About

Hey there, I'm Ria.

I'm a multimedia designer specialising in creating digital content to help people learn. My focus is in simplifying complex information and communicating it effectively and beautifully to an intended audience.

Prior to design, I've also been in copywriting, marketing and tv/event hosting. I am constantly teaching myself new skills and I always get excited about creating meaningful work.

I live in Melbourne, Australia.

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Toolbox:

Learning
Articulate 360, Evolve Authoring, Paligo, Zendesk Guide

Design
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD

Motion + Video
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Camtasia

Web
HTML, CSS, Wordpress, Squarespace

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Skills:

Learning
  • Technical writing
  • Learning development
  • Webinar hosting
  • Customer education development
  • LMS administration
Content / Design
  • Digital graphic design
  • Motion graphics
  • Video editing
  • UX copy
  • Copywriting
  • Photography
  • Videography
  • Voiceover
Not particularly relevant or useful
  • Karaoke
  • Pretty good with directions
  • A bit (hyper)competitive at trivia and board games
  • Memorising too many movie lines
  • Will eat that last slice if you don't want it

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On the side:

I started a personal passion project in 2018 called Curly Girls Philippines, the first online community that teaches Filipino women how to care for their naturally curly hair. 

There is a cultural stigma and discrimination in the Philippines against textured hair, leaving many pinays growing up insecure, bullied and without any guidance. The community has guides, articles and tutorial videos to help members learn everything there is to know about curly hair care. It also serves as a safe environment for women to support one another, embrace their natural beauty and build up self-confidence.

My story with CGPH has been featured in local and international publications such as: Allure, Cosmopolitan Philippines, Female Network, SBS, ABS-CBN, GMA News, Rappler, Cebu Daily News, and Smart Parenting. As of this writing, the group has over 60,000 members with members as young as 10 and as old as 70+.

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Random list of stuff I enjoy:

  1. Philippine beaches and mangoes (they are the best in the world, I promise)
  2. Salted caramel gelato
  3. Watching live music with my husband
  4. Nature walks
  5. Traveling to a new place
  6. Story-driven video games (God of War and Uncharted 4 are my favorites)
  7. Learning and tinkering with new software
  8. Melbourne coffee (also the best in the world)