Cinematic Photography & Video

Resume

Work Experience

  • Chaos&Cosmos, Olsztyn — CEO, Web Developer & Content Creator
    May 2020 – September 2023
    Design and implementation of websites and online stores in the WordPress and WooCommerce environment. Creating individual solutions coded in PHP, SQL + JavaScript. Five-star implementation ratings on the Google Business profile.
  • Chaos&Cosmos, Kraków — Graphic Designer & Product Photographer
    November 2015 – May 2020
    Graphic design of advertising materials for printing and digital media.
  • Cinnabon Old Market, Kraków — Baker, Cashier, Salesperson and almost a Manager
    October 2014 – March 2015
    Baking products on site, organizing production, accepting deliveries, settling raw materials, contact with the customer. After 3 months, I received an offer of promotion to manager of the entire premises.

Education

  • Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland — Master’s Degree
    September 2007 – May 2012
    Faculty of Philosophy, Comparative Civilization Studies. Thesis topic: The car in advertising. Advertising message as a representation of mythical narrative.

Training

  • Art Direction for Creative Visual Branding by Linus Lohoff
  • Film Post-Production by Ismael Cabrera Echeverría
  • Editing and Post-Production for Video by Juanmi Cristóbal
  • Directing Short Commercials by Sebastian López Borda
  • Building Relatable Brands with Archetypes by Raluca Elena Rogoz
  • Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative by Cassiana Umetsu
  • Filming Still Life: Bring Objects to Life through Light by Sam Hofman
  • Studio Product Photography: Color, Styling, and Editing by Lizzie Darden
  • Visual-Identity Design for Products by HI ESTUDIO
  • VFX & Finishing for commercial & short form content by Luke Bellissimo
  • Stop Motion for Social Media by José Lourenço
  • Web UX Design for High Converting Websites by Paul Boag
  • Data-Driven Marketing Strategies by Sebastián Buitrago
  • Creative Thinking for Advertising: Make a Positive Impact by Paco Conde
  • Product Management 101: From Idea to Launch by Victor Niharra
  • Sound Design for Audiovisual Projects by Mariano Alvarez
  • DaVinci Resolve 18 Training by Blackmagic Design

Technical Skills

Photo + Video

Practical experience with…

  • Video Editing Software: DaVinci Resolve 18.
  • Photo Software: Affinity Photo.
  • Digital Cameras: Sony, Pentax, Canon.
  • Film cameras: Minolta (35mm), Pentacon Six (Medium Format).
  • Studio equipment: Manfrotto.

IT

Hands-on experience with a lot of stuff…

  • Development Platforms: Netlify, Vercel.
  • Cloud Services: Vultr, Digital Ocean.
  • Version Control: Git with GitHub.
  • Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JSON, React + Next.js, SQL (MySQL).
  • CMS: WordPress, WooCommerce, Headless WordPress, Jamstack with Markdown.
  • Accessibility: WCAG 2.
  • DNS: Cloudflare.
  • Backend Languages: PHP.
  • IDE: Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
  • OS: Linux (Debian), Windows.
  • Office: Google, Microsoft Office.

Voluntary Service

  • Albatros Foundation, Olsztyn — Telephone dispatcher of the Bird Guard
    June 2021 – January 2023
    Coordination of rescue operations involving injured animals, telephone reporting, management of volunteer activities. During the season, handling up to 40 calls per day.

Languages

  • Polish (Native)
  • English (B2)
  • Italian (A1)