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Built and scaled an independent social media account from zero to 1.1M views and 662K reach in under 60 days — 98% from non-followers. Developed the brand voice, content pillars, hook frameworks, and posting cadence entirely from scratch with no paid promotion. Applied content psychology to engineer shareable posts and compound growth through rapid iteration and real-time performance analysis.
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SKIN1004 Product Photography & AI Visual Assets for E-commerce
Created a series of high-converting product visuals for SKIN1004 skincare products. Developed multiple creative concepts tailored for e-commerce listings, social media campaigns, advertising creatives, and marketplace product cards.
The project included clean product photography, ingredient-focused compositions, premium beauty aesthetics, lifestyle scenes, and attention-grabbing visual concepts designed to highlight product benefits and increase customer engagement.
By using AI-powered workflows, the brand received a diverse library of marketing assets without the cost and time required for traditional photoshoots.
Skills & Deliverables
Product Visualization
AI Product Photography
Beauty Product Marketing
E-commerce Design
Advertising Creatives
Product Image Retouching
Creative Direction
Social Media Content
Product Listing Images
Commercial Visual Design
Love the commercial mindset behind this project.
Many people use AI to create images. Fewer people think about how those images fit different stages of the customer journey and marketing funnel.
Did any of the concepts surprise you in terms of performance or audience appeal?
I think I just reached my first 1K+ impressions post on Contra. It took almost 2 months to reach that.
It has been interesting watching how posts perform on Contra. Not too different from other platforms, but there are some unique aspects about what does well here. Those aspects being some solid interest in the "build in public" related posts and the partnership and community building during changes in industries, especially with AI.
Contra posts are really work and visually heavy driven (with audio really creeping up). Not too many "random" thoughts and life moments do well unless they really tie back to the poster's established thought/community and/or scope of work. Specific niches are the true heavy hitters, mainly the various designers. The visually stunning and the innovative are in the top tier.
I first joined Contra right as the flood gates opened with the community platform being re-released to all Contra users. So many posts were doing well because everyone was active, posting, and engaging. Now that the novelty has worn off, the work is the focus. The posts that have been doing well for me recently has been my submissions to contests, which was not a surprise. I knew it would be the case as the submissions come with a community of other participants, and a micro project to dice into wip, building in public, workflow, and demo posts.
Something I will be working on is to see if I can get my project/work related posts to get to 1k impressions in less time than 2 months. It will interesting as my main work is adjacent to the niches that dominant this platform, so we will see how my future projects do.
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Visual Identity & Social Media Concept Proposal – Café da Xénia
Developed a visual identity and social media concept proposal focused on translating the café’s atmosphere, values, and customer experience into a cohesive digital presence.
Project scope:
• Conducted a brand audit and visual analysis of the business;
• Defined a creative direction inspired by the café’s personality and ambiance;
• Created social media post and story concepts;
• Designed highlight cover suggestions and profile organization ideas;
• Developed a visual system including color palette, typography, and content style;
• Created presentation mockups using publicly available images;
• Proposed a content strategy focused on storytelling, brand experience, and customer connection.
Objective: to strengthen brand perception, create a more recognizable visual identity, and communicate the unique experience of the café through social media.
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