About me

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am contacting you in regards to the Creative Artworker position that has become available. After reading about this role, I saw great potential in what could be a stimulating and challenging opportunity. I should say from the outset that I do not have professional studio experience, however, I have recently graduated from Shillington College which has given me the confidence in my knowledge and understanding of a studio environment and taught me to tackle a brief under pressure and to a limited time scale.

From Shillington, I have experience in both print and digital which is supported by proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, and independently through illustration and photography. I completed a wide range of briefs, these included the design of: web, app,digital publishing, brochure, poster, magazine, packaging and corporate reports. Working on digital briefs has given me a good understanding of user experience and interface. However Fundamental design principles form the basis of all my work, this is substantiated by an awareness of the finer details which, for me, are an important aspect of the final outcome. I hope you will see my meticulous attention to detail, visible, for example, in my typography tuning techniques. Every design that I embark on, I aim to finish to the highest standard I can achieve and I consistently check to ensure my projects are technically faultless.

To ensure projects fit the demographic and client's vision, throughout the design process I analyse my work to guarantee that it satisfies the brief whilst continuing to develop ideas and concepts, therefore producing more interesting results. It is important to me that my inspiration is not limited to graphic design in that I use past experiences in work, travel and other forms of creative arts such as: architecture, music and photography. I spent a year traveling around Australia in a van, working on a range of jobs, where I gained the ability to perform independently and as part of a team. I also developed the confidence to push my abilities and attempt new challenges under pressure, experimenting and learning quickly from mistakes. From working in sales, I acquired good communication skills and an awareness of customer needs. At Shillington, interaction with other students and teachers gave me a platform to exercise the communication of ideas as well as understanding the importance of advice and art direction to improve my work.

I feel that I could contribute a lot to your team with fresh ideas and a genuine interest in design. The busy studio environment would be the ideal place for me to develop the skills that I have learnt and expand my creative thinking further with the guidance from an experienced and dynamic team.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind Regards,

Jack Walsh.