Eetu Stenberg
Graphic designer and Illustrator based in Helsinki
Versatile, precise, and creative designer with comprehensive marketing knowledge by day and pen wielding illustrator by night I come to your rescue when in need of creativity. Drawing (pun intended) my inspiration mostly from fantasy and sci-fi literature, movies, comics, video games and series I use digital and traditional means to put my ideas into existence.
Contact me: eetustenberg90@gmail.com
Work experience
Signify Finland – 2023 →
Marketing Designer
Since June 2023 I’ve been working at Signify in their professional lighting team’s marketing function as a marketing designer. On top of graphic design my responsibilities include marketing planning and project management.
MaaS Global – 2018-2023
Brand Design Lead 2020-2023
Having worked at MaaS Global for two years as a graphic designer I had taken on more responsibilities, especially on brand development front so upgrading the title to Brand Design Lead was a natural progression. I was still also responsible for all the visual marketing materials from digital marketing and OOH ad materials to website and on-site promotion visuals.
Graphic Designer 2018-2020
I joined the Marketing Team at MaaS Global as their first in-house Graphic Designer. My responsibilities were to work on both internal and external visual assets such as presentations, digital advertising and OOH materials. Also responsible for design related partner communications.
Mainostoimisto Poickeus – 2013-2018
Graphic Designer 2014-2018
After my internship and graduation from Lahti Institute of Design I was given opportunity to join Advertising Agency Poickeus full-time. During my a bit over four years there worked for multiple clients on various graphic design tasks. Main client for most of my time there was Suunto for which I worked on digital marketing and POS assets as well as key-visual concepts and merchandise designs.
Graphic Design Intern 2013
In the Summer of 2013 I worked as a Graphic Design Intern at Poickeus for three months to get a feel of graphic design work in a professional environment. Worked on various entry-level design tasks.
Education
Lahti Institute of Design – 2010-2014
Packaging and Graphic Design
At Lahti Institute of Design I learned the basics of design principles and tools to take those principles into my work. The school gave me a great foundation to be able to start a career as a professional graphic designer.
Arts University Bournemouth – 2013
Student exchange,
Visual Communication
I studied Visual Communication for five months at Arts University Bournemouth. I chose to apply for this field of study because I wanted to develop my graphic design and illustration skills. Besides professional skills my time there taught me also social, lingual and life management skills.
Oulunkylän Yhteiskoulu – 2006-2009
Secondary School Graduate
Tools
Graphic Design
Adobe Photoshop
12 years of experience using it for photo editing and asset creation.
Graphic Design
Adobe Illustrator
12 years of experience using it for iconography, logo design, illustrations and other assets.
Graphic Design
Figma
Main tool for the past year and a half for creating assets for digital marketing and for brand management.
Illustration
Traditional Art
Comfortable with pencils, pens, markers, and brushes.
Graphic Design
Adobe InDesign
12 years of experience using it for print media from brochures and catalogues to posters.
Graphic Design
Adobe After Effects
For the past couple of years I've been learning animation with After Effects.
Illustration
Adobe Fresco
My main tool for digital painting.
