Born in Belgium, Yoal brings a genuinely international outlook to the Speakeasy studio – fluent in French and English, with conversational Spanish and Dutch to boot, making him a close second to Laura in the team’s unofficial language league. After graduating in Brussels he spent several years travelling and building a freelance career that took him across many industries and hundreds of client briefs, developing a broad skill set and a practical, end-to-end approach that means he’s equally comfortable shaping a concept from scratch or taking a project across the finish line. He joined the Speakeasy world in 2022 and quickly became a trusted presence on major projects – a true Adobe aficionado across InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects and Premiere Pro, moving fluidly between print and digital. A career highlight so far: flying to Edinburgh to photograph over 500 student artworks in a vast warehouse and building an entire online gallery from scratch for Qualifications Scotland – the kind of full-production brief he was simply handed and trusted to run with. Outside of work, he channels the same creative energy into music production, photography and travelling.
Yoal Desurmont
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