Ilija Lazarov

Ilija Lazarov's work experience starts in 2012 with an internship at Stopanska banka AD - Skopje. In 2013, they worked as a Digital/Print Designer & Social Media Manager at Kreativa plus DOOEL- SEzaRODENDEN.mk, and later transitioned to the role of Digital/Print Designer & Marketing Consultant. In the same year, they joined AIESEC Macedonia as a Comm. & Alumni Team Member, and later became a Team Leader at Communication & Alumni. From 2013 to 2015, Ilija served as Vice President - Head of Information Technology and Vice President - Head of Information Management at AIESEC Macedonia. In 2015, they worked as a UI/UX Designer at Claxi, where they were responsible for redesigning the Claxi Android Application. In 2017, they joined NewMan's Business Accelerator as a Multimedia and Brand Experience Designer. In 2016, Ilija became Vice President - Head of Information Management and Marketing at AIESEC Alumni Macedonia. Lastly, in 2018, they started working at Hyperight AB, first as Lead, Digital Creation and then as Head of Design. Currently, Ilija holds the position of Manager, Head of Design at the same company. Ilija is responsible for the development and management of designers and all aspects of creative output, with a focus on design operations (DesignOps) and amplifying the value of design.

Ilija Lazarov obtained a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the Faculty of Economics, University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" from 2010 to 2018. In addition, Ilija has obtained several certifications including "Experience Design (XD): Master Adobe's New App Design Tool" from Udemy in October 2017, "Design Thinking: Innovate in Style" from Udemy in May 2014, "Cambridge EXOL Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International" from the University of Cambridge in June 2008, "HubSpot Inbound Certification" from HubSpot in February 2018, and "AdWords Shopping Certification" from Google in February 2018.