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TUDOR SMALENIC

Graphic designer

EXPERIENCE

I am a visual designer with over 25 years of experience in graphic design, working across both print and digital media. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with leading companies including Rompetrol, KazMunayGaz, Vânători Neamț Natural Park, and Autoitalia, as well as renowned publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and National Geographic.
My expertise covers graphic design, editorial layout, branding, digital content creation, photography, videography, and post-production. In addition to design, I produce photo and video content for events, real estate, and social media, managing the entire creative process from concept and shooting to editing and final delivery. I am also the creator of the YouTube channel - VIZUALmix, where I publish original visual content focused on events, urban life, sport, and storytelling.
I can combine design expertise, visual storytelling, and technical skills to create engaging and effective content.

Freelance Graphic Designer & Visual Content Creator.
• Design and produce visual content for print and digital media.
• Create advertising materials, brochures, print ads, banners, and animated HTML5 campaigns.
• Produce promotional videos for social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
• Handle complete video production workflows, including filming, editing, motion graphics, color correction, and final delivery.
• Provide photography and videography services for events and real estate projects.
• Develop motion graphics and animations using After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Deliver graphic design training and mentoring for aspiring designers.
(September 2023 - Present)

• Art teacher at Decebal High School, Pallady High School and School 95 (Bucharest).
(September 2022 - September 2023)

• Creative Director at Harper’s Bazaar Romania and other glossy magazines (Beau Monde, Beau Monde Mirese and occasionally worked for Cosmopolitan Romania, National Geographic Romania but also clients like Styler, abcDiabet, Dona, Nepi, Musette, Cristhelen B., L’Oréal Paris, Dior, Avene, Mengotti, Ferragamo, Estée Lauder, Victoria 46, Triumph, Just Cavalli, Shalimar, Aperol, Ermenegildo Zegna, Peroni, Noblesse, Vicomte A, IQOS, Dsquared2, Guinot, Philips, Mini Countryman, Tom Ford, La Prairie, Fashion Days, Douglas, Huawei, Valentino, Campari, Thomas Szabo, Miele, Teilor, Moschino, Swarovski, Cellini, Rover, Jidvei, Nespresso etc) for BURDA RO.
(July 2014 – February 2022)

• Creative Director at Harper’s Bazaar Romania and Beau Monde, for SANOMA HEARST RO.
(September 2007 – July 2014)

• Art Director at Beau Monde for SANOMA HEARST RO.
(May 2003 – September 2007)

• Art Director at Beau Monde for VNU HEARST RO.
(May 2002 – May 2003)

• Marketing Designer for Fiat, Alfa Romeo at AUTOITALIA.
(September 2001 – May 2002)

• Senior Designer at Madame Figaro for PLAYBOY ROMANIA.
(April 2000 – March 2002)

• Graphic Designer at Viva for ROMANIAN PUBLISHING GROUP.
(May 1999 – March 2000)

• Freelancer, graphic-design for school textbooks at the DIDACTIC and PEDAGOGICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE in Bucharest (first and second place at the national textbook competition, 7th and 8th grade biology).
(December 1996 – May1999)

• Graphic Designer for INFO-TEAM, Bucharest.
(September 1995 – March 1996)

STUDIES
Nicolae Grigorescu National Academy of Art (UNARTE), graphics department, Bucharest. (December 1989 – June 1995)
• 3-month scholarship at Bath College of Higher Education and City of Bath College within the departments of graphic design, Bath - United Kingdom (January - March 1993)
Nicolae Tonitza High School, Bucharest. (September 1983 – June 1987)

ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
Group exhibition, graphic design in Stockholm, Sweden. (1997)
Group exhibition, photography in Berlin, Germany. (1996)
• Member of the Romanian Artists Union. (1995)
Anniversary exhibition of the National Academy of Arts, National Theatre, Bucharest. (1995)
Tolerance, Intolerance, group exhibition at Podul Gallery, Bucharest. (1993)
1st prize at the young engravers competition at Dominus Gallery in Bucharest. (1995)
Human figure, space and spaciousness, Bucharest. (1995)
Impact International Art Festival in Kyoto, Japan. (1994)
5th year students exhibition, easel graphics from the National Academy of Art Bucharest at Simeza Gallery. (1994)
Group exhibition in Bath, UK. (1993)
Six Young Artists, group exhibition at French Institute in Bucharest. (1992)

CONTACT

Address: Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +40 727 495 263
Email: tudor.smalenic@yahoo.ro

LANGUAGES

Romanian (native)
English (proficient)

ABILITIES

■ Creative
■ Proactive
■ Dynamic
■ Detail-oriented
■ Adaptable

USED SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative: Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects
QuarkXpress, Corel, Adobe Animate, Microsoft Visual Studio

HOBBY

■ Photography
■ Gaming
■ Aquaristics
■ Nature trips
■ Bushcrafting