototypes with the Prototype Department; prepared 2D part drawings, BOMs, QC guidelines, Technical Specification Sheets, and Assembly Diagrams to ensure quality and traceability.

Content Moderator at Teleperformance Portugal, S.A.

August 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026

Moderated video content, comments, chats and accounts for a social media client; applied user policies; banned/restricted/deleted content in line with guidelines; helped create a safer platform through policy discussions with the client.

Packaging Engineer (Contractor) at Mars Wrigley (Contractor) via Adecco

May 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023

Created spaces in 3Ds Max and assemblies in SolidWorks; produced technical drawings and electrical drawings for production; mapped and referenced brand assets; generated BOMs and ensured alignment with brand guidelines for duty-free spaces and brand ranges including Bacardi GTR, Diageo, Mondelez, JTI, and Nestle.

Mid-Weight 3D Designer at CircleSquare

December 1, 2023 - October 31, 2024

Owned projects and collaborated with clients and PMs to deliver high-quality 3D design solutions; created 3D models, renders, and technical drawings for spaces using SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Cinema 4D, and Keyshot; contributed to Beauty, Fragrance, Travel Retail, and Hospitality sectors with high-end experiential PoP/PoS installations.

Technical 3D Designer at Echo House (Freelance)

November 1, 2024 - Present

Delivered technical 3D design work for various clients, leveraging 3D modeling and visualization to communicate concepts and feasibility.

Product Designer at Frugalpac

November 1, 2021 - February 28, 2023

Designed packaging concepts from concept to patent stage; developed 3D files for production; tested materials and variations (paperboard and plastics) across performance criteria; performed die tooling in AutoCAD/SolidWorks; prototyped assemblies using in-house capabilities; prepared artwork and color matching checks; trained sales on artwork evaluation and approval; collaborated with brands such as BrewDog, Disney, Distell, Sainsbury’s, LVMH.

Product Designer at Specialised Covers

February 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023

Designed bespoke vehicle covers using SolidWorks and Optitex; created surface models and manufacturing-ready DXF files; coordinated with CNC manufacturing processes and performed measurements using 3D scanning tools to guide design; contributed to large-scale industry events.