Summary
Highly creative, well organised & calm under pressure designer with a diverse range of administrative / clerical abilities, excellent customer service skills and over seven years industry experience in design for print. Possesses a thorough understanding of artwork creation for litho, digital, screen printing & CAD/CAM vinyl cut graphics.
Specialist Knowledge
Corporate Identity
Design for Print
Apple Macintosh Computers
Printers Raster Image Processor Software
Plate Making & Basic Maintenance
Gerber Odyssey XP Plotter
Spandex CAD/CAM System
Misomex Step & Repeat Machine | Computer Aided Planning
Eskofot 7007 Camera | ra65 3M Processor
Theimer Spekra Proof Daylight Flatbed
Films (contact | duplicate | camera)
Program & System Knowledge
Computer proficient MAC / PC
OS X 10.5.2 Leopard | Mac OS X | Mac OS 9 | Mac OS 8.6
Adobe Illustrator CS | Adobe Photoshop CS | Freehand MX | Quark 6.0 | Acrobat Professional | Microsoft Word
Career History
11 | 03 – Present | Freelance Graphic Designer
10 | 04 – 05 | 07 | In-House Graphic Designer | Cherith Press Ltd, Creswell
01 | 01 – 10 | 04 | In-House Graphic Designer | Mason Graphics, Lichfield
Job roles include:
Meeting & liaising with clients to discuss their needs
Interpreting the client’s design needs for a wide variety of printed material
Developing design briefs by gathering information and data to clarify design issues
Thinking creatively to produce new ideas & original design that fulfil the design brief
Designing, when necessary within visual identity guidelines
Presenting design ideas, concepts & layout
Multi-tasking: often working on more than one design brief at a time
Using a wide range of media, including photography
Producing accurate and high quality artwork for print
Preparation of artwork for print
Production & checking to proof of litho plates for press
Overseeing quality & colour accuracy etc.. of jobs whilst on press
Dealing with email | telephone enquiries & administrative tasks related to artwork & design
Keeping abreast of developments in IT
Working to tight deadlines
Education
09 | 97 – 06 | 00 | Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Graphic Communication, University of Wolverhampton.
09 | 96 – 06 | 97 | BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies, Art & Design Sutton Coldfield College, School of Art & Design
06 | 96 A Level Qualifications | Queen Elizabeth Mercian School, Tamworth
Art & Design | Biology | Chemistry | General Studies
06 | 94 GCSE Qualifications | Queen Elizabeth Mercian School, Tamworth (7, C grade or above)
Art & Design (Draw & Paint) COMP A
English (Option High) C
English Literature (Option High) B
History, Modern World B
Mathematics (Option High) C
Science (Option High+ Dble Award 1) C
Science (Option High+ Dble Award 2) C
Additional Qualifications
07 | 99 Food Hygiene Certificate Modules A-J | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
07 | 00 Chemical Safety Training Certificate | Holchem Laboratories Ltd
