About me

I have 12 years' experience artworking graphic design for print, with a background in repro and retouching skills as well. I am well-versed in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (all up to CS5) and also up to Quark 9.

I can also optimise images and PDFs for online/interactive use, and have recently branched out to include images for use in iPhone apps.

Languages worked in: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Icelandic and Greek (plus Swiss-French, Swiss-German, Austrian-German, Belgian-French), Russian, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese.

Skills

I have over 12 years' experience artworking graphic design for print, with a background in repro and retouching skills as well. I am well-versed in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (all up to CS5.5) and also up to Quark 9., I can also optimise images and PDFs for online and interactive use, images for use in iPhone apps, adverts for iPad, and email invites., Specialties, artworking, retouching, typesetting, transcreation (localisation/international adaptation), repro, fmcg packaging, annual reports, marketing and pos collateral, catalogues, large format and exhibitions, brochures, magazines, branding; all using the latest version of Creative Suite (CS5.5) (or Quark 9 if required)

Sector Experience

I have worked in financials, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, branding and marketing., I have worked in the following languages:, PACKAGING & MANUALS:, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Russian, plus US English/French/Spanish versions for American/Canadian/Latin American markets., MEDICAL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION:, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Icelandic and Greek., MAGAZINES:, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Russian., BROCHURES:, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Russian, Turkish and Welsh.

Awards

City & Guilds 2 in DTP scholarship, GNVQ (Advanced) in Media Communication and Production, 11x GCSEs

Clients

Adam & company, Alliance & Leicester, Allison Mitchell, Amstel and British Waterways, Asda, Barclays, Black Sun, BNP Paribas, Bosch, Bupa, Camelot, Cisco, Coutts & co, Emperor, Epson, Ernst & Young, Gear4, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Heineken, Hiscox, Hogarth, HSBC, Imagenet, Just Add Water, LLoyds of London, Lloyds TSB, plus the Landscape Institute, Provokateur, Soukias Jones, Tesco, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the Crown Prosecution Service, The Partners, the RSA, the World Economic Forum, Unilever, WHSmith, Wickes, William Hill