Hello!
I am Diego Chacón,
an all-terrain Graphic Designer
with more than 15 years
of experience as
an Art Director, Creative Director
and Head of Marketing.
Why I should hire Diego?
Art Director who lives and breathes big ideas (with Digital First as their approach). I have a proven track record of bringing them to life. I also consider myself like someone with a highly conceptual creative with a strong eye for Art Direction and Design who can conceptualize and lead fully integrated campaigns with digital first thinking. I love to lead photography shoots, as much as oversee and direct post work.
I’m more than happy working with multi-disciplinary internal teams to ensure smart, on strategy and on brand work. I review and present work with internal leadership and external partners. I collaborate with, and at times, lead outside agency and production partners on projects.
I mentor junior designers. I am self-directed and able to work in a fast paced, high volume, deadline driven environment. I’ll bring passion, energy and enthusiasm to your company every day. I have been eagerly seeking new opportunities and experiences in other countries (I’m from Spain).

Some of my day a day tools
- ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
- ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
- TRELLO Premium user
- ADOBE INDESIGN
- ADOBE PREMIERE
- GOOGLE DRIVE Premium user + CALENDAR
- PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOTINGS
- SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
- VISUAL DESIGN
- AFTER EFFECTS
What is coming?
- SKETCH – The digital design toolkit
- INVISION | Digital product design, workflow & collaboration
What you can rely on me
- Conceptualize fully integrated campaigns
- Create compelling insight-based concepts/content/designs
- Effectively present my ideas to project partners and executives
- Oversee Digital Production, photo shoots, and editorial sessions
- Direct and collaborate with UX, Developers, Social Strategist, illustrators, photographers, designers, cinematographers and directors
- Work collaboratively and effectively with writers, internal partners, and outside vendors
- Present to internal leadership and outside partners
- Mentor junior designers
- Stay up to speed on emerging platforms, social trends and technologies
Not sure yet?
I know how to create big ideas and have a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others to get those ideas produced and extremely conceptual digital/Social art director who’s constantly evolving and pushing my designs/concepts to new levels.
I have an interesting portfolio filled with smart, innovative, award-winning work that includes Interactive, experiential and social media Concepts and I consider myself as a strategic thinker and I know how to turn deep consumer insights into great concepts/design/content.
I also have great, hands on design skills and I live and breathe the latest digital technologies, design, typography, photography, cinematography, storytelling and music.
I work well in a fast-paced environment and can successfully handle multiple projects at once.
I’m more than eager to live, work in an english environment in order to improve my skills in this beautiful language
Years of experience
Creative Director
Web Designer
UX & UI
Art Director
Graphic Designer
Ceballos Orthodontic Clinic
Málaga [Jan 2010 – Current]
Job Title
Head of Marketing
Creative Director
Web Designer
Layout designer
Community Manager
Photographer
Video Editor
Description
Part time job where I’m Head of Corporate Communications for a health sector Orthodontic Clinic connecting Spain and the USA. Create a modern image for the company and design and maintain web for ortodonciaceballos.com. Use interactive activities such as Social Media, TV, Radio, Video Production and more. Design logo, brochures, catalogs and all material related to the corporate image. Link customers with the company through Social Media campaigns. In all these Marketing, Communication and Image corporate projects, I oversee the whole creative process from the creative concept to designing the different creative pieces, dealing with providers and contacting with media.


Internet Directo
Málaga [January 2016 – December 2017]
Job title
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications
Creative Director
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
Product Designer for Telecommunications bussines
Creativity, Graphic design and Layout
Marketing actions and Events
Community Manager
Stickers designer for Telegram App
Descripción
Part time job where I’m Head of Corporate Communications for a Telecommunications company. I’m working as a brand designer for new business solutions and as a Product designer for their new projects.
I’m developing creative concepts for advert campaigns. I’m always present in the whole creative process, from the original idea to the final production. I’m designing and maintaining the corporative web site and other web sites of the company.
One of my last projects is to implant new online ways to attend clients (online-CRM) and coordinating them with the Internet Directo departments.

Diagnostico Digital 3D
Málaga [Jan 2015 – Current]
Job Title
Head of Marketing
Web Designer
Graphic designer
Layout designer
Community Manager
Description
Part time job where I’m working as a Graphic Designer and in PR. I’m creating brochures, catalogs and all material related to the corporate image to use with patients and other Clinics. In addition I use a couple of hours per day to link customers with the company through Social Media campaigns.

Cerveza Trinidad
Málaga [Apr 2014 – Jan 2015]
Job Title
Brand Designer
Graphic designer
Layout designer
Community Manager
Description
Part time job where I worked as a Brand Designer and Graphic Designer for a new Beer Factory in Spain. I created corporate and products logo. Since the beginning, I worked in this project with the owners as a Creative Director and Art Director.
This is a showcase about how to use the new logo created for this company.
Quidamtur & ResTour
Málaga [2009-2010]
Job Title
Web Designer (front-end)
Web Layout Designer (HTML+CSS+PHP+JAVA SCRIPT)
Graphic Designer
Description
Part time position. Government Grant Program to develop professional skills after course studies in web programming and to put in practice my new skills in PHP and MYSQL. I designed and maintained web for quidamtur.com, designed logo and corporate image and created web design (front-end) for national tourism online projects.

Imaste
Madrid [2005 – 2009]
Job Title
Creative Director
Graphic Designer
Web Designer
Product Designer for Virtual Fairs (based web front end)
Creativity, Graphic design and Layout
Marketing actions and Events
Description
I designed logo and corporate image for the company and Job Fairs, constructed a Virtual University Campus in Second Life creating graphic concepts and coordinating with the 3D Architect Department. I was present in the whole process, from the original ideas to the final products. To develop these projects, I worked with the latest design software while coordinating the Creative Department. I designed and maintained web for imaste.es and all the company projects. I created the front-end design for Virtual Fairs. As a Creative Director, I created and coordinated projects and events for “Patrimonio Nacional” (National Heritage Sites and Royal Palace).
Kimera Creativos
Madrid [2003 – 2005]
Job Title
Creative Director
Web Designer
Graphic Designer
Art Directors Trainner
Creativity, Graphic design and Layout
Marketing actions and Events
Description
I created Creativity Campaigns for several Event Companies, organized events and created fresh marketing ideas for many different professional sectors such as TV producers to high-end hair salon chains. In addition, I participated in a mentorship program where I was assigned several recent graduates to foster and aid in their professional development over a year and a half.
2m1 Communication
Madrid [2001 – 2003]
Job Title
Art Director
Web Designer
Graphic Designer
Creativity, Graphic design and Layout
Description
I created annual strategies and Creative Campaigns for several Spanish Malls. In my first year in this company, I won the National design contest for corporate identity of “San Lorenzo de El Escorial” in Logotype category (National Heritage Sites and Royal Palace). Some of my duties in this company was to participate as Art Director in fashion magazines for these malls and create fresh commercial images for several Real Estate Companies.

Education
2010
Professional Development Teaching certificate
European Institute of Business Studies, Granada
2010
Film Dubbing Certificate
Master Music, Málaga
2009
Web Developer with PHP+SQL course
Ingenia® Training Center, Málaga
2007
Specialization module for website design with HTML+CSS course
Crea Formación® Training Center, Madrid
2006
Accessibility in website course
Alcalá University, Madrid
1999
Graphics Arts module
Visual Arts School, Cádiz
Complementary studies
Film Dubbing Certificate
Master Music, Málaga. Spain
Video example: Tinkerbell (I’m the small guy)

Professional Development Teaching certificate
European Institute of Business Studies

KEEP CALM
AND GAIN
ACHIEVEMENTS

2001
Winner in Corporative Identity contest of San Lorenzo de el Escorial (patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO)
Agency: 2m1 Comunicación






2005
I Created first Virtual Fair in Spain for Universia (Santander Bank)
Agency: Imaste ON24






2006
I Created interactive University Campus in SECONDLIFE for Universia (Santander Bank)
Agency: Imaste






2005 – 2009
Winner in several contests for 360º Advertising Campaign for Comunidad de Madrid (City of Madrid)
Agency: Imaste






2009
Creative Director in Events for Patrimonio Nacional (Palacio Real) / National Heritage (Royal Palace)
Agency: Imaste ON24
Please, do not hesitate to contact me
I am confident I am a perfect match for your company and that I can grow professionally working for a company such as yours. I have been eagerly seeking new opportunities and experiences in other countries (I’m from Spain) and I hope to have the chance to show you my CV.