Merging creativity, technology and strategy to create digital impact
Final-year Information Technology student, looking for a curricular internship (February–June 2027).
Hi, this is me!
Selected work
Group project, 2025
Web platform to automate the home and track energy consumption.
My part. I coordinated the group and worked on development, from design to front-end and back-end, as well as reports and presentations.
Pair project, 2025
Multiplayer Bingo game in Java, with a client-server architecture: TCP sockets, one thread per client and a Swing interface.
Group project, 2026
Web mapping app to find nearby pharmacies, hospitals and restaurants, with route planning.
My part. Team coordination, design and development, reports and presentations.
Solo project, 2026
Bilingual personal website (PT/EN), designed and built by me from scratch: interface, contact form, newsletter and deployment on my own domain.
About me
At ten, my days started having two shifts: school in the morning and the Conservatory in the late afternoon. Hours playing an instrument, singing, sitting through theory classes that were often painfully boring. Like any child, there were many days when I just wanted to go home, play or be with my friends, who didn't have the same routine as me. There was tiredness, there were doubts, and more than once I thought about quitting.
I stayed for ten years. And as I got closer to the end, I realised how much I loved it. I grew so much, and the Conservatory made me who I am today. The music stayed with me: it's what calms me down and where I pour my heart out.
Today my days still have several shifts. I'm an Information Technology student, I design websites, film videos, write songs and work with people every day. On top of that, I run my own business.
I'm afraid of being mediocre. Of looking back one day and realising I stayed in my comfort zone when I could have taken the risk.
And I won't pretend it's always easy. There are phases when I stop, when I doubt everything, when my social media goes quiet for months. I run out of ideas, I get stuck, I shut myself away in my thousand and one thoughts, and sometimes I give up. But this spark never goes away. It always comes back. And every time it does, I'm more sure that I want to make something of it.
@sarapresaa was born to show exactly that: the journey as it really is, with the progress and the pauses, without the illusion of overnight success.
I'm still at the beginning, but I know where I'm going. I want to bring technology and creativity together to build things that make people feel something, and one day help others do the same.
If you've made it this far, you're already part of this story. Follow along on social media, tell me about your project, or just write to say hello. I like knowing who's on the other side.
What I do
Experience & skills
Apr 2025 – Oct 2025 (regular pace); occasionally since then
@sarapresaa
Personal brand on 4 platforms. Instagram (+610 followers), TikTok (370 followers), YouTube (107 subscribers) and Pinterest (in development). Content planning, video and metrics analysis.
Aug 2024 – present
@shineperfectglam
Self-employed, with a personal brand. Gel nails, manicure and makeup, with direct client service, bookings and business management. Promotion and visual identity on social media.
2022–2023; Feb 2026 – present
Zara (Inditex)
Customer service at checkout and on the shop floor, store organization and visual merchandising.
Jul–Aug 2025
Ventask Portugal (Endesa)
Sales and telephone support, CRM and contracts.
Build
Create
Lead
My journey
2014
until 2024
I studied organ and classical singing at the Aveiro Music Conservatory alongside school. For 10 years I learned that discipline, patience and creativity always go hand in hand.
2020
until 2025
I started at my family's hair salon and at Climacom (2020–2021), then moved on to Zara (2022–2023) and a call centre (2025). I learned to deal with people, pressure and completely different environments. Nothing was wasted.
2023
ongoing
I started my IT degree at the University of Aveiro. I discovered web development, UI/UX, databases, digital marketing. I realised this is where everything made sense.
2024
ongoing
In August I started out on my own as a nail designer and makeup artist, under the @shineperfectglam brand. Gel nails, manicures and makeup, with direct client service, bookings and running the business, plus promotion and visual identity on social media. I learned to run a business end to end.
2025
ongoing
I created my personal brand and started documenting the journey publicly. Content, UGC, strategy and branding, all alongside university. The real-time laboratory.
2026
ongoing
Another year of my degree, and I'm looking for an internship. I split my time between Zara (a permanent part-time position), nails, @sarapresaa and this site, and I'm planning content to get more active on the platforms again. I don't know everything yet, and that's okay.
2027
coming soon
A curricular internship at a company that unites technology and creativity. And then? My own digital ecosystem to help other creators build brands with real impact.
Education & certificates
2023–2027
ESTGA, Universidade de Aveiro
2019–2023
Escola Secundária Dr. Mário Sacramento
2014–2024
Conservatório de Música de Aveiro Calouste Gulbenkian
Inside LVMH Certificate – Creation & Branding, Retail & Client Experience
LVMHOct 2025
It's All About Trends 2026 – Digital Trends & AI
Lisbon Digital SchoolJan 2026
O Teu Futuro é Digital
Lisbon Digital SchoolMay 2025
Storytelling para Marketing Digital
Santander Open AcademyDec 2024
Workshop: IntraEmpreendedorismo – Inovação e Proatividade
Universidade de AveiroNov 2025
Ads Made Easy
ClubLifeDesignJan 2025
The Power of Instagram
ClubLifeDesignNov 2024
Beyond the code
+368K
TikTok views
in 12 months
+35K
Instagram views
in 90 days
+1000
followers in total
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Pinterest
+7.5K
YouTube views
in 12 months
The community
Real comments from real people. Thank you to each one. 🤍
@norberto_presa
Não há nada como seguir os sonhos e fazer o que se gosta ❤️
@giovannescaa
OMG não sabia que cantavas assim 😍😍
@cardooso.sj
Ameiii, incrível mesmo, continua ehhehe 😍 ❤️
@alicercaalves
Lindooooo continua 🔥🔥
@julianaleitew
aiiiii que linda!!!!! 🥹🤝
nicole ☆
TikTok
girl, u ARE PRETTY
@geirinhas0811
TikTok
Ayoooo, continua que está espetacular!!
Constança Caixinha
TikTok
Incrível! Continua! ✨
Rita Gameiro
TikTok
Adoro 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹💗💗💗💗💗
@SantiagoSantos-wo4jo
YouTube
Que video incrível 🔥🔥🔥 Tu consegues Sara tamos todos aqui para ti ❤️
@CarolinaCorreia-x7n
YouTube
Força Sara, tu consegues oque quiseres! Estamos todos a apoiar-te! ❤️
Pipa
TikTok
adorei ver o teu vídeo. Muita sorte para tudo sara! beijinhos ❤️🤝
Real comments from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube 🤍
Contact
I'm looking for a curricular internship from February to June 2027, at a company where technology and creativity meet.
Projects, behind the scenes and everything I'm building.
Professional
Coming soon