About me

Profile

Graphic Design and Visual Communications graduate, with 6 years active design and artwork experience, excellent knowledge of design applications, including Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash. Equally Proficient using MAC and PC and producing artwork for both print and digital media.

My goal is to challenge and improve my design skills and apply them to produce creative, stylish and exciting work.

My Qualities

A passion for design and an eye for style. I am keen to try new ideas and experiment, while understanding the guidelines of a written brief or corporate style.

A team player with a good sense of humour, strong presentation skills and a natural ability to communicate at all levels.

Education & Qualifications

2:1 BA(Hons) Graphic Design and Visual Communications - TVU Thames Valley University

HND Graphic Design - TVU Thames Valley University

GNVQ Business Studies - Henley Management College

Employment History

Graphic Design and Creative Artworker, Huntswood - June 2005 to date

- Design of new corporate identity, presenting a range of ideas to the CEO collating feedback and setting corporate guidelines

- Production of corporate literature such as reports, case studies and point of view documents managing the creative process from conception to print

- Creation of digital, interactive corporate brochure and showreel using flash animation and actionscript

- Production of animations and buttons for the companies internet and intranet site

- Development of advertising from concept to execution

- Design of bespoke materials for events including birthday cards, invitations

- Production of design, artwork literature and advertising for sister companies Woodhurst and Wargrove

- Managing the design signoff and print process

Creative Artworker, Bank of Ireland Mortgages 1996 to 2002

- Production of sales literature for a range of products

- Artwork on all corporate collateral such as application forms

- Production of interactive application form

- Design of internal communications

- Direction on design and updating the company website

- Managing the design signoff and print process