Profile

Ricarda Schweigler BA

Ricarda Schweigler carries out interesting and varied projects as part of her job.

 

Key data

Job description: Graphic Designer
Company: Kadadesign
I work in: Graz, Austria
I’ve worked here since: March 2014
My contact
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What I do:

  • Corporate design
  • Editorial design
  • Exhibition design
  • Web design

Why I love my job:

  • Varied yet consistent
  • Creativity

Important skills in my job:

  • Creativity at the touch of a button
  • Good imagination
  • Understanding what the customers want
  • Patience/perseverance
  • Ambition

My biggest accomplishment so far:

  • Red Dot Award for my Bachelor’s thesis in 2014
  • Implementation of global advertising campaigns for Andy
  • Wolf Eyewear 2013/14
  • Exciting and eventful internships in Hamburg and Cape Town

How I found my current job:

First I submitted an official application as a freelancer, then I worked as a freelance assistant during my studies and finally I was offered a permanent position after graduation.

What I learned for this job during my studies:

  • Practical work
  • Team skills
  • During my Master’s in particular, a glimpse behind the scenes and insight into the perspective of our daily project partners, such as printers, for example.

Job prospects in my field:

… are becoming increasingly difficult. Several internships or professional experience are required to secure a permanent job. Work experience and knowledge of the relevant workflows are therefore extremely important. Unfortunately, customers expect bargain prices due to the advertising of cheap online tools. In smaller towns like Graz it is particularly difficult to find a high calibre and fulfilling job in graphics. Keeping your eyes open and keeping an eye on direct employers is an enormous help.

I am:

  • ambitious
  • persistent
  • amicable
  • empathic

About my job:

It is fun to create interesting and varied projects with a high level of typographical affinity and with added value, where possible – all tailored to the customers and their requirements. For me, Graz is currently a good intersection and provides me, my family and friends with a good quality of life and the perfect starting point for my travels. Kadadesign is the only agency in this town to combine my requirements with an enjoyable job: varied jobs from classic corporate designs to books, exhibitions, art projects and classic advertising campaigns, all in a friendly and pleasant environment with set working hours and independent working.