Emmanuel Riggione
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Emmanuel Riggione.

eriggione@gmail.com  ·  (+506) 8811 2020  ·  Jacó, Costa Rica

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
Problem solving Analytical & critical thinking Organization & time management Teamwork & collaboration Self-motivated Resilience

Tools

the bench
Figma Tokens Studio Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe XD Claude Google AI Studio Magnific Generative AI

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
Hands for Health

Health and wellness for indigenous communities. Part of the dental team: sterilizing instruments, installing equipment, managing patient lists and promoting the campaigns. handsforhealth.org

Asociación Amigos del Río Torres

Associate member of the non-profit recovering the largest urban river in San José: communication efforts, cleanups and reforestation. amigosdelriotorres.org

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