Benjamín Blanco

Lead end-to-end product design for fintech clients, digitizing revolving credit products and architecting a Figma design system that enabled Light/Dark modes and reduced development hand-off time by 42%. Mentor design team and enforce WCAG accessibility standards to improve inclusivity.

- UX/UI Designer with a keen eye for detail, passionate about crafting user-centered experiences.
- Skilled across the design process, from user research and prototyping to visual design and implementation.
- Applying Design System principles to ensure consistency and efficiency in projects.
- Championing accessibility in all designs to guarantee a positive experience for every user.

As a remote visual designer, creative, brand developer, project manager, UX/UI designer, and art director, I create appealing graphics for diverse teams and clients. With a fresh and unique perspective, I oversee every aspect of projects, ensuring highly functional and user-friendly designs. Committed to exceptional results, I meet the needs of clients and end-users.

As a remote Creative Director, I lead a team of professionals, developing fresh ideas that align with our brand and objectives. With expertise in UX UI design, I oversee content development across platforms, guiding the team in creating user-centric, visually appealing designs. I enhance overall user experience, ensuring alignment with branding and messaging across channels and clients.

I lead a team to maintain the internal style guide and implement new design patterns across all Docs, Slides, Power BI files, UX/UI. I create prototypes and oversee the production specs and facilitate design review with stakeholders. I collaborate closely with founders and developers.
Also, I work as senior graphic designer creating several projects of branding and advertising strategy.

Working remotely as a visual designer for the company based on Colombia, creative and brand developer. In charge of giving a new look to the brand to feel more premium on the Fintech market. Worked very closely with head of design, stakeholders and developers.

Working remotely for a company based in Santiago, Chile as a Visual designer, ads and social media designer. Providing creative pieces and ideas for digital campaigns. Design of ready-to-print materials and signage for the store and warehouses.

Fulfilling the roll of creative and art director. Project management and head of the creative department. Collaborate to develop unexpected, strategy-based creative campaigns from start to finish. Guiding designers and creatives to create amazing advertising campaigns. Consulting for App design and development. Present projects on meetings with clients.

Collaborate to develop unexpected, strategy-based creative campaigns from start to finish as a creative and designer. Guide Junior designers and creatives to create amazing advertising campaigns. Consulting for App design and development. Present projects on meetings with clients. Created print and digital assets to support existing campaigns.

Graphic design, branding, web design and development, UX/UI design, consulting for application development. Work together with the social media team to develop graphic pieces and digital campaigns.

Web design, webmaster, web design consulting, UX/UI design for apps and games, consulting for the development of apps and games, digital Art Director.

Head of the design and development department. Graphic designer, web designer and development consulting. Project management. Research for new technologies. Working very closely with stakeholders and do presentations for client meetings.

Delivered remote visual design, creative direction, brand development, and project management services across multiple clients and industries since 2010.

Owned design strategy and execution for a multi-client portfolio, increasing user satisfaction by 39% and reducing design rework by 63% through design system adoption and review rituals while leading and mentoring the creative team.

Led the design system initiative and improved UX across dashboards and product websites, collaborating with founders and developers to align design vision with technical feasibility.

Led a remote visual design refresh for a Colombian fintech, creating a premium brand look tailored to market needs and elevating brand perception.

Produced digital ads and social media campaigns across Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Ads to boost brand presence and engagement.

Led advertising campaigns from concept to execution, oversaw the creative department, and mentored designers while consulting on app design and development.

Led digital art direction and frontend/webmaster responsibilities, crafting engaging UX/UI designs and guiding projects toward cohesive digital experiences.

Managed graphic design and branding efforts while leading the design team and delivering digital service projects.

Completed a Diploma in Digital Product Design (UX/UI) covering practical UX/UI methods and tooling from November 2022 to May 2023.

Undertook coursework in Graphic Design at Ucom; program was not completed.

Pursued Computer Science coursework at Universidad Americana from February 2001 to May 2005; studies were not completed.