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Key Expertise
Creative:
Initial conception, recorgnising client requirements, brainstorming ideas, ‘hands-on’ work ethic, design documentation, creating templates, client presentation and creative direction. Broad style base, able to cater for the conservative market as well as advocate experimental design. Other relevant skills include experience in various art mediums, corporate branding, print design, 3D design, animation and photo manipulation.
Technical:
Proficient in latest software used for creative executions. Sound technical knowledge of print and production techniques for high quality reproduction. ‘Hands-on’ experience in photography for graphic use.
Software Proficiencies:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark XPress, Acrobat Professional, Dreamweaver, some Flash, Fireworks, and ImageReady. Plus MS Office including Word and PowerPoint, basic Bryce. More recently Apple's Keynote presentations. Also old forms of Freehand, PageMaker, Multi Ad Creator and graphic retrieval software Quickcut.
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Current
Freelance Art Director, Marketing and Graphic Design
Diplomat-Media's two publications "The Diplomat" & "Corporate Citizen". Select Audio-Visual Distribution & Nakos Records, C.G. Jung Society of Sydney, ANZSJA (Australian and New Zealand Society of Jungian Analysts). -
2006 – 2008
Marketing and Graphic Design
Bee Marketing & Design and Bee Wholesale (Mascot). -
2003 – 2006
Freelance design for print, new media and web.
Clients include: Your Stars magazine, C.G.Jung Society of Sydney, MDC Jewellery, Your Stars magazine, Mabuzi T-Shirts, Coombes-Ganchingco Publishing Aust., Allen & Unwin Aust, Quantum Leap Interactive. -
2000 - 2003
Senior Graphic Designer and Team Leader
Quantum Leap Group Events, and Quantum Leap Interactive (Ultimo). -
1996 - 1999
Senior Graphic Designer
VRX Digital Media - multi-media, web and print (Glebe). -
1993 - 1995
Senior Mac Operator
CGS Design (Commercial Graphics Studio, Surry Hills, now known as Energi Design). -
1991 – 1993
Senior Graphic Designer
Manuscript Design (Newtown) providing design, print and production management. -
1990 - 1991
Group Manager, Senior Graphic Designer and Trainer
Ink Express Printing (North Sydney). -
1987 - 1990
Desktop Publishing Group Manager and Trainer
Previous role included: Branch Manager and Assistant Manager for Dashing Printing (Sydney CBD). -
1990–1985
Freelance designer and coordinator roles for several Government initiatives for community organisations including: DARTS (transport for the disabled), and OPTIONS (marketing opportunity for youth, Chatswood).
