Valentina Marino
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Design Engineering | Experience Strategist

(Freelancer)

TSReactNextJSCraftCMSGraphQLTailwind

Digital strategy and web advisory for a Belgian community platform. Bridging brand positioning and technical implementation.

Sept 2025 - Present

Creative Director & Experience Strategist

Carmela Collective(Co-Founder)

TSReactNextJSCraftCMSGraphQLTailwind

Built and maintain the full platform: Next.js, multilingual architecture, event and media management. A living cultural infrastructure for the Latin American community in Amsterdam.

Sept 2023 - Sept 2025

Frontend Developer

Bravoure(Digital Agency)

TSReactNextJSCraftCMSGraphQLTailwind

TypeScript, React, design systems. Retail and brand interfaces for Dutch and international clients.

May 2022 - Aug 2023

Frontend Developer

Autofill Tech(AI automobile scanning)

ReactTSNextJSGit

Maintained the customer dashboard and design components for a SaaS product in the automotive industry. Responsibilities include dashboard upkeep, bug fixes, and enhancing user experience. I collaborate with design teams to implement responsive, industry-specific interfaces.

Sept 2021 - Apr 2022

Web Developer

Routinely(E-commerce skincare)

TSReactNextJSCraftCMSGraphQLTailwind

Helped develop Routinely's e-commerce storefront and manage its front-end. Responsibilities include translating design mock-ups into fully-responsive products and collaborating with UX designers, product managers, and back-end developers for an optimal user experience.

Jan 2020 - Nov 2020

Creative Researcher

Random Studio(Experience design studio)

AdobeSuite

Lead the cultural translation of fashion and new technology insights into design briefs for internal and client-facing projects, across digital and physical domains. Additionally, I fostered new partnerships with retail industry collaborators.

June 2018 - Apr 2019

UX Researcher

Philips - Signify(IoT)

AdobeSuiteDiverse research methods

Qualitative research in IoT and smart lighting. Developed the Value Tuning methodology: a framework for diagnosing the gap between brand promise and product experience.

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