Cezar Almeida
Product Designer in London, UK, he/him
About
Living in London since 2014, I’m an experienced Product Designer who has contributed to making the UK a hub for the FinTech sector.
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Work Experience
LendInvest is a disruptive mortgage lender providing an easy way to access property finance via technology. I have been able to be part of the business's rapid growth since the early start, initially as part of the Marketing team contributing to the Brand's visual assets and positioning.
As the team scaled, I was trusted with the growth/origination stream in the Product team. That was the kick-off of my Product Design journey. I have been challenged with a wide range of different projects and have been given the opportunity to develop my skillset over courses and external events.
During the last year of my period in the business, I managed a team of designers and a product development stream.
Discovering Arts Music Group (D.A.M.G) is an independent, London-based music company.
• Planning the SEO strategy;
• Optimizing pages metadata, loading speed and keywords presence;
• Planning and producing content for online campaigns;
• Designing social media creative content.
SPOT Group is a human resources consultancy business with a 35-year track record. One of the market leaders, it is known for the people development projects in large businesses.
• Redesigning the website structure and creating the content for each page;
• Building a digital strategy for SEO;
• Planning and executing the marketing budget;
• Managing and building partnerships;
• Planning and executing the business marketing and communication strategy;
• Designing a wide range of promotional material to support the sales team;
• Organizing the business presence on promotional events;
• Developing essential business templates to ensure brand consistency (stationery, presentations, social media assets)
Experience at the sales department, acting with membership negotiation, market prospection and sales planning. Experience at the marketing department, acting with clients retain and networking events.
Education
Activities and societies: Final Project: Wilma - a short film documentary about a famous Brazilian socialite condemned and imprisoned for taking part in a money-laundering scandal.
Five years University Degree. Main subjects: Communication Theories, Communication Creativity, Advertising Creativity, Advertising Planning, Media and Account Management, Marketing & Advertising, Visual Communication Fundaments, Advertising Laboratory and Communications Technology.
Side Projects
The project started in my hometown and was funded by community and Kickstarter incentives. I led a group of local artists and queer talents from the city's poor areas to create an LGBTQI+ Carnival street party.
Virtual exhibition with personal photographs taken over the years with an analogic camera and sharing some reflections on kindness.
Volunteering
Worked as a volunteer, assisting the production of radio shows at Guadalupe Radio, and producing and editing videos for the foundation website. I also worked as Events Management Executive (Mujeres de Fé, RadioTon) and led a number of fundraising activities.
Volunteer job, starting this international organization at Brasília. Worked with the development of marketing plan, execution of strategic actions and fundraising events. Coordination of a team with 8 members and management of advertising campaigns.