CURRICULUM VITAE

INFORMATION
Name: Ester Arena
Citizenship: Italian
Residence: Cork, Ireland
Date of Birth: 02/10/1999SKILLSI know how to use Adobe creative cloud programs very well, especially Photoshop, Procreate, After Effect, Premiere, InDesign, Animate. Although my training is purely 2D, I have basic knowledge of Autodesk Maya software.
During my experience as a social media manager I learned to use Figma, vector graphics editor.
I am very good at character design, visual development and concept art.
I am an Italian mother tongue and excellent written and spoken English. Excellent organiziation, prioritizational and problem solving skills. I adapt easily, I learn very quickly and I'm open to exchange ideas with colleagues!EXPERIENCEGLOBAL GAME JAM - 2021
I participated as concept artist and illustrator, with a team of 8 people, in the 2021 edition of the global game, for which we designed the PC game “Aranel's Tale” in 48 hours.TEACHER - NAUTILUS ACADEMY S.R.L.S.
Occasional performance as teacher for the summer class of "Costume Design" at Nautilus Academy
Preparing detailed and intuitive lessons.
Explaining lessons to students with pictures and pdf files prepared by me with demonstrations on the blackboard.
Following students step by step in the exercises I assigned.
Correcting assigned work and explain what to improve.
Handling workshop sessions.SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER - NAUTILUS ACADEMY S.R.L.S.
Occasional performance as social media manager and content creator
Creating content for client's various social media (images, videos) via photoshop, premiere, figma.
Planning posts by day and time.
Managing the client's website via wordpress.
Listening to submissions and working for the client based on their needs.
Managing email.EDUCATION AND TRAININGSecondary School Diploma, leaving certificate in Scenography
Liceo artistico statale M.M. Lazzaro, Catania (Italy)General :
English language and literature, Mathematics, Physics
Physical Education, History, Italian language and literatureOccupational:
Art history, Philosophy, Geometric and scenographic disciplines, scenographic design disciplines, scenography workshopCertificate Vote: 85/1002018 – 2021
Three-year certificate in Digital Art - Nautilus Academy S.r.l.sMASTER/WORKSHOP25/03/2023 - 26/03/2023 -Online class with GENIUS ACADEMY
WORKSHOP - DIGITAL ARTS FOR COOL GAMES with NICOLA SAVIORI29/04/2020 – 05/05/2020 – Catania, Italy
MASTER - PHOTOSHOP FUNDAMENTALS AND CHARACTER DESIGN with Antonio De Luca at Nautilus Academy2017 - 2018 - Catania, Italy
TRAINING AS A SCENOGRAPHER - Teatro Stabile di Catania
Professional internship at the Teatro Stabile of Catania2016 - 2017 - Catania, Italy
EXTRACURRICULAR COURSE OF CARTOON-SEQUENTIAL ART - Liceo Artistico M.M. Lazzaro
Realization of a comic book, experimentation of different drawing techniques
Publication of the comic on the Sicilian weekly "I Vespri" (n.20 of June 10, 2017)2016 - 2017 - Catania, Italy
CERTIFICATE OF FREQUENCY TO THE COURSE OF MODERN SINGING - Academy music "Notes
international academy"2015 - 2016 - catania, Italy
MUSEUM OPERATOR - Palace of Culture
Professional Internship
Catalog and classify assigned materials, use technical instrumentation, collect and process data, transfer necessary data and
process them, transfer the necessary data and propose solutions2014 - 2016 - Catania, Italy
CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE COURSE OF PIANO BASE LEVEL - Music Academy
"Note international academy"2014 - 2015 - Catania, Italy
CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION IN THE COURSE OF GRAPHIC JOURNALISM - Liceo Artistico M.M.
Lazzaro
-Recounting the events of the world through comics, with opinions and news
-Experimentation with different drawing styles