Emmanuel Riggione.
Polymath designer, fourteen years building digital and traditional products for local and world-class brands. A dedicated problem solver: innovative answers to complex challenges, and a reputation earned the slow way.
Work history
2010s → today
Critical Mass.
Associate Creative Engineering Director · 12/2022 to current
- Lead a production design team: guidance, support, and the successful execution of projects at scale.
- Large volumes of content handled through automation and personalization tooling, streamlining process without lowering the bar.
- Constant alignment across creative, copy, ad ops, account and project management; clients and internal teams educated on the process itself.
- Mentoring as a practice: tools and resources that grow the team's careers, not just their output.
Wunderman Thompson.
Lead & Art Director · 02/2022 to 12/2022
- Art direction for the Mazda US account: online advertising, website pages and digital solutions with one brand voice.
- Concept-to-execution ownership, combining typography, UX and tight project management to ship on deadline, consistently.
Wunderman Thompson (formerly POSSIBLE).
Senior Lead Designer · 05/2018 to 02/2022
- Led a design team of twelve for Mazda: CRM, OLA, website production and social; hiring, development and career paths included.
- Collaborated on the Microsoft Include website UI design; supported WT LATAM pitches and events.
- Part of the sustainability team holding the national Bandera Azul Ecológica certification; created a regional WT sustainability initiative for LATAM.
- Ideated "Singular", the internal digital magazine born during the pandemic to keep the studio connected.
ParallelDevs.
Creative Consultant · 03/2019 to 09/2020
UI and UX design across small and mid-size projects for international and local clients.
Skills
the constants
Tools
the bench
Certifications
six on file
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM · 12/2021
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC™), SCRUMstudy · 01/2022
PQ® Reps, Positive Intelligence · 10/2022
Adobe XD Certified, Adobe · 09/2020
Visual Elements of User Interface Design, Coursera · 09/2019
Mi Hijo es un Artista, Pejibaye Consulting Group · 04/2012
Education
the base
Universidad Fidélitas.
San José · 2008 to 2011
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design and Advertising. All required coursework completed; graduation pending.
Volunteering
off the clock
Health and wellness for indigenous communities. Part of the dental team: sterilizing instruments, installing equipment, managing patient lists and promoting the campaigns. handsforhealth.org
Associate member of the non-profit recovering the largest urban river in San José: communication efforts, cleanups and reforestation. amigosdelriotorres.org