About

I'm a Belarussian-Canadian art director, visual designer, and illustrator currently residing in Ottawa, Canada. My traditional and digital backgrounds have enabled me to partake in a variety of projects - from cross-platform visual design for countless clients to custom illustrations in a variety of styles. I have a unique perspective to design challenges and pride myself on being highly creative, efficient, professional and personable. I value a positive work environment, which promotes and nurtures creativity. When leading and directing a team I strive to encourage an open, respectful and collaborative atmosphere with a focus on efficiency and precision. With many years of experience working for design agencies, I thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure work environment and am not afraid of a challenge. Besides design and art, I'm also passionate about travelling, languages, and tennis.

Experience
Art Director | Sept. 2022 - Sept. 2023
UX Magicians, remote
Lead UI Artist | Mar. 2022 - Jul. 2022
UX Magicians, remote
Part-time Faculty | Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2022
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
UI Artist | Aug. 2019 - Feb. 2020
UX Magicians, remote
Freelance Designer | Sept. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Pocket Gems, San Francisco, CA, USA
Freelance Designer | Aug. 2016 - Present
Design1st, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Designer + Illustrator | Feb. 2016 - Present
Polina Fearon Design + Illustration
Visual Designer | Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2016
Idean, San Francisco, CA, USA
UI Artist | Nov. 2012 - Jan. 2015
Pocket Gems, San Francisco, CA, USA
Designer | Jan. 2011 - Oct. 2012
Fuel Industries, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Graphic Designer | Sept. 2008 - Sept. 2009
Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, Canada
Skills
Software

Adobe Suite, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Procreate, Microsoft Office, CocosBuilder, Jira, Basecamp, Terminal, XCode

Professional Skills

UI/UX, art direction, visual design, graphic design, web design, iconography, illustration, wireframing, protoyping, ideation, sketching, asset management, leadership, strong traditional media skills

Languages

English, Russian, Italian, basic French, basic Belarussian