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I’m Inês, a Portuguese communications professional and creative practitioner working between Porto and Brussels.
My work brings together communications strategy, digital marketing, graphic design, websites, illustration and production. I am interested in how a clear message and a thoughtful visual language can help people understand, engage and act.
From European projects to independent client work, I combine the context behind a brief with the practical work of making it happen.
Strategy, content creation, social media, stakeholder communication and brand awareness.
Reports, presentations, publications, print materials, visual hierarchy and illustration.
Content structure, visual direction, no-code development and responsive design.
Logo development, colour, visual direction and brand materials.
Event planning, conference materials, scriptwriting, storyboards, production, video editing, podcasts and sound editing.
Communication, design and digital work for clients and organisations, shaped by each brief and the people behind it.
EPPA / United Nations DGACM / SERN / Banzai / Green Sea Capital
EPPA · Client collaboration
Communications & marketing · Brussels
I work with EPPA across communications strategy, marketing, visual design, digital channels and corporate events. This collaboration began in August 2023 and continues through my independent practice.
Communications planning, social media management, brand awareness and content creation, including video and editorial layouts.
I develop videos through the entire process: concept, script, storyboard, production and editing.
Corporate event communication and coordination, with invitations, marketing, stakeholder liaison and printed and digital materials.
Illustration can bring recognisable character to corporate communication. This piece connects place, identity and European context through a hand-drawn visual language.
A storyboard makes a story tangible before production: the scene, the visual rhythm and how one moment leads into the next.
Scriptwriting and storyboard development sit alongside production and editing in my communications practice.
Examples from my original portfolio: publications, event environments and visual communication.
Through EPPA, I design editorial and communication materials for clients, including Calbisco. This example shows a layout designed for digital presentation, with a clear hierarchy and a consistent rhythm across its pages.
The following brochure is an in-house EPPA example designed for paper, showing how I adapt editorial design to a printed format.
Your Partner in Trade is a two-sided brochure I designed in-house for EPPA. Alongside the digital client example, it shows my work in print: organising services, expertise and supporting graphics into a clear, practical paper publication.
A consistent visual hierarchy across both sides: service areas, key figures and supporting graphics, brought together as a practical marketing publication.
An example of my EPPA social communication: an event invitation designed for LinkedIn, with the programme, speakers and practical details given a clear hierarchy.
I also design marketing materials and branded applications for EPPA. These pieces extend the organisation’s visual presence into the spaces where people meet.
I take care of event visuals, invitations, communication and marketing, as well as the materials and layouts needed for print and digital use.
When needed, I coordinate with stakeholders to help organise the event, connecting the practical planning with a coherent audience experience.
For EPPA, I create videos through the entire process: from the initial idea and script to the storyboard, production and final edit.
I connect the message, visual sequence, footage and sound so the finished video feels coherent and serves its communication purpose.
Three examples of videos I created for EPPA. Open each link to watch the published work.
Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
Public Information internship · November 2021 to January 2022 · New York
I worked on several DGACM communication projects, including an International Day campaign developed with colleagues across the department and an instructional video explaining how to use communication tools during COVID.
I managed news website content, worked on LinkedIn posts and created explanatory visuals within the United Nations visual identity.
Video creation, alongside podcast and sound-editing experience.
I worked on a full International Day campaign, collaborating with colleagues across the department to bring the communication together.
My campaign materials and explanatory visuals followed the United Nations visual identity closely, using clear information and familiar visual codes to remain consistent with the organisation’s communication.
This screenshot shows the campaign’s digital setting. Other videos visible belong to the department’s broader programme.
I made an instructional video explaining how to use communication tools during the COVID period, helping colleagues understand the practical steps.
Alongside the video project, I managed news website content and worked on LinkedIn posts and explanatory visuals.
Startup Europe Regions Network
Communications & Project Manager · 2022–2023
European project execution, budgets, timelines, deliverables, reporting and collaboration with consortium partners and stakeholders.
Marketing and communication for European projects, corporate graphic design, media management and stakeholder engagement.
EU event planning, content creation, social media, online communication and design materials.
My earlier internship at SERN focused on branding, content production, editing, design, event organisation and public relations.
European project communication involves the materials people encounter and the moments in which they meet. These photographs are preserved from my original portfolio.
I created Banzai’s brand: its logo, visual identity and brand kit, as well as the website. The kit defines the typography, colour palette and logo variations so the identity can be used consistently across formats.
See the identity on www.banzai.com.pt ↗As an independent creative professional, I work with clients on visual identity, branding and the materials that bring a business into view. GreenSea Capital, a fund in Portugal, is one example of that work.
Portuguese landscape, the coast, continuity and a considered sense of identity.
Visual research, creative directions, logo development, colour and applications across brand materials.
The identity developed towards a petrol blue to ocean green gradient. The following page shows material from the project’s visual exploration.
Brand research and creative directions from the Green Sea Capital moodboard. These are exploration materials, not the final identity.
Websites I have designed and created, bringing each client’s identity and information into a clear digital experience.
Website design / Creation / Digital presence
A professional website for an organisation focused on EU decision-making and European public affairs.
Website design and build, bringing the institute’s information into a coherent digital presentation.
Training services, courses and publications, the team, institutional background and contact information.
An institutional visual language with clear navigation and a visible route towards the course catalogue.
The next page shows the actual live website.
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A digital home for specialist regulatory communication, with information about REACH, CLP and the team’s services.
Website design and build for Reach Impact.
Create a clear entry point into a technical subject with several audience needs and content areas.
From a concise introduction to specialist information, services, news, the team and contact.
Website design and content in their live context.
Website design and creation for Banzai, with a brand identity I developed for the client.
I created the website, designed the logo and developed the brand kit, bringing the client’s identity and digital presence together.
A dedicated digital home for Banzai, carrying the visual language of the brand into its online presentation.
I also manage existing websites and digital channels, keeping content current and maintaining a consistent organisational voice.
Website updates and management, alongside LinkedIn communication, social content, layouts and video.
Website and LinkedIn communication, including news content, during my Public Information internship.
I managed the StartupRegions.eu website while working with SERN.
Audio editing and podcast experience, bringing another dimension to my communication practice.
United Nations / EPPA / Podcast & sound editing
My audiovisual experience also includes podcasts and sound editing for both the United Nations and EPPA.
Alongside visual storytelling, I work with spoken content and sound, contributing to podcast production through editing.
This experience connects my public-information work at the UN with my communications role at EPPA, adding an audio dimension to my practice.
An independent practice that gives businesses a visual language of their own.
Banzai / GreenSea Capital / Visual research / Logo development
The palette combines bright green, dark grey and white with lilac, water green and sky blue. These colours give the identity a flexible visual range while retaining its recognisable green signature.
Typography and logo variations documented in the brand kit I created for the client.
Personal projects, new skills and the pleasure of making things outside a client brief.
Two Tickets / Film / Learning through making
Two Tickets is a personal project that brings my passion for movies into a small digital experience, built in my free time.
A shared watchlist, a weekly suggestion, a film-selection wheel and a watched-together archive.
They give me room to keep learning, try ideas and stay creative. I enjoy bringing the tools I use professionally into my personal life, simply for the pleasure of making something useful and fun.
It is also a little glimpse of me beyond work: curious about stories, keen to experiment and always looking for a good film.
Explore Two Tickets ↗The film-selection wheel turns a shared movie list into a playful decision. This screenshot shows the project I created in my free time, bringing together my passion for cinema, website design and learning through experimentation.
Explore Two Tickets ↗A personal practice in observation, colour, texture and drawing.
Watercolour / Charcoal / India ink / À Beira Mar
A quiet botanical study, working with light, colour and the natural shape of a stem.
Architecture, greenery and texture, explored through charcoal and watercolour.
Black and white botanical studies, exploring shape through positive and negative space.
À Beira Mar series · fibre-tip pen · July 2024
Hand-drawn adaptations of existing visuals, inspired by things I have seen and by Portugal. I used these studies to explore translating a graphic image onto paper, making it my own through drawing, line and the marks of the hand.
An independent practice, shaped by experience in European and international organisations.
Independent work / EPPA / SERN / United Nations / Bankinter
October 2025 to present · Porto / Brussels / Remote
I work independently with several clients across communications, branding, websites and visual design. My practice brings together strategic communication and hands-on creative work, with collaborations including EPPA, Banzai and GreenSea Capital.
August 2023 to present · Brussels
Communication strategies; content, social media and media relations; brand identity, PR and internal communication; events, websites and marketing campaigns; visual content, graphic materials, podcasts and sound editing.
September 2022 to August 2023 · Brussels
European projects, budgets, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder coordination, reporting, events, brand communication, marketing and design.
February to June 2022 · Brussels
Project management, communications and design: branding, visual and written content, production, editing, event organisation and public relations.
Public Information Internship · November 2021 to January 2022 · New York
Social media content for a global audience, including videos, text and visuals; social strategy and engagement; graphic design and media materials; research and analysis in a multicultural environment.
March to July 2019 · Porto
Front desk and customer support, opening bank accounts and financial administrative work.
My UN experience also included podcast and sound editing for DGACM.
Business, creativity, digital marketing and a continuing curiosity about ideas.
Vlerick / NHL Stenden / Católica / Erasmus / Philosophy / Calligraphy
Digital Marketing · postgraduate / executive education · June 2024 · Ghent, Belgium
Marketing technologies, digital strategy, AI for efficiency, customer insights, personalised communication, budgets and channel decisions, with practical application.
Bachelor’s degree in Creative Business and Media Management · 2019–2022 · Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
Communication, production, graphic design and digital marketing.
My education connects a business perspective with the practical and creative tools of communication.
Management studies · 2014–2018 · Porto
Three years of attendance; 110 of 180 ECTS completed.
Erasmus+ · Management · 2017 · Poland
One semester as part of my Management studies.
Online short course: Introduction to Philosophy.
A calligraphy course in a Japanese temple, bringing together travel, attention and the practice of mark-making.
The skills that connect a communication brief with the finished piece.
Communication / Design / Digital / Production / Languages
Corporate communication · digital marketing · graphic design · illustration · media management · event planning · content creation · website design · communication management.
Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Audition; Microsoft Office and advanced PowerPoint; no-code web development, Wix and WordPress; Mailchimp and LinkedIn.
Design thinking, problem-solving, creativity, adaptability, initiative, natural curiosity and interpersonal communication.
Portuguese · native
English · fluent; Cambridge CAE 188/210
Spanish · advanced
French · intermediate
Audio: podcast and sound editing, with experience at the United Nations and EPPA.
The person behind the work: art, stories, movement and a curiosity about people and places.
Passions / Places I have lived / Japanese calligraphy
Curious about people, places, cultures, art, stories, animals and nature.
Both as an observer and a creator: drawing, illustration, watercolour and the pleasure of looking closely.
An interest in ideas, questions and the stories through which we make sense of the world.
Energy, teamwork and movement beyond the desk.
Discovering unfamiliar places and spending time outdoors.
Personality interest · ENFJ
Living and working across different contexts has shaped how I listen, collaborate and communicate.
The same curiosity runs through my work, my artwork, travel and projects like Two Tickets.
A calligraphy course in a Japanese temple: a small meeting point between travel, art and the patient practice of making a mark.
Growing an independent practice and staying curious about the future of creative work.
Client collaborations / Web Summit Lisbon / New possibilities
I am building an independent practice around the work I enjoy most: thoughtful communication, considered design and digital experiences with a clear purpose.
Branding, websites, editorial layouts and communication materials, developed through close collaboration and an understanding of the brief.
Over the coming year or two, I would like to open a small gallery of my own: a space to focus more on painting and illustration, explore traditional, hands-on techniques and grow this side of my creative practice.
Web Summit Lisbon · November 2026
A planned opportunity to explore technology, marketing and the future of creative work.
Communications, design and original work, shaped by an international perspective and a personal creative voice.
Have a project in mind? I would love to hear what you are working on.
Communications strategy · websites · brand identity · editorial design · presentations · campaigns · events