I design digital and physical experiences by blending strategic design, UX/UI, and art direction.
At Hocoia, I lead the evolution of healthcare apps and coordinate design projects across product, communication, marketing, operations, and commercial teams.
E-mail: maria@flaque.fr
Phone: +33(0)6.45.92.37.13
78112 Saint Germain-en-Laye, France
EXPERIENCES
UX UI designer - Hocoia
June 2022 to this day
• UX research, design, and art direction for two healthcare applications (HocoApp & HocoVisio) used by medical professionals and patients.
• Product follow-up and cross-functional coordination with two development teams (internal and external).
• Planning, implementation, and analysis of user tests, leading to multiple UX iteration cycles.
• Creation, documentation, and maintenance of the Design System, ensuring visual and functional consistency across the ecosystem.
• Design and production of communication materials and the company website, aligned with brand and product strategy.
• 2D/3D ergonomic design for digital interfaces and physical environments, integrating technical constraints and user experience.
UX UI designer / Art director - Freelance
- Collaborate with agencies or clients on UX UI design projects.
- Advertising art direction & copywriting. Design thinking. Visual identity.
- Create graphic design, illustrations and storyboards.
- Layout design for for print and web projects. Image retouch.
Graphic designer - Agence Steve, Paris
2019/2020
- Brand Design for a global brand book, advertising and corporate guidelines.
- Brochures, catalogue, POS advertising, posters, newsletter design.
- UX UI design approach to redesign and develop Steve’s website.
- Motion design for social media and DOOH advertising. Image retouch.
Communication manager - Institut des Amériques, Vanves
2016/2018
- Lead the communication department for a cross-functional team of 6 people.
- Created the layout design for 2 white papers and all print supports.
- Managed the main website, the content, the social media and newsletters.
- Video shooting, editing and social media sharing.
- Coordination between teams of providers/contractors/interns.
- Managed the communication design for an international symposium.
Graphic designer - Agence Pied de biche, Levallois Peret
2011
- Collaborated in call to tenders for 2 projects.
- Layout design, graphic design for print and web projects.
- Newsletter design and image retouch. Copywriting.
- Storyboard sketching and collaboration in video advertising creation.
Art director assistant - Tagaro DDB, Paris
2010
- Layout design image selection, image retouch for print and web media.
- UI design (newsletters, websites, DVD interface).
Art director assistant - Gyro : Ailleurs exactement, Paris
2009
- Print advertising layout design
- Image retouch
- Graphic design
Webmaster - Temps 2000, Paris
2008
- Brand guidelines creation
- Website development
- Print layout design
Webmaster - AE SARL, Boulogne Billancourt
2005/2006
- E-commerce Website développement and management
- SEO
- Image retouch
- Price and product information management
EDUCATION:
UX/ UI Design Bootcamp
IronHack Paris (2021/2022)
Master – Visual Communication
École d’art Maryse Eloy (2009 – 2011)
L3 Visual communication
ECV Paris (2006 – 2009)
Japanese studies (2019-2022)
JLPT N5 – Japan foundation (2021)
French studies (2003-2006)
DELF B2 – Alliance française de Paris
English studies – Saint Paul School of English (1994-1999)
ESOL intermediate – Pitman Qualifications (1999)
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Fluent
French: fluent
English: fluent
Japanese: intermediate
Italian: notions
SOFT SKILLS
HARD SKILLS:
Teamwork
Creativity
Organization
Autonomy
Project
management
Empathy
Driven
Flexibility
User research
User Test
User personas
Journey map
Moodboards
Brand analysis
Competitive analysis
Design thinking
Agile method
Atomic design
Wireframing
Prototypes Iteration
Storyboarding
Indesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Premiere
Figma
Miro
Invision
Sketch
Github
Visual Studio Code
Adobe XD
Axure
MS Office
Keynote
HTML5/CSS3
WordPress
Drupal
Webflow
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