Paula Makarova

Paula Makarova

Internship with Attorney-at-Law

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  • About me

    👩🏼‍💻 Mentor @RigaTechGirls | Product Designer 🦄

  • Education

    • Jelgavas 1.ģimnāzija

      2006 - 2012
    • University of Bremen

      2016 -
      Bachelor's degree Business Administration and Management, General
    • Latvijas Universitate

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor of Science - BS Law
  • Experience

    • Attorney at Law

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2015
      Internship with Attorney-at-Law

      - Translation of legal documentation (Eng-Lat / Lat-Eng)- Communication with clients abroad about legal matters- Preparation of contracts- etc.

    • Deloitte Legal

      Apr 2016 - Oct 2017
      Associate

      - Translation of legal documentation (Eng-Lat / Lat-Eng)- Drafting of legal documentation in Latvian and English- Communication with clients abroad- Marketing activities (content marketing, preparation of proposalsto the clients, including design)- etc.

    • Digital Journey

      Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
      Digital Marketing Specialist

      - Communication with clients- Creation of visual content- Social media and email marketing- Facebook advertising- Organization of events- Website design using Weebly/WordPress- Project management

    • X&Y design

      Nov 2017 - now
      Digital & UX/UI Designer

      ► UI/UX design► Visual identity & Digital design► E-commerce shop setup on Wordpress (with Woocommerce), Shopify, Wix, Squarespace► Social media design► Social media content

    • ShowHeroes

      Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
      Editorial Manager
    • Ēku saglabāšanas un energotaupības birojs (ESEB)

      Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
      IT Project Manager | Marketing manager

      Management of EU funded project "SUNShINE" and "Accelerate SUNShINE" 2 work packages (Deep renovation of multifamily residental buildings & Communication and dissemination):- Corporate design implementation, design of marketing materials, design of new home page (UI/UX).- Project SUNShINE and Accelerate SUNShINE Management, Coordination and Monitoring.- Management of Marketing and PR activities.- Participation in creation of the content of the association's website (www.ekubirojs.lv). Monitoring of website.- Optimisation of project website Sharex.lv, management of website development. - Project platform optimisation (design, UI, UX)- Coordination of activities related to all types of communication between the association and apartment owners, etc. Show less

    • Accelerate SUNShINE

      Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
      IT Project Manager | Marketing manager
    • SILK PLASTER

      Aug 2018 - Jul 2021
      Creative Manager & UX/UI Designer

      ► Creative management of new website re-design, brand material design for social media.► UI/UX design► On-going website development management (communication with developers, business and other parties)► Testing► Social media management and design (IG, FB, Pinterest)

    • Mediapark

      Nov 2018 - Feb 2020
      Project Manager & UX/UI Designer

      ⚫️ UI/UX design (communication with client, design itself, design management and planning) ⚫️ managament of loyalty platform (design of materials, e-mail marketing, optimisation)⚫️ web-develpoment planning from idea to completion, testing⚫️ e-commerce development (shopify, WP), testing⚫️ general process management and optimisation⚫️ client management⚫️ project planning⚫️ software development magement

    • Tet.lv

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
      UX/UI Designer

      • In collaboration with User Experience (UX) specialists and developers, worked on innovative web products and services, as well as improved some existing solutions, taking into account user needs, technical capabilities, and business goals.• Agile & Scrum• Worked with existing design system and helped on the further development of it.• Redesigned My Tet self-service platform, created new designs for new features within My Tet self-service platform.

    • Unea

      Jul 2021 - Sept 2022
      Product Designer
    • Instaffo

      Nov 2022 - now
      Product Designer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Goethe-Zertifikat C1

      Goethe-Institut Bremen
      Sept 2015
    • Psychology basics

      Riga Distance Education Secondary school „University of success”
      Oct 2012
    • Business Plan and Presentation

      Riga Distance Education Secondary school „University of success”
      Mar 2012
    • Learn Figma - UI/UX Design Essential Training

      Udemy
      Jun 2019
    • Mastering Mobile App Design With Figma

      Udemy
      Jul 2019
    • HTML5 and CSS3 Fundamentals

      Udemy
      Nov 2018
    • The Complete Sketch 5 Course

      Udemy
      Jan 2019
    • Behavioral Design

      HelloDesign
      Feb 2023