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Career Summary
Owner/Manager of Photobaby.com.au where I work as a natural portrait photographer
Visual artist for Photo Art where photos are transformed into art
Senior Designer/Finished Artist for agencies.
Industry experience = retail design/artwork/advertising (London + Melbourne), corporate design (Sydney) + publication design (London).
Studied at Hornsby College of TAFE Sydney, qualified as a Graphic Designer.
Held a permanent job as a signage artworker whilst studying.
Travelled extensively – Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, UK, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Italy, Canada and USA.
Experience
Baby Portrait Photographer Photobaby.com.au
Clients MELBOURNE 2007 – Now
RESPONSIBILITIES: Owner/Manager/Photographer of a natural baby/toddler portraiture business. Marketer, photographer, retoucher, and designer for all photobaby services.
Graphic Design Freelancer Private
Clients MELBOURNE 2003 – Now
RESPONSIBILITIES: Concept creation through to print on corporate identities, annual reports, web design, press advertisements, packaging, presentations and brochures. Working with small business, corporations and agencys (Beauty Direct, AJF Partnership, CHE, FCB).
Senior Designer/Finished Artist
Clemenger Harvie Edge MELBOURNE 2003 – 2006
RESPONSIBILITIES: Creating finished art on press advertising whilst working closely with art and creative directors. Clients I have worked thoroughly on include: Mazda, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, Home Hardware, Nandos, Bakers Delight and the City of Melbourne. Projects include complex catalogues, designing booklets, urgent press ads and pitch campaigns. Working to such a high standard at CHE has given me invaluable prepress knowledge and an appreciation for retail advertising.
Designer/Finished Artist
Sudler & Hennessey MELBOURNE 2003
RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintaining a high standard of finished art on press advertising within limited time frames and designing corporate literature. Liaise with creative directors, copywriters and studio manager.
Designer/Artworker
Gillette UK LONDON 2002
RESPONSIBILITIES: Packaging design and development for Gillette, Duracell, Oral B and Braun products. Creation of departmental interactive booklets and in-house design projects eg: posters, invitations and promotional items. Liaise with multiple departments.
Art Director
What Media Group Ltd LONDON 2001
RESPONSIBILITIES: Initial concept design, development and maintenance of 4 magazine titles. Manage and inspire the creative department successfully within a difficult environment. Coordinate support advertising for 7 magazine titles eg: posters, DM, invitations and promotional items. Liaise with appropriate departments.
Middle Weight Designer
Spatchurst Design Associates SYDNEY 1998 – 2000
RESPONSIBILITIES: Liaising with corporate clients from initial brief through to completion (budgeting, scheduling, managing, presentations and overseeing all aspects of production). Design work on corporate publications (annual reports, livery), corporate identities (logo creation, all forms of stationery, style guidelines).
Computer Artworker Assist Signs SYDNEY 1997
RESPONSIBILITIES: Assessing customer’s needs, estimating costs, creating artwork for any type of indoor/outdoor sign.
Designer Jones & Guihen Design SYDNEY 1996
RESPONSIBILITIES: Design work on McDonalds account.
Artworker Ogilvy & Mather SYDNEY 1996
RESPONSIBILITIES: Producing visuals for the creative team.
Technical Information
Highly proficient in Indesign, Photoshop & Illustrator CS3 MAC OSX
Knowledge in Acrobat, Powerpoint, Word & Excel.
Advanced Photoshop Course March 2006
Extensive prepress knowledge.
Advanced Diploma (Graphic Design). First in Course 1998.
10 years commercial experience
Other Interests
Photography – wildlife/people/urban
Graphology – The study of handwriting
Travelling, swimming, cycling, yoga, music, movies & comedy
Reading (palmistry, astrology, profiling & personality types, ancient history & ape behaviour)
My philosophy for creative design is diverse expression, refinement, selection of the appropriate successful concept and development to final artwork. My focus is fun, fresh, funky, highly conceptual and quick.
My Key Assets
Approachable, responsible, skilled, organised, honest, professional and fun.
“Great music is like great advertising/design – it moves people.” MK 2003
Referees
(references upon request)