About me

My name is Christian Long. I am based in Hampshire. I am 39 years old and have 17 years experience as a Graphic Designer. I am a High School graduate and I later graduated in 2005 from Damelin Campus with a diploma in Media Design Technology and 3D Animation achieving 16 distinctions in total. I have worked in many areas of design which include agency work, signage, fashion and web. Most recently I worked in the Republic of Ireland in County Kerry for an outdoors company where I was a Graphic Designer and Website maintenance manager. I was responsible for keeping the site up to date with the latest graphics and marketing campaigns. What I loved about the job was that I got to get hands on experience working outdoors, where I set up products, was involved in modelling and helped with the direction of the photo shoots.

I am a people person, and get on well with my co-workers. I have no problem getting stuck in and going the extra mile. I am also a very adaptable person and can adapt to a changing environment. Over the course of my career and studies I have developed a broad range of skills in my field, having used various design platforms such as Adobe creative suite, web building programmes such as Dreamweaver and Wordpress, as well as various other programmes such as Lightwave 3D, Flash, Fireworks, Director, Freehand, Corel Draw and I also studied business management and Business communications during my course. Further to this, I also have management experience and experience with E- Commerce sites, Shopify and have a basic understanding of HTML. I am Both proficient in PC and Macintosh platforms as well as being setup to work remotely if need be. Having said this I truly believe that the software we use as designers are merely tools, and the creativity comes from a special talent within, which I believe I have always possessed. I am dependable, likeable, punctual and my previous employers have always been very grateful for my loyalty and hard work.

In my spare time, I love to be at the beach where I bodyboard, skate and just relax, I also enjoy nature, hiking, art and exercise. I thank you for taking the time to read through my letter and hope to hear from you and meet you in person.

Kind Regards
Christian Long