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Kwabena Ampofo

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About Me

I’m a creative designer who believes great design starts with great ideas—and gets better when those ideas are challenged.

I thrive on turning concepts into visuals that feel purposeful, engaging, and memorable. I enjoy working independently, but I’ve discovered that my best work often happens when I’m surrounded by a team that questions, shares, and pushes ideas further. For me, design is as much about communication and problem-solving as it is about aesthetics. Tight deadlines, unexpected challenges, and creative roadblocks are part of the process—and I use them to push myself further.

I’m driven by curiosity, collaboration, and the constant pursuit of better ideas.

EXPERIENCE

2024 - Present

Art Director

Interactive Digital

I lead creative direction for interactive digital experiences, developing bold visual identities and campaigns that help brands stand out, connect, and stay relevant. My work blends art direction, digital design, and brand strategy to turn ideas into engaging experiences.

I’ve worked across brands including DOSH Insurance, Stanbic, Smirnoff ICE, MTN, MoMo, CITSYS, PITCHES and many more—bringing each brand’s personality to life through thoughtful concepts, strong visual systems, and purposeful digital storytelling.

2023 - 2024

Graphic & Web Designer

Joinplay Games

Designed digital and visual experiences, creating engaging graphics for games, social media, campaigns, and promotional content. Developed web designs, banners, marketing materials, and branded assets while maintaining a strong and consistent visual identity.

Worked closely with the team to turn creative concepts into bold, interactive, and visually engaging designs that connected with gaming audiences across digital platforms.

2023

Multimedia Designer

Coalition of Africa Networks, JYU - Finland

Handled all design and multimedia needs for CAN-JYU, creating visual content across digital and print platforms, including event materials, social media campaigns, web banners, presentation assets, and branded templates. Developed multimedia and visual communication projects for FAPI, SAFInet, GINTL, and Educase, working across concept development, graphic design, content creation, and multimedia production to deliver consistent, engaging, and effective communication materials for diverse projects.

2022 - 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Education, Winneba

Assisting in research and tutorials to produce departmental projects. Teaching computer Aided Design and real world courses. Supervision of end of semester, mid-semester and other mandatory student assessment tests.

Education

2024 - 2026

MPhil. Visual Commnunication Studies

University of Education, Winneba

Focused on advanced visual communication, design research, and the development of creative strategies for effective visual storytelling and communication.

2022 - 2023

Exchange Masters - Intercultural Communication

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Focused on intercultural communication, cross-cultural understanding, and effective communication across diverse cultural contexts.

2015 - 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design

University of Education, Winneba

Focused on graphic design, advertising, multimedia, and visual communication, with an emphasis on creative problem-solving across digital and print media.

Skills

85%

JavaScript

Non enim praesent

78%

Python

Non enim praesent

92%

Figma

Non enim praesent

90%

WordPress

Non enim praesent

81%

React

Non enim praesent

87%

Adobe XD

Non enim praesent

Awards

14 May 2020

Bluebase

Non enim praesent

26 June 2018

Demble

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