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Senior Creative Artworker with print and digital experience who is comfortable managing and creating artwork throughout its journey.Key Skills- Experienced communicator at all levels.- Effective organiser.- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.- Team player who works well under pressure. Comfortable with changing deadlines.- Creation of artwork that adheres to brand guidelines, timelines and deadlines.- Twenty Eight years experience working in studios/creative teams within the industry- Creative aptitude, with a good eye for detail.- Strong layout and typography skills.- In-depth print production and pre-press experience.- Extensive understanding Adobe CC, InDesign 22, Photoshop and Illustrator.- Competent in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).- Sound knowledge of Macintosh systems.Artwork Creation 1995 - 2023- Experience working in an agency and corporate environments alongside Creative and Marketing teams.- Technically confident producing artwork for all platforms. Print or Digital.- Comfortable co-ordinating with external agencies, copy-writers, photographers, printers.- Responsibility for system maintenance, software installation, hardware upgrades, asset management and data back up and retrieval.Studio Trafficker 2011 - February 2020- Maintaining workflow and operational processes.- The day to day management of a small team of Artworkers and freelancer’s.- Forecasting production issues and organising freelance resource as and when required.- Ensuring that projects are delivered on time and right first time.- Advising on design adaptation and final artwork production.

Listed skills include Packaging, Quarkxpress, Indesign, Pre Press, and 14 others.