Hi there! I’m Aline Mercy

I’m an Art Director and Designer, currently working as a consultant for the European Parliament. I create visual identities and visual assets for campaigns and initiatives, lead production teams and collaborate closely with various institutional clients. In addition, I’m a social and intercultural psychologist. Passionate about multicultural communication, I’m looking forward to new opportunities.

Work Experience

2019 – Ongoing

European Parliament Art Director and Graphic Designer

I’m working for the CONCEPT and DESIGN unit of the Directorate General for Communication of the European Parliament. This unit is comparable to an internal graphic studio and communication agency

• Design and production management of visual identities and communication campaigns
  • Conference on the Future Of Europe
  • Youth Hub and projects
  • European Youth Event
  • Exhibitions of the Archives Unit
• Creation of digital and printed visual products (promo items, infographics, social media posts, posters, leaflets, web banners,…) for various campaigns and clients:
  • European Elections
  • Together.eu
  • State of the Union
  • Democracy in action
  • Europe Day
  • Sakharov Prize
  • Covid19 recovery
  • Multiannual financial framework
  • Jean Monnet house
  • Visitors experience
  • …
• Team management and organisational tasks: coordination of the design team to produce visual campaigns
• Management of cultural diversity in communication and team work
• Customer relation and collaboration with various departments to develop adequate communication plans
• Creation of widely distributed guidelines promoting the implementation of visual identities, support and control for their application
• Collaboration to the development of creative campaigns and brand strategy
• Amelioration of accessibility for visual and web content (WCAG)
• Creation of templates (adobe and more accessible programs, such as the office suite)
• Other creative and organisational tasks

2015 – 2019

Freelancer Graphic Designer

• Creative project management
• Visual identity, logo and graphic charter
• Graphic creations: posters, flyers, illustrations, layout, photo editing, storyboards, banners, etc.
• Webdesign and development

2018

Festival Eurovideo 2018 – Vidéographies ASBL Art Director and Communication Assistant

• Management of communication campaign
• Design of logo, visual identity and various graphic supports
• Advertising campaign on social networks and posters
• Preparation of the press conference and the press kit
• Various other organisational tasks

2017

La Camaraderie Graphic designer and Copywriter

• Writing science popularisation content and building narratives
• Construction of interactive installations
• Design of movie posters and other visuals

2015

Mandragore – Doodle Graphic and Web Designer internship

• Website development
• Email campaigns
• Participation in the agency’s graphic missions: layout design, logo and visual identity, photo editing…

2010

Psycho-social Guidance Service – CPAS
Social work internship: guidance for drug users

• Individual guidance to build a life project for addicted people

2010

Frajlick – Corporate Communication Agency Statistical consulting

• Statistical analysis and communication of survey results

2010 – Canada

University Of Montreal’s Centre For Ethnic Studies
International research internship in ethnical studies

• Research targeting discrimination and racism in social discourse

2009

Université Libre De Bruxelles Tutoring psychology students

• Counselling and tutoring undergraduate psychology students

Education

October 2014 – December 2014

CEPEGRA Professional Training Publish web pages

• Website creation
• HTML – CSS
• WordPress
  
  

2011 – 2014

Ecole De Recherche Graphique (ERG)
Bachelor’s Degree in plastic, visual and spatial arts – graphic design orientation

• Develop autonomously relevant graphic works
• Develop a creative approach and a critical sense
• Acquire communication and media theory and practice
• Trained in art history, literature, philosophy
• Familiar with various complementary practices: digital arts, photography, video, typography, engraving…

2006 – 2011

Université Libre De Bruxelles
Master’s degree in Social and Intercultural Psychology

• Collect, analyse and synthesise complex information
• Define and implement interventions
• Use and design scientifically reliable tools
• Communicate and exchange information
• Identify personal involvement and subjectivity in professional situations
• Ensure the smooth running of a team
• Develop an ethical thinking and act accordingly

Languages

French (Native)
English (Fluent)
Spanish (Beginner)
Dutch (Beginner)

Skills

Accessibility, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Creativity, CSS, Design Principles, HTML, Infographics, Logo Design, Media, Microsoft Office, Multicultural Design , Print And Digital, Production Management, Social Media, Team Work, Typography, Visual Identity, WordPress