1. EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, RI
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Boston AD Club
Dutch and Swiss Typography
Photography Special Effects for Product Advertising
Digital Design
Advertising Club of Boston
Studied Copywriting and advertising concepts
SKILLS
Computer
Mac and PC: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Constant
Contact, Adobe Acrobat, Word Perfect.
Familiar with mainstream online media and apps; Square up, ftp,
i-Watermark, Dropbox, Skype VIdeo, Flickr, Facebook,Yelp, Vimeo,
Youtube, Pinterest,Twitter, Kickstarter, About.me, Tumblr, Blogglovin,
Square Space
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish and German, some French, Estonian and Italian.
PERSONAL
Travel: Northern Europe, South America, Canada, Dominican
Republic, Haiti
Music/Art: Mural collaborations for dance clubs
VOLUNTEERWORK
Chilean Earthquake Relief, RISD. Monitored Fund donations.
Gallery shows for local artists
AIGA ReBrand Volunteer-Providence RI
EXHIBITIONS
Rhode Island: AIGA, AIA, TF Green Airport, Rhode Island State Council
of the Arts, Sakonnet Collective, Krauss Gallery, Adhira Gallery, Bank
of Rhode Island, The Avenue Concept, Coastal Living Gallery, AS220,
Amaral Revite Gallery Space, Providence Art Windows, MATECA-
Toronto Canada, 2014, Florence Biennial, Italy, 2014
TRADE SHOWS
RISD Alumni Art Sales
Waterfire Trade Shows
AWARDS
2015 RI AIGA-“Design for Good” Simply Smiles Logo
Included in AIA Gallery Show. 2015
Award from Print Magazine Regional Design Annual, 1996
RISD. John Randall Orth Award for Freelance Illustrator Graduation
OBJECTIVE
An AIGA Awarded, creative marketing and design professional seeking to assist
small to medium sized companies deliver on their goals with growth, branding,
digital communication, strategy and execution. Marketing and design consultant-
ing from any location or onsite service under contract available as well.
Hint Studio, Owner and Creative Director, (1991-current)
Provide marketing and design solutions across a variety of mediums, including
brand identity, graphic design, social marketing, and illustration. Created
numerous impactful visual presentations for a variety of clients across many
industries, assisting with and solving marketing and design issues. Established
and created clear brand identities. Implemented innovative social marketing
programs. Created customer facing materials and programs.
SELECTED CLIENTS INCLUDE:
MAGAZINES/BOOKS:
The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University/Visions in Urban
Education (V.U.E) a Quarterly Magazine. Brown Alumni Monthly Magazine,
Verdecielos Ediciones Book Publisher,
BUSINESSES:
German American Cultural Society of Rhode Island, Traditional Eastern Medicine,
Providence RI, Bottles FIne Wine, Data Recovery New England, Los Andes
Restaurant, Artistas Dominicanas Unidas, Providence Tango, Art Fashion Night,
VDF Properties, N. Mega Inventions, SONJA Jewelry, R.I Private Multilingual Tutor
Services, Providence Optical, Simply Smiles Orphanage, EZ Chinese Language
School/Art Classes, Chess Masters, Textron, Coldwater Creek, Kohl’s, LA Gems, JC
Penny’s, Ann Taylor Loft, Nordstrom’s, Lucky Brand, Juicy Couture, J.C Penny,
Sears, Target, Walmart.
Marketing, (2010-2012)
Created competition beating marketing platforms.
Designed and wrote weekly interactive newlsetters with“Constant Contact”.
Filmed and directed educational videos for a variety of businesses.
Linked Youtube and Facebook to newsletters.
Created the International event,“ Skype with the Wine Maker” for wine tastings. •
Created Youtube Channel and posted educational videos I filmed. Created and
posted videos and photos on social media channels.
IONA, Fashion Accents, A&H. (Packaging and Jewelry Design) (2006-2010)
Chose trends for the senior creative director
Manipulated, reproduced and designed concepts for a variety of projects,
Created design lines and families for a variety of companies.
Designed Christmas and Holiday designs for a variety of clients annually
Specialized in digital renderings and design and handmade drawings
Updated and modernized logos and branding
Assisted the director in all tasks from organizing to graphics.
Designed textile designs for packaging involving box, paper and textures.
Produced large quantity of handmade samples under tight deadlines.
Carolina Arentsen
29 Ogden St. Providence RI 02906
Carolina@hintstudio.com
(401) 497-8100 www.behance.net/Hintstudio