Victoria is a self-taught packaging and digital designer with 6+ years of experience across branding, packaging, digital merchandising, and web development. She’s led end-to-end packaging projects, coordinated with suppliers in China, and delivered brand identities and web builds for clients across Australia, Canada, and Europe.

She is currently based in Romania and is seeking a long-term, full-time remote role with overlap in US hours (6am–3pm CST). Known for her structured, intentional design style and hands-on project ownership, Victoria thrives in small teams where she can wear many hats and contribute across creative touchpoints.

Summary of Experience
Recent Experience
Company: Creating Victoria (Estonia)
Role: Founder / Packaging & Web Designer
Duration: June 2023 – Present
Responsibilities:

• Launched and ran her own design studio, offering branding, packaging, and web design services.

• Delivered end-to-end visual identities, including logo design, brand kits, and websites (Wix, Duda, HTML/CSS).

• Worked directly with clients like The Early Childhood Coach (Canada) and RickyLeeFit (Australia) on full-stack creative execution.

• Designed PR boxes, e-commerce visuals, and digital marketing collateral.
  Reason for Leaving: Seeking long-term, stable creative role with deeper brand involvement.
  Notable Achievement: Successfully managed all design and web needs for two international clients—branding, packaging, and launch-ready websites—while running the studio solo.
  Company: FunctionWell (Australia)
  Role: Freelance Designer
  Duration: 2022 – 2023
  Responsibilities:

• Took over the visual brand with only one week of handover.

• Redesigned facility posters, brochures, and digital visuals.

• Supported a new gym launch and maintained ongoing website and branding needs.
  Reason for Leaving: Relocated back to Romania for family reasons.
  Notable Achievement: Independently handled the entire visual suite for a major facility launch on short notice.
  Previous Experience
  Company: Cost Price Supplements (Australia)
  Role: Packaging Designer, Project Manager, Social Media Lead
  Duration: 2019 – April 2022
  Responsibilities:

• Started as retail assistant; promoted to 2IC and later led creative across packaging, web, and social media.

• Designed product packaging from scratch, including dielines, mockups, and print files.

• Handled all supplier coordination (Australia and China), print checks, and remote team collaboration.

• Managed digital marketing visuals and landing pages during COVID growth period.
  Reason for Leaving: Workload became unsustainable across departments; packaging scope was reassigned.
  Notable Achievement: Built packaging systems and supplier workflows from scratch, shipping 50,000+ units per SKU across multiple products.

Key Skills and Tools
Packaging Design: Dielines, mockups, material spec, supplier coordination, print QC
Digital Design: Social media ads, landing pages, digital brochures
Web: Wix, Duda, WordPress, HTML/CSS
Project Tools: Slack, Monday.com, Asana, Toggle
Design Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, Creatopy
Video: DaVinci Resolve

Key Metrics and Workflow
Packaging Projects: Delivered packaging for SKUs with over 50,000 unit runs
Design Workflow: Concept → Dieline → Feedback Loop → Print-ready File → Supplier Comm
Digital Workflow: Research → Mockup → Client Review → Asset Export

Motivational Fit
Looking For: Long-term, full-time remote design role in US hours (6am–3pm CST)
Current Status: Freelancing via own studio; prefers joining a growing brand team
Expected Salary: $1,200–$1,300 USD/month
Availability: Immediate
Timetracker: OK with time tracking

Red Flags

• Self-taught; may need light onboarding for large corporate design systems

• Independent operator; thrives with autonomy but may need structured briefs early on

Assessment of Suitability for the Role
Strengths:

• Strong ownership mindset; can lead projects end-to-end

• Versatile across packaging, branding, and digital

• Supplier management and production experience uncommon in freelance creatives

• Communicates clearly and brings intent to every design decision

Potential Challenges:

• May need alignment support with larger internal teams or process-heavy orgs

• Some gaps in working with global brand systems, though she adapts quickly

Overall Fit: A well-rounded, independent designer with rare packaging expertise and digital range. Suited for lean creative teams that need someone hands-on, reliable, and flexible across brand touchpoints—from dielines to launch sites.