Curriculum vitae

(Updated Sep 2006)

Niklas Backman
Born September 9th, 1977
Finnish

Current employment

• Fjord, Helsinki, 2006-, Visual Designer
• I am an experienced and creative Designer working in a London and Helsinki based digital design agency.

Previous employment

• Satama Interactive, TeliaSonera Headquarters, 2003-2006, Graphic Designer
• Satama Interactive, Headquarters, 2000-2003, Graphic Designer
• Satama Interactive, Headquarters, 1999-2000, Interface Programmer / Site Builder
• Helsinki Rudolf Steiner School, 1995-1998, Administrator, IT Development

Language skills

• Finnish (Native), Swedish (Fluent), English (Fluent), German (Good), Japanese (Basics)
• And willing to learn new languages!

Education

• Markkinointi-instituutti, 2000-, Mainosgraafikko, Vocational degree in advertising, (ongoing)
• Helsinki Rudolf Steiner School, 1985-1997, Matriculation Examination

Relevant courses

• Flash basics, 2003, a two-day Satama internal training
• Typography, 2003, a two-day Satama internal training
• Black-and-white printing, 2002, Ylioppilaskamerat ry
• Graphic Design, 2002, a 4-day Satama internal training / University of Art and Design

Military Service

• Uudenmaan prikaati, 1998, Rannikkojääkäri (baretti), "Marine Coastal Jaeger" (with beret)

Key competency areas

• Overall understanding of the industry and advertising
• Art direction and graphic design for web, print, mobile, email, TV/broadband media
• Successfully communicate with the different parties of a design project
• Photography and directing photographers
• Interface Programmer background, good knowledge of light-weight Content Management Systems

Relevant work experience
Fjord and Satama Interactive, 2003-present day

• Visualradio
  Nokia's Visualradio website, complete face-lift, art direction and visual production
• Only Planet
  Nokia's Only Planet design program, identity and website, art direction and visual production
• Generation Nokia
  Nokia's showroom for operators, an experimental 1.5x2.5m touchscreen, visual co-design
• Suunto Training Manager Lite
  Identity and interface for a PC application for their wrist-top watchhes
• KONE US
  A light face-lift for KONE US's website's main pages, visual design and production
• Sonera Broadband CD-ROM
  An installation CD-ROM for every new Sonera's Broadband customer, visual design
• Sonera Plaza Magazine
  A 200.000 circulation customer magazine for Sonera customers, visual design
• Sonera MobileWire
  A PC-to-PC file share system, operated by mobile phone application
• Www.fi
  The oldest and largest Finnish search engine, face-lift, visual design
• Annual report for Satama Interactive
  Visual design and production in co-operation with Art Director P. Nikrus, Satama.

Project experience
Satama Headquarters, 1999-2003 and Satama Vallila office, TeliaSonera HQ, 2003-2006

• Satama News
  Head of newsletter's visual design and graphics production since its first issue in Jan 2001
• Sonera Puhekaista
  IP-telephony system. Overall visual design for the Windows application and web
• Satama, Annual report
  Website and print in 2001, print in 2002
• Uponor, Annual report
  Website, visual design, 2002
• Satama marketing material
  Web and print projects for numerous client events since 2001
• Sonera Roaming
  Visual design for flash-based global roaming maps
• Findexa
  Various web projects, graphics production, 2002-
• Metso Graphics Manual Online
  Graphics production, 2002-2003
• Pfizer Finland
  Website, graphics production, 2002-2003
• Nokia
  Various web projects, both visual design and graphics production, 2001-
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Website graphics production, 2002
• Other clients include Sampo Bank, Hanken, VR, Talentum, University Pharmacy, etc.