Romain Nichel
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Français Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Professional working proficiency
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Chinese Elementary proficiency
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Dené Gabaldón
I worked with Romain at Flow.asia in Beijing for 3 years. He is the Art Director (I was PD and UX specialist). The thing that stands out to me the most about Romain is his vision. If I was able to properly brief him on the client goals, user profiles and desired feel, he could capture that in a design. True to design thinking, he focuses in on thorough research and creates a story before ever starting a design. He’s very quick at picking out details, and this is especially prudent when he checks junior designers’ work. He can quickly give actionable feedback and is very aware of the VI at all times. True to a lean team, we worked together on logo design, web design and graphic design projects. This is not to say that our opinions didn’t clash, we would often disagree on major or minor details, but these debates were quite useful as it made us both go back to the research to prove our cases- leading to more innovative, clean and user-friendly designs. I have no doubt that Romain will succeed at any senior design or Art Director position that he pursues, and I am thankful knowing that I can always ask him for design advice- no matter where our careers take us.
Dené Gabaldón
I worked with Romain at Flow.asia in Beijing for 3 years. He is the Art Director (I was PD and UX specialist). The thing that stands out to me the most about Romain is his vision. If I was able to properly brief him on the client goals, user profiles and desired feel, he could capture that in a design. True to design thinking, he focuses in on thorough research and creates a story before ever starting a design. He’s very quick at picking out details, and this is especially prudent when he checks junior designers’ work. He can quickly give actionable feedback and is very aware of the VI at all times. True to a lean team, we worked together on logo design, web design and graphic design projects. This is not to say that our opinions didn’t clash, we would often disagree on major or minor details, but these debates were quite useful as it made us both go back to the research to prove our cases- leading to more innovative, clean and user-friendly designs. I have no doubt that Romain will succeed at any senior design or Art Director position that he pursues, and I am thankful knowing that I can always ask him for design advice- no matter where our careers take us.
Dené Gabaldón
I worked with Romain at Flow.asia in Beijing for 3 years. He is the Art Director (I was PD and UX specialist). The thing that stands out to me the most about Romain is his vision. If I was able to properly brief him on the client goals, user profiles and desired feel, he could capture that in a design. True to design thinking, he focuses in on thorough research and creates a story before ever starting a design. He’s very quick at picking out details, and this is especially prudent when he checks junior designers’ work. He can quickly give actionable feedback and is very aware of the VI at all times. True to a lean team, we worked together on logo design, web design and graphic design projects. This is not to say that our opinions didn’t clash, we would often disagree on major or minor details, but these debates were quite useful as it made us both go back to the research to prove our cases- leading to more innovative, clean and user-friendly designs. I have no doubt that Romain will succeed at any senior design or Art Director position that he pursues, and I am thankful knowing that I can always ask him for design advice- no matter where our careers take us.
Dené Gabaldón
I worked with Romain at Flow.asia in Beijing for 3 years. He is the Art Director (I was PD and UX specialist). The thing that stands out to me the most about Romain is his vision. If I was able to properly brief him on the client goals, user profiles and desired feel, he could capture that in a design. True to design thinking, he focuses in on thorough research and creates a story before ever starting a design. He’s very quick at picking out details, and this is especially prudent when he checks junior designers’ work. He can quickly give actionable feedback and is very aware of the VI at all times. True to a lean team, we worked together on logo design, web design and graphic design projects. This is not to say that our opinions didn’t clash, we would often disagree on major or minor details, but these debates were quite useful as it made us both go back to the research to prove our cases- leading to more innovative, clean and user-friendly designs. I have no doubt that Romain will succeed at any senior design or Art Director position that he pursues, and I am thankful knowing that I can always ask him for design advice- no matter where our careers take us.
Experience
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Flow Asia
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Philippines
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Señor Art Director
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Mar 2015 - Present
• Determine how best to represent a concept visually • Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use • Develop the overall look or style of a website, Visual Identity, Graphic Design • Supervise design staff • Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by staff members • Talk to clients to develop an artistic approach and style • Develop detailed budgets and timelines • Present designs to clients for approval • Determine how best to represent a concept visually • Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use • Develop the overall look or style of a website, Visual Identity, Graphic Design • Supervise design staff • Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by staff members • Talk to clients to develop an artistic approach and style • Develop detailed budgets and timelines • Present designs to clients for approval
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ROAM
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Art Director
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2006 - Present
Always Coming Always Coming
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TimeMedia International
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United States
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Telecommunications
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Senior Art Director
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Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Manage the design department & work for the most important customers all over China such as Hualian Group (BHG Mall), China Mobile, China Post, Disney Manage the design department & work for the most important customers all over China such as Hualian Group (BHG Mall), China Mobile, China Post, Disney
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Sphinx International Art Education (SFK)
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China
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Design Consultant
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Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
- Create the school new identity - Creation of an online platform associate with the marketing department - Create the school new identity - Creation of an online platform associate with the marketing department
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A+ Design
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Art Director
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Oct 2014 - Nov 2014
- Art direction of the last Huamao Campaign 华贸 - Brand identity for various customers & different format. - Art direction of the last Huamao Campaign 华贸 - Brand identity for various customers & different format.
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Hermès
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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Freelance Art Director
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Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
- Art direction of the last Campaign Online «Silknots» - Design the app & Cards for VIP Customers - Art direction of the last Campaign Online «Silknots» - Design the app & Cards for VIP Customers
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TDP Group
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France
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Director
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May 2013 - Dec 2013
- Creation of template for each store + Webmastering of Newsletters - Art direction as a webdesigner for all websites - Creation of template for each store + Webmastering of Newsletters - Art direction as a webdesigner for all websites
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Star's Music
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France
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Musicians
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Art Director
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2008 - 2013
Music Chain store group : starsmusic - homestudio - guitar legend - leadguitars - amplialampes - sonoshop - lapedale - bassmaniac - acousticguitar - Art direction as a webdesigner for all websites Music Chain store group : starsmusic - homestudio - guitar legend - leadguitars - amplialampes - sonoshop - lapedale - bassmaniac - acousticguitar - Art direction as a webdesigner for all websites
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Femina Group
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Indonesia
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Graphic Design
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Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
Photo retouching Photo retouching
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Web Graphic Designer
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Jun 2012 - Sep 2012
Webdesign / Webmastering HTML & CSS Webdesign / Webmastering HTML & CSS
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Pepsi Bottling Ventures
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Graphic Design Consultant
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
Art direction for a vintage bottle & Campaign Design Art direction for a vintage bottle & Campaign Design
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La Voix du Nord
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Newspaper Publishing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Graphic Design Internship
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May 2006 - Dec 2006
Learn all about the printing process, in charge to design cover for weekly newspaper Learn all about the printing process, in charge to design cover for weekly newspaper
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Education
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2018 -
ESAM DESIGN
Master of Art Direction in Graphic & Digital, Art, études d''art, général -
MJM Graphic Design
Webdesign
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