About / CV

Sorin Apăvăloae Art Director & Multidisciplinary Creative

Portrait of SHOPY, art director

I work across art direction, branding, campaigns, photography, videography and event production, connecting strategy with clear visual execution.

1,000,000+Likes

Across projects and campaigns I contributed to

100,000,000+Organic views

Combined across major social platforms

Experience

BRAND MINDS

Art Director / Multidisciplinary Creative

Simigeria Petru & Dopo Poco

Photography, videography and visual content

Freelance

Photographer and videographer

Selly Media × 5Gang

Photography and videography

Bromania / Matei Dima × Global Records

Photography and videography

Freelance events

Photography and videography for weddings, corporate events and other productions

Cavaleria / George Buhnici

Creative production

Bamboo București

Photographer and videographer

London / Philip Barantini

Worked for a period in London with Philip Barantini; exact role and dates remain to be confirmed.

Education

Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Romanian Language and Literature / Faculty of Foreign Languages

Approximately 0.5 years; exact official program name to be confirmed.

University of Bucharest

European Studies, Faculty of Letters / Romanian Language and Literature

Attended for approximately 2.5 years; not presented as a completed degree.

RGB Photography

Professional certification recognized by the Romanian Ministry of Labour

Professional certification.

Colegiul Tehnic „Gheorghe Asachi”, Botoșani

Technical secondary education

Graduated in 2013.

UNATC Bucharest

Film directing admission preparation

Admission preparation from approximately January to May in 2010 and 2011; not a degree programme.

Professional Development

Brand Strategy Masterclass with Brian Collins

Web Summit · Lisbon

Masterclass led by Brian Collins, founder of COLLINS.

Future of Branding Week

Future London Academy

Intensive sessions with teams and practitioners from Pentagram, DixonBaxi, Pearlfisher and Monzo.

Scrum & Agile Management

Tim Howes

Course led by Tim Howes, with marketing-agency experience in Silicon Valley.

Trainer of Trainers · Advanced Course

Daniel Mocanu

Advanced trainer-development course led by Daniel Mocanu in Bucharest.

Digital User Experience & UI Masterclass

Tim Fidgeon

Led by UK digital UX specialist Tim Fidgeon, whose experience includes work with major brands.