Freelance Creative from Brisbane, Aus, specialising in branding, visual communication & illustration. Crafting unique design outcomes for individuals, businesses & organisations of any size. Every project is approached with a balance of creativity & strategy.

Lead Graphic Designer at Australian Government; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources - Office of Northern Australia

SKILLS ACQUIRED• Designing with efficiency to meet time constraints & tight budgets• Extensive UX/UI & digital design knowledge• Client management & communication skills; ability to converse with a diverse range of clients & run branding workshops• Strategical brand thought processes• Implementing style/brand guidelines• Team leadership - mentoring junior designers• Animation - After Effects (fundamental knowledge)• Mobile application design - Sketch• Responsive website design, primarily for Wordpress• Project management software - Including, Asana, Toggl, Workflow MaxKEY RESPONSIBILITIES• Develop & produce design products consistent with the respective strategic plans, priorities & corporate identity requirements• Develop highly creative communication solutions & concepts for projects including print & online advertising, promotional items, signage, displays, responsive website design, application design, Google display & social media advertising• Brand identity design• Managing procurement of services from external suppliers (e.g. printing, contracted designers) including cost estimates, quotations & stock levels• Creative advertising concept generation & development• Maintaining a current awareness of industry trends• Quality control for a small design team; providing feedback & guidance to junior designers• Creative advertising concept generation & development• Maintain a current awareness of industry trends• Quality control for small design team; providing feedback & guidance• Managing projects from development & research stage, through to completed brand execution• Executing & organising developer hand off; file exportation, deadlines, guidelines etc.

SKILLS ACQUIRED•Designing with efficiency to meet time constraints & tight budgets•Extensive UI & digital design knowledge•Collaboration/communication skills; ability to converse andcoordinate with a diverse range of in-house departments & teams•Implementing and adhering to style/branding guidelines•Team leadership•Animation - After Effects (fundamental knowledge)•Marketing - A/B testing advertisements•Social Media advertising for Facebook & Instagram•Designing for Google display using Google Web DesignerKEY RESPONSIBILITIES•Designing and animating advertisments for mutilple social mediaplatforms, using vector illustration methods and after effects•Develop highly creative communication solutions & concepts forprojects including print & online advertising, promotional items,signage, displays, responsive website design, application design,Google display advertising & social media•Brand identity design•Digital illustration for advertisements and in-house brand application•Managing procurement of services from external suppliers(e.g. printing, contracted designers) including cost estimates,quotations & stock levels•Creative advertising concept generation & development•Quality control for small design team; providing feedback & guidance

Lead Graphic Designer for Environmental and Heritage Protection and National Parks Sport and Racing Department.SKILLS ACQUIRED•Ability to implement & action effective filing systems•Extensive printing & pre-press knowledge•Client management/communication skills; ability to converse with adiverse range of external suppliers & tailor customer service effectively•Thinking creatively while adhering to strict style/branding guides•Brainstorming & creative collaboration skillsKEY RESPONSIBILITIES•Develop & produce design products consistent with the respectivedepartmental strategic plans & priorities & corporate identityrequirements•Develop highly creative communication solutions & concepts forprojects including print & online material, video animation, promotionalitems, signage, displays & website & social media graphics•Print design and pre-press for brochures & signage•Packaging design including labels, boxes & tags•Managing procurement of services from external suppliers (e.g.printing, contracted designers) including cost estimates & quotations•Maintain a current awareness of ind

Graphic design