Portret irina
UX/UI design
Motion Design
Visual storytelling

Résumé

Irina Mocanu

Work
UX/UI designer
Quickdata Studio
march 2024 - sept 2025
(1 year , 6 months)
Drove the design efforts for websites and mobile applications, delivering user-centered and visually engaging interfaces.

My responsibilities included:

Conducting minimal UX/UI research, providing expertise on clients' products, developing competitive analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.

Taking full ownership of design projects, from creating sitemaps and wireframes to conducting style explorations and designing final interfaces.

Taking over the design process for some of the projects, executing the tasks based on established design styles and guidelines, ensuring a cohesive final product.

Developing design guidelines and scalable design systems.

Collaborating with the development team to balance design vision with technical constraints.

Prototyping animations and interactive elements to enhance usability and engagement, while aligning with project limitations.
Illustration, Motion Graphics, Visual Design
Freelance
2018-2024 ( 6 years )
I created dynamic visual stories through illustration, graphic design, 2D animation and motion design.

I worked with a range of clients and animation studios, managing multiple projects from concept to final delivery.

My expertise includes:

2D Animation & Motion Graphics: frame-by-frameand motion graphics animation for presentation and explainer videos, with experience in typography and character animation.

Storyboard and animatic development, along with crafting styleframes to visualize the final product.

Illustration & Concept Art: Creating detailed illustrations and concept art for both graphic design projects and animation

Client Collaboration: Building long-term relationships with clients and animation studios, ensuring alignment with project goals and providing creative solutions that meet business needs

Project Management: Managing multiple projects simultaneously, from short-term  to ongoing collaborations with studios, while ensuring timely delivery, clear communication, and adherence to project requirements.

Team Work: Working closely with creative teams, including directors, writers, and designers

Freelancing has sharpened my ability to work independently, manage diverse project timelines, and always deliver results while maintaining strong client and team collaborations.
Executive manager
Nod makerspace
2014-2018 ( 4years )
As an executive manager for an innovative startup in creative indurstries field, this role was an all-in-one role.

My activities included:

- presenting the space and business concept to interested people, groups and clients
- customer service
- project and team management
- social media and graphic design
- organizing events and courses
Education
Ion Mincu University, Bucharest
2007-2014
Master’s degree in General Architecture
Career foundry
2023
UX/UI design course
Activity
Product makers Romania
2025
Product Mentoring Program
Participated in the “Product Discovery Track”, a 4sessions, hands-on (online, via miro), mentoringprogram, tailored to professionals working inproduct related fields.
Vector Academy
2025
Real-life UX: De la fundamente la soluții practice (course)
Online, hands on course
ADP List
2025
Product design community
ADP List monthly design meet-ups, gathering diverseprofessionals in the product design area that havemeaningfull conversations on design related topics.