Štefan Kováč
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Toptal member since October 7, 2019
For more than 16 years, Stefan has successfully worked as a freelance designer, collaborating with hundreds of clients remotely. Over the years, he's partnered with companies such as Adobe, Facebook, Microsoft, Kraft Heinz, Pipedrive, and others. His core expertise lies in digital and interactive publishing, pitch decks, and presentation design, while his broader skill set spans branding, 3D, and illustration—making him a versatile problem-solver and a valuable asset to his partners.
Portfolio
Nutrion Guides for a Fitness App
Booking Admin for Fitness Company
Interactive PDF Portfolio Presentation
Digital Conference Brochure
Presentation and Infographic Design
Work Experience
Presentation Designer
Evviva Brands
- Designed dozens of B2B presentations and pitch decks for enterprise clients.
- Collaborated with the team and implemented brand guidelines into collaterals.
- Designed and prototyped the new face of the agency website.
- Elaborated on documents, templates, and research materials in Word or PowerPoint.
Presentation Designer
Moss & Associates - Main
- Processed a rough concept and draft it into an engaging visual story.
- Built authentic visuals around AI for big data and predictive analysis inside the company.
- Created authentic illustrations, graphics, 3D, or animations for presentation decks.
- Provided creative direction for internal and external presentations.
Agency Graphic Designer
SketchDeck
- Created pitch decks, presentations, one-pagers, and digital banners for startups and Silicon Valley enterprise companies.
- Collaborated on developing the agency brand and presentation.
- Led an online lecture on PowerPoint animations for fellow designers.
- Wrote PowerPoint tutorials for fellow designers and ran webinars on the best animation PPTX techniques.
Presentation Designer
Intel
- Redesigned hundreds of slides into visually engaging content.
- Designed product infographics for a new product and branding.
- Developed a PowerPoint template with specific styles and best-of-use practices.
Presentation Designer
Pipedrive
- Illustrated a wide array of iconography for blog articles on HR and recruiting.
- Designed and illustrated several books and guides for HR professionals.
- Elaborated template company materials optimized for best brand guidelines application.
- Designed questionnaires and forms for HR departments.
In-app Product Template Developer
Adobe Systems
- Developed in-app Adobe InDesign templates for interactive PDFs.
- Designed a set of templates for digital publishing, presentations, and brochures.
- Researched Adobe InDesign interactive and animation capabilities.
- Collaborated on guidelines for Adobe InDesign Stock contributors.
Graphic Designer
BACKBONE, s.r.o.
- Illustrated the story of a hero running through several landscapes on a landing page for a running app.
- Designed a donor portal for crowdfunding inspiring projects and NGOs in Slovakia.
- Designed a back-end dashboard for a fitness company.
- Drafted dozens of websites for small-sized businesses.
- Designed an Indiegogo startup campaign for a lost and found gadget.
Education
Master's Degree in Political Science
Comenius University - Bratislava, Slovakia
Skills
Tools
Adobe InDesign, InDesign CC, Photoshop CC, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Dimension, Illustrator CC, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Word 2016, Acrobat Pro CC, Microsoft Office
Platforms
Figma
Industry Expertise
Fitness, Fashion & Beauty, Restaurants & Dining, Travel & Leisure
Other
Presentations, Digital Publishing, Interactive PDFs, Branding, Presentation Design, Image Retouching, PowerPoint Templates, PowerPoint Design, Pitch Decks, Social Media Design, Print Design, Ebook Design, PDF to Word, Business Card Design, Investor Presentations, Infographs, Graphic Design, Visual Design, Isometric Design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Residential Real Estate, Commerce, Midjourney, Infographics, Templates, Animation, Catalog Design, Typography, Animated Interactions, Wellness, Back-end, Booking Systems, Commercial Real Estate, Finance, Color Theory, Creative Direction, Illustration, Motion Design
Experience
- InDesign CC - 16 years
- Presentation Design - 16 years
- Photoshop CC - 16 years
- Adobe InDesign - 13 years
- Microsoft PowerPoint - 12 years
- Digital Publishing - 10 years
- Templates - 10 years
- Pitch Decks - 10 years
Tools
- Adobe InDesign
- InDesign CC
- Photoshop CC
- Microsoft PowerPoint
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