ESMA KURBEGOVIC -GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MARKETER, SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNITY MANAGER
My name is Esma Kurbegovic (26), I come from Bosnia and I have been living in Austria for 3 years (Currently based and looking for jobs in Vienna). I have recently been laid off due to budget cuts, which put my residency in Austria in jeopardy. I have been fighting for my dreams, starting a design and marketing business with my best friend while working full-time to retain my work visa. I have to find a new job (and submit the new visa application) by the 30th of January. Otherwise, I will be forced to shut down the business and might have to leave the country at some point as well. I am looking for new full-time employment opportunities in Vienna as part of a marketing team. I have garnered experience across multiple creative disciplines, including graphic design, marketing, social media and community management. What makes me stand out from the rest is my creative outside-the-box problem-solving and dedication to helping create a better working atmosphere for others.
MILESTONE Student Living
Community & Social Media Manager (Jan 2023 - Present - Vienna, Austria)
Increased bookings through social media from 3 to 30 per mont
Orchestrated engaging student events and tournaments, documenting them for social media, growing the accounts by 35% since January 202
Established and budgeted for valuable business co-operations, with a specific emphasis on community and social media collaborations
Contributed to improving MILESTONE s student-centric digital marketing strategy, creating social media posts/texts and new community strategies
Brand Ambassador (Apr 2021 - Dec 2022 - Graz, Austria)
Recorded/edited engaging social media content to grow TikTok/InstagraW
Organised resident events and online classes to build a thriving community
PARABOX Labs
Social Media Content Creator (Apr 2021 - Feb 2022 (Remote))
Created eye-catching social media graphics, texts and video/animated content to boost conversions that grew the account from 0 to 200 followers in a mont
Produced background music for multimedia projects
BetterProposals
Graphic Designer (Apr 2020 - Aug 2020 - Remote)
Created hundreds of impactful, time-saving proposal templates for customer
Designed captivating vector illustrations for blog posts, which boosted site visit
Produced on-brand supporting graphic
Tweaked website design for an enhanced experience and faster loading speeds
GIZ GmbH
Graphic Designer (Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Developed comprehensive visual identity and branding design for the Triple Win
Project across 5 countries. Through improved brand awareness, thousands of medial staffers from the Balkan area got relocated to Germany with the project.,
Created impactful posters, brochures, flyers, roll-ups and photoshoots to effectively communicate project objectives and benefits.
EDUCATION
MA Sound Design Double-Degree
FH Joanneum Graz, Kunst Universität Graz
2020-2022, Graz (Austria)
BA Visual Art and Communication Design
International University of Sarajevo
2015-2019, Sarajevo (Bosnia)
2/2023: TEDxYouth@MDV - TedTalk What if Emotions had Sound
11/2021: Serious Game Jam (Slovenia Games) - Best in Sound Award
4/2019: Mistral Music x Hackathon 24 hour competition - 2nd Place (Design)
Industry Knowledge
Social media management/marketing
Community Management
Video content creation/editing
Social media ads
Graphic design
Photography
Budget management
LANGUAGES
German
Bosnian
English
Link to my Portfolio
To be FEATURED: Send your CV, portfolio (if any), LinkedIn profile, and desired photo to ‘hello@widdnetwork.com’ using the subject ‘WIDDTalents’.
