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Kseniya Polotebnova
Art Director / Senior Graphic Designer

9 years of experience in creative industries, including advertising

campaigns, brand identity, digital and print design, motion design, and

UI/UX.

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Feb 2026 - Aug 2026

Middle Art Director

McCann Kyiv

Developed and adapted advertising campaigns and creative concepts
skills
across digital, retail and integrated brand activations. Worked on POS
Adobe Creative Cloud
materials, commercials, music-related projects, art installations and
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign,
other creative executions. Worked with international brands including
After Effects, Premiere Pro

Abbott (Duspatalin, Creon), Teva (Decatylen), Toyota Motor Corporation

Figma
(Toyota, Lexus), Nestlé (Lion) and JTI (Ploom).

Generative AI Tools Led the creative direction for the JTI Ploom team.

lan guages Oct 2025 - Feb 2026

Junior Art Director

Ukrainian — Native
Publicis Groupe Ukraine

English — B1 (Intermediate)
Developed advertising campaigns and creative materials, adapted global
education campaigns for the Ukrainian market, and participated in photo shoots for
international brands including L'Oréal, La Roche-Posay and Hisense.
2026

Music production

Aug 2023 - Oct 2025

Igor Kirilenko School


Senior Graphic Designer

Saatchi & Saatchi Ukraine

2024 - 2025

DJ mixing music
Developed advertising campaigns and creative materials and adapted
Closer Conection

global campaigns for local markets across Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan
and Romania.

2016 - 2018
Worked with international brands including JTI (Ploom × Sobranie),
Architecture
Mondelēz International (Halls, Oreo, Dirol), Visa and P&G (Braun, Fairy,
Kyiv National University of Ariel, Pantene, Oral-B).

Construction and Architecture

Worked across branding and rebranding, static and motion design, digital
and print communication.

Created the key visual for a 9-meter Visa Ski Pass campaign banner
displayed at Kyiv Central Railway Station and ski resorts across Ukraine.

2013 - 2015

Oil painting

Created approximately 90% of the print and digital materials for the
Make Art Studio

Ploom × Sobranie campaign in Kyiv and across Ukraine.
2005 - 2013

Aug 2022 - May 2023 (10 mos)

Academic drawing, painting,
Art Director

art history

Oru Kyiv Sushi

School of academic art № 4

Led the brand's visual direction across identity, advertising, social media,
portfolio print and digital communication. Designed and launched the brand's

website, including its delivery, ordering, payment and mailing
www.behance.net/ksypolo
functionality. Maintained visual consistency across brand touchpoints

and created creative assets for the marketing team.

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Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 (6 mos)

Middle Graphic Designer

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Novikova Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine

Created social media content, print and outdoor advertising materials
https://www.linkedin.com/
based on clients' brand guidelines. Prepared artwork for production and
in/ksy-polo-732a65170 worked on motion design and video editing.

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Jul 2021 - Jan 2022 (7 mos)

Freelance Graphic Designer

Worked across visual identity, web design, motion design and digital
advertising.

Feb 2021 - Jul 2021 (6 months)

Head Graphic Designer

Balmain Hair Couture, Kyiv, Ukraine

Led the development of print and digital materials, motion design and
photo retouching. Art-directed photo shoots and managed print
production.

Oct 2020 - Jan 2021 (4 mos)

Freelance Graphic Designer

Worked across web design, visual identity, outdoor advertising and
menu design.
Jun 2020 - Sep 2020 (4 mos)

Head Graphic Designer

Brunch Food Delivery (Contract)

Developed the brand identity and created print, advertising, social
media and digital materials. Designed and launched the brand's
website, including ordering, payment, delivery and mailing
functionality.
Jan 2020 - May 2020 (5 mos)

Freelance Graphic Designer

Worked across web design, visual identity, outdoor advertising and
menu design.
May 2019 - Dec 2019 (8 mos)

Senior UI Designer

Z-Digital, Kyiv, Ukraine (Contract)

Designed and prototyped mobile applications for clients, including
products prepared for release on the App Store and Google Play and
presentation at Web Summit and other competitions.
Mar 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 yr 2 mos)

Content Social Media Designer

AVESTON, Kyiv, Ukraine

Created and managed social media content and advertising creatives
for an Amazon-based home equipment retailer.
Nov 2016 - Feb 2018 (1 yr 4 mos)

Freelance Graphic Designer

Designed print and outdoor advertising materials, including menus,
brochures, business cards, logos, flyers, posters and stickers, and
managed print production.

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