Skills, Experience and Qualities
Graphic Design
* Adobe Creative Suite CS6 and earlier editions, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
* Familiar with Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Quark Express
* Fluent on both Windows and Apple Mac operating systems.
* Extensive experience creating magazine spreads, flyers, brochures, layout templates and concept packaging design.
* Commercial photography for use in design.
* Advance experience of typography for digital and print.
* Presentation of concepts to clients.
* Wordpress blog and website design.
Photography, Image Manipulation & Presentation
* Professional studio, macro, landscape & portrait photography.
* Extensive experience using Photoshop CS6 and earlier editions.
* Experience of working with high profile clients, local companies and individual commissions.
* Ability to work with ‘raw’ files and processed images.
* Familiar with producing print-ready files.
* Able to combine with copy to produce high-quality, eye-catching publish ready articles.
* Various end use commissions including calendars, advertising materials, galleries, commercial commissions, brochures.
IT Packages
* Extensive experience with graphic processing software packages (predominantly Adobe Creative Suite).
* Extensive experience with word processing and email packages (predominantly Microsoft Word and Outlook).
* Familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint both in building and using as a presentation tool.
* Extensive experience using both Apple Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Communication
* Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to effectively listen and communicate as an essential element of teamwork and previous customer service experiences.
* Confident liaising and negotiating with customers and clients, building effective business relationships.
* Positive and consistently professional manner.
* Extensive knowledge with social media channels.
Work Experience
Graphic Design
Bay Publishing Ltd
2013 - Present
Magazine layout and design - creating print ready artwork and full magazine design pages/layout/graphics
Creating artwork for adverts
Creating artwork for POS
Creating banners and event graphics
Freelance Graphic Designer & Photographer
February 2006 – Present (7 years)
Freelance Photographer February 2006 – Present
Freelance Graphic Designer June 2010 – Present
Recent clients include:
• St. Jude’s Care, Weymouth - Logo, brochure and advert design.
• Amfax Ltd, Blandford - Product photography & exhibition board layouts.
• Poundbury Spa, Dorchester – Location photography for advertising campaign.
• Studio Print, Dorchester – Landscape graphics commission for customer reception.
• South West Artwork, Weymouth – Graphic design & photography commissions for gallery installations & commerce.
Further clients include Estee Lauder, Sloane Square Hotel (Mayfair), Scottish Gas Networks.Activities & responsibilities include:
• Discussing projects requirements with clients.
• Interpreting clients’ requirements.
• Researching and developing design concepts.
• Providing clients with quotes.
• Producing designs by means of various types of media, including photographic images and graphics programs.
• Working with printers and copywriters to achieve high quality final product.
• Various administration tasks including book keeping and invoicing.
• Working to strict deadlines and within quoted cost parameters.
Photography
The Estee Lauder Companies Ltd
2008 - 2008 (less than a year)
Skills and Expertise
Adobe Creative Suite
Digital Photography
Proficient Using Apple Mac and Windows Operating Systems
Videography
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Sustainable Graphics & Packaging
First Class Honours
Fda in Arts, Graphics & Packaging
Distinction
Institute of Photography Diploma
Distinction
Additional Achievements
IOM3 Starpack Design Award
Bronze