Kate Austin Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, Gb

Glasgow, Gb

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

As the Head of Design for a global leader in educational technology with resources operating in 55+ countries, I've led a dynamic team of 26 creatives, achieving recognition with prestigious awards like the NGSS Design Badge by Next Gen Science at WestEd, Tech and Learning's Primary Education Award for Excellence 2021, and The Educators Pick Best of STEM® for Earth Science Award 2021. In this role, I directed the creative for major projects such as Twig Science K-8, Odell English Language Arts 6-8, and Imagine Illustrative Mathematics K-8. This involved delivering upwards of 300,000 resources in the form of print and digital assets, utilising iterative development for continuous improvement. My collaborative efforts with senior leadership, product owners, and project managers have included risk management, defining workflows, implementing best practices, and ensuring brand consistency. This approach reinforces the company's identity and messaging, fostering a culture of creative collaboration within my team, and consistently producing outstanding work aligned with the company's dynamic creative strategy.

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

In my second promotion at ILS to Design Manager from Graphic Designer and print coordinator, I took on line management responsibilities for the team of graphic designers and illustrators. As the main contact for the team, I spearheaded multiple projects, actively engaging in stakeholder meetings. My responsibilities included generating and overseeing briefs, managing schedules, assigning resources, establishing tracking systems, and overseeing the print process. Additionally, I played a crucial role in hiring and onboarding team members, ensuring a design team with high-quality skills.

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

In my first promotion from Graphic Designer to Graphic Designer and Print Coordinator at ILS, I enhanced educational content, crafting visually compelling designs for science textbooks. I oversaw the quality of student workbooks, teacher guides, and printed materials. Responsible for file verification, liaising with printers, and managing sign-offs, I ensured precision and adherence to print requirements.

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

As a Graphic Designer at ILS, I played a pivotal role in enhancing educational content, crafting visually compelling designs for science textbooks. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, I ensured designs aligned with project goals and maintained the highest standards. My responsibilities included creating and editing illustrations, contributing to brainstorming sessions, and refining visual concepts to effectively communicate educational messages. My dedication to continuous learning and staying abreast of design trends allowed me to contribute novel and valuable ideas, positively impacting project outcomes.

Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Media World Ltd is a publishing company based in Finnieston, Glasgow. While the company produces many consumer guides to the food and drinks industry in Scotland their most prolific publication by far is DRAM (Drinks Retail and Marketing). DRAM Magazine is Scotland’s leading monthly license trade magazine and has been dedicated exclusively to the on-trade for the past 23 years.As a Graphic Designer at Media World Ltd, I led the cover design, layout, artwork, and production for DRAM Magazine, and multiple quarterly and annual advertising publications. Working within the food and drinks industry, I ensured visually compelling designs, collaborating with editorial and sales teams for clear content coordination, contributing to the magazine's success in the Scottish licensing trade.

East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom

Novograf is a large format print company specialising in brand realisation for major retailers including CO-OP, RBS, Spar, Tesco, Waitrose, Asda, Greggs, Pizza Hut, and more. They turn designs into reality through the provision of a complete roll-out service from concept development, store scoping, and project management through to the bespoke manufacturing and installation of services for walls, doors, lifts, columns, counters, checkouts, murals, signs, windows graphics, dado panels, and frieze boards.As a Prepress Technician at Novograph, I translated designs into reality, using survey reports and design guidelines to produce artwork for sign-off. I proficiently employed print management software to segment large-format artwork for print and digital cutting tables, ensuring precision and adherence to design specifications.

Rutherglen, Scotland, United Kingdom

BD Print is one of Scotland’s leading specialists in large-format digital print solutions with over 20 years of experience in PVC & mesh banners, exhibition stands, signage, vehicle livery, shop graphics, and the list goes on and on.As a Graphic Designer at BD Print, I played a pivotal role in designing various materials such as business cards, stationery, signage, vehicle livery, banners, exhibition graphics, and brochures. Proficiently operating the Ricoh digital printer through fiery software, I prepared files for plotter use. With a keen eye for detail, I finished projects to a high standard using laminators, guillotines, creasers, and folders. Additionally, I adeptly amended supplied files, ensuring their readiness for print.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Newsquest is one of the UK’s largest regional news publisher with 17 daily paid-for titles, more than 200 weekly newspapers, magazines and trade publications, and a network of award-winning Web sites, a weekly readership of more than 13 million, a weekly circulation of more than 10 million copies.As a Graphic Designer at Newsquest, I was responsible for enhancing the visual appeal and readability of local weekly papers. Utilizing keen design sensibilities, I implemented layout designs that significantly improved the overall aesthetics and engagement of the publications. This resulted in increased readership and strengthened the visual identity of the newspapers.

Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom

D-Tech is a design, print and publishing company specialising in B2B publications, yearbooks and property schedules. D-Tech have six quarterly publications and a portfolio of 20+ yearly titles.In my role at D-Tech, I took on a multifaceted approach by not only excelling in graphic design but also by overseeing the print process with the company print technician. I played a key role in the successful printing, binding, and finishing of diverse print projects, ensuring they met high-quality standards working under the senior designer.

Helensburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Community Advertiser publishes two glossy A4 magazines, one delivered in the Helensburgh & Lomond area and the other in the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven. Advertising and editorial design of which I was responsible for.Embarking on my career journey, I made significant strides at The Community Advertiser, where I evolved into a versatile Graphic Designer. My responsibilities extended beyond creating impactful artwork for adverts; I took charge of client briefs, ensuring their vision translated seamlessly into the final designs. Simultaneously, I played a pivotal role in overseeing the layout of two monthly magazines. This early experience laid the foundation for my commitment to client satisfaction and effective project management.

Visual Communication, Graphic Design

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