# Olga Z.

> Illustrator & Designer | Illustration Systems ◆ Ethical Illustration ◆ Art for Change

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/olgaz

I create art to connect people, bring joy, and inspire social good.
Tools: Procreate, Procreate Dreams, Adobe CC, Affinity Designer, Figma, Framer, Jitter.

I don't use AI. I believe in consent and refuse to support systems that exploit creative professionals.

## Work Experience
### Freelance Illustrator @ Olia Art
Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco, CA
I help organizations tell their stories through scalable illustration systems, editorial content, and advocacy art.

### Senior Illustrator @ Padlet
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, CA
Developed Padlet's illustration style from scratch and created a scalable illustration system for both product and marketing. My work included:

Product: systems of avatars for individual user accounts and teams, animated AI assistant characters, log-in/sign-up sequences, pricing plans, error pages, splash screens, popups, and empty spaces.

Marketing: website illustrations, social media and blog assets, banners and backdrop designs for ed-tech conferences, internal and external swag.

When Padlet hired freelance illustrators and animators, I managed them on a project-by-project basis.

### Illustrator @ Padlet
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, CA

### UI Designer / Illustrator @ KMA.BIZ
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | St Petersburg
Developed product landing page designs for pharmaceutical goods manufactured by KMA's subsidiary.

Created illustrations and icon sets to help guide users through content and improve accessibility.

### Web Designer @ Легион
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | St Petersburg
Worked on various websites and CRM software designs. Assisted and learned from senior designers.


## Education
### Bachelors in IT and Design
Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/olga-zalite
- Portfolio: https://olia.art

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Last updated: 2026-04-13