Victor Villanueva

Victor
Villanueva

Brand DesignerBorn in Caracas, based in Mexico City since 2015

Brand Designer with 20 years of experience creating, applying, and evolving visual identities for global brands across digital, print, OOH, and integrated campaigns. Experienced in collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and leveraging AI tools to create distinctive, relevant work that connects with audiences worldwide.

Selected work

Safeguard Global

Oversaw visual expansion of the brand across marketing collateral; created high-performing digital, print, and OOH assets; and led R&D and implementation of AI visual effects for digital videos.

Sora Union

Brand guidelines

Sora Union

Social media campaigns

Codex

Web design, packaging, and social assets for a virtual care health app, from box design to in-app and marketing graphics.

Voom, an Airbus company

Applied brand elements across OOH campaigns, signage, and digital touchpoints for Voom’s on-demand helicopter service.

Carrot Fertility

Social media assets

Çiçeksepeti / Mizu

Social media assets for marketing campaigns

Cabify

Social media assets and printed material

Heineken

Champion the Match poster, Mexico City

Tequila Don Julio

Vuelta Cero event invitation

Mexico Fashion Design

Art direction, Berlin and Hong Kong

Mad Mex

Logo and art direction

Experience

Senior Brand Designer

Safeguard GlobalOct 2025 – Present

Refining the brand look with leadership and building templates for ebooks, presentations, social, and convention booths. Guiding designers on the new guidelines, and leading R&D on generative AI video tools that replace green screens and manual keying.

Senior Brand Designer / Brand Keeper

Sora UnionJun 2022 – Aug 2025

Designed brand identities and scalable design systems for international tech and lifestyle clients, plus web, app, and social visuals, keeping global teams consistent.

Senior Brand Designer

ÇiçeksepetiMay 2020 – Jun 2022

Designed and directed integrated campaigns across digital, OOH, and mobile for the US, Brazil, and Mexico.

Global Marketing Designer

Voom, an Airbus companyMay 2019 – May 2020

Produced marketing collateral, sales enablement, and OOH campaigns for the US, Brazil, and Mexico, and directed and edited promotional video.

Senior Graphic Designer

Cabify MexicoApr 2017 – May 2019

Led end-to-end campaigns across digital, print, and OOH for Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Portugal, and managed two designers and a copywriter.

Graphic Designer

Fabrik Brand ConsultingMar 2015 – Apr 2017

Campaign and brand assets for Heineken, Don Julio, and Johnnie Walker across digital, print, and experiential.

Graphic Designer

Impresos VillanuevaAug 2006 – Dec 2014

Modernized the family printing business, streamlining digital workflows and tools.

Tools and education

Tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects
  • Keynote, Google and Microsoft Office
  • Asana, Trello
  • ChatGPT, Gemini, Flow, Beeble, Runway

Education

  • Bachelor in Science Instituto La Ciencia, 1998–2003
  • Graphic Design Instituto de Diseño Darias, 2003–2008
  • Spanish (native), English (C1)

Contact

victorvillanueva88@gmail.com

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