Communication & Graphic Designer · 3D & 2D

Maureen Barbaroux makes your clients trust you.

Right now, I work with a company with an important mission, helping communicate through design, content and visuals that actually land. On the evenings, I'm also learning Godot to make 2D and 3D games and looking to join a studio.

Based in Strasbourg, France — open to relocation.

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About

Design that earns attention.

Good design and narration make something easier to understand and more worth caring about.

For the past two years I've been helping a cooperative convince people their solution matters, through illustration, content and visuals.

Now, I want to bring that same eye to your worlds and stories.

Languages

I fluently speak French English
I'm learning German Spanish Japanese

How I work

  • I iterate quickly and refine through feedback
  • I prefer structured systems over one-off visuals
  • I focus on clarity, hierarchy and narrative

Favorite games

  • Outer Wilds
  • Umineko When They Cry
  • Death Stranding
  • Chants of Sennaar
  • R.E.P.O.
  • Ghost Trick

Favorite music

  • Carpenter Brut
  • Andrew Prahlow
  • Avenged Sevenfold
  • Lady Gaga
  • zts
  • Luck Ganriki
  • Dai
  • Taylor Swift

Skills

  • Illustration Advanced
    Illustrator, pencils, Procreate
  • Graphic design Advanced
    Inkscape, Illustrator, Photoshop
  • Copywriting & storytelling Advanced
  • Concept art Intermediate
  • Visual identity & branding Intermediate
  • UX design Intermediate
    Figma, PenPot
  • 3D low poly modelling Intermediate
    Maya, Blender
  • 2D/3D game development Learning
    Godot, Unreal Engine
  • 3D texturing Learning
    Substance Painter & Designer
  • 3D sculpture Learning
    ZBrush
  • UV Unwrapping Learning
    Maya
  • Retopology Learning
    Maya

Testimonials

What people say

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Adrien M. Co-founder, Head of Communication, Commown

"Maureen is highly efficient, and the quality of their work is highly pleasing."

Pauline E. Marketing Manager, Commown

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Juliane R. FLE Teacher, University of Strasbourg

"Way to go, Maureen, for your work: always efficient and high-quality!"

Marion R. Former Marketing Manager, Commown

Selected projects

Work worth a second look

Recent articles

Notes from the desk

Game studies Research

Master’s thesis on engagement in Outer Wilds

A nice article

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Experience

Where I've worked

  1. Oct. 2026 → Present

    Communication and customer support

    Commown · Full time · Strasbourg, France

    • Continuing communication work (content, visuals, editorial strategy) alongside customer support for cooperative members.
    • Managed inbound support tickets and complaints from B2C and B2B users in French and English, troubleshooting technical device issues and achieving an NPS of 95%.
    • Redesigned the newsletter sign-up UX journey, improving template responsiveness and subscription conversion by 18%.
    Web marketing Hugo CMS Newsletter LinkedIn Plausible Linux / Debian Odoo Git
  2. Sept. 2024 → Sept. 2026

    Communication and graphic designer

    Commown · Apprentice · Strasbourg, France

    • Managed all communication channels: blog, newsletter (4,100 → 4,750 subscribers), social media (LinkedIn, Mastodon) and website.
    • Produced 57 visuals in 5 months while covering a graphic designer's leave.
    • Contributed 19 assets to internal design system.
    • Created illustrations and posters for annual public event.
    • Produced newsletters achieving 54% open rate and 13% CTR.
    • Maintained and updated a Hugo CMS website.
    Web marketing Hugo CMS Newsletter LinkedIn Plausible Linux / Debian Odoo Git
  3. April 2024 → May 2026

    Volunteer for logistics tasks in a student association

    COP1 · Volunteer · Strasbourg & Caen, France

    • Logistics, product distribution and beneficiary support for student food aid events.
    Logistics coordination Beneficiary support
  4. April → June 2021

    Web designer

    Trinaps · Intern · Belfort, France

    • Redesigned UX/UI of internal platforms based on user interviews.
    • Delivered wireframes and prototypes end-to-end.
    Figma VS Code Odoo

Education

Where I started learning

  1. Sept. 2021 → July 2024

    Bachelor in Graphic Arts & 3D Animation

    Brassart Art School · Caen, France

    • 3D modelling, rigging and animation in Maya.
    • Illustration, storyboard and visual storytelling.
    • Traditional art practice: painting, sculpture, life drawing.
    • Creature design and sculpting in ZBrush.
    Maya ZBrush Illustration Unreal Engine Substance Painter
  2. Sept. 2025 → Sept. 2026

    Master's Degree in Web Multilingual Communication (CAWEB)

    University of Strasbourg · Work-study program

    • UX audit and redesign of master's website.
    • WordPress content integration and CMS maintenance.
    • SEO collaboration and content structuring.
    WordPress UX Web marketing Communication
  3. Sept. 2024 → July 2025

    Web Strategy & Digital Project Management

    CCI Campus · Work-study program

    • Built Planifruit end-to-end: UX, design, development, deployment.
    WordPress Project management Web marketing
  4. Sept. 2019 → July 2021

    Technical Diploma (DUT) in Multimedia & Internet

    Blois Institute of Technology

    • Full-stack web project (HTML/CSS/JS + design tools).
    HTML CSS Illustrator Photoshop

Contact me

Let's make something good

Whether you want to hire me or just have a chat, I'm happy to talk and usually respond within a day or two ::)

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