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Gold Coast, Queensland Aus

A in-house designer working for a dynamic, innovative developer of premium over-50s lifestyle resorts. GemLife creates vibrant communities that reflect the rapidly evolving demands of Australia’s over-50s.Working with a close-knit marketing team, providing creative design solutions and support for the organisation across print and digital, within deadline and a focus on high-quality, first-class. In addition, working collaboratively with senior management and other departments encouraging a positive and cohesive work environment. Supporting strategic direction, evolution and strengthening brand awareness through deliverables. Forming and fostering strong working relationships with printers and other vendors to ensure success.

Gold Coast, Queensland Aus

A in-house designer working for an award winning Australian owned and operated company with a mission to give you ‘more’ out of life®. Simplifying it for customers to easily gain wellness through their high quality functional foods and nutritional solutions. In this position my artwork creations assist with strengthening the Morlife brand and helping grow awareness of these multi-award winning products Australia-wide and internationally.I have expanded my skillset of packaging design and production. Creating copious amount of new products, conceptual proposals and updates to existing work for pouches, sachets, boxes, jars and outer cartons. Ensuring keeping on brand, while adhering to food and distributor standards and regulations. I am producing supporting high quality print and web materials for sales and marketing that meet or exceed the client’s expectations. These include various advertising and promotions works, but not limited to flyers, posters, brochures, pull up banners, large format expo banners, shelf wobblers, stickers, vouchers, certificates, product catalogues, point of sale materials, promotional items, print and web advertisements, web banners, email footers, product mock up imagery, images for affiliated websites, social media content, and website wireframe mock ups. Managing work from from brief to final output and liaising with third parties such as printers, suppliers, supermarkets, ACO and contract customers where required to adhere to strict and tight deadlines.I have also come into this role to assist management to restructure organising studio workflow, system maintenance and the creation of the graphic department procedure manual for quality assurance and continuous improvement. I have also been fortunate to bring my strong skill-set forward to help mentor and in turn been inspired by my team for my own personal and professional growth.

Brisbane, Australia

For the semester, I delivered units from both the Graphic Design Diploma and Certificate III in Design Fundamentals programs. Coming from industry, I had strong knowledge of the subject areas that enabled me to contribute to the teaching programs. I created assessment tasks, unit of study guides, lesson plans and resources, along with assessing student work. On a regular bases, I exhibited my confident presentation skills and demonstrated ability to show fairness and respect, interact appropriately, value the input of others and provide meaningful feedback. Where required, I used flexible and blended learning techniques to meet the needs of the cohort. It was import for me to forward plan, manage my time, work to strict deadlines and handle tasks promptly and efficiently. I worked collaboratively with the other Graphic Design teachers to foster a positive and cohesive work environment for the students.

Brisbane, Australia

An in-house designer working for a company that is driven on providing quality global education that invests in both domestic and international students’ futures. A dedicated resource for creating/designing and assisting with the coordination of marketing materials (with some campus materials) for the Australasia Higher Education programs of the organisation. A dynamic member of the Marketing team, I brought my strong skill-set forward working on 11 different brand ids simultaneously. I also liaised with various internal and external stakeholders, along with third parties where applicable. I worked on the production of all materials such as brochures, flyers, press advertising, banners, posters, folders, course guides and handbooks, newsletters, presentations, web banners, elements and icons, assisting/designing merchandise and shirts, signage, stationary with meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy. Finalising all jobs for print and/or web use. In addition, I also assisted with photoshoots, image processing and responsible for organising studio workflow and system maintenance.

A in-house design role for a company who designs, delivers and administers patented, travel-based sales promotions and loyalty programs for major retailers. Working closely with the senior designer and art director I was able to grow as a designer. Our team had a great dynamic. I was able to bring my pre-press experience into the company which in turn, I was able to teach the senior designer. I also liaised closely with sales and other marketing staff. Always producing high standard of both retail and corporate artwork for various programs, advertising and promotions such as brochures, flyers, magazines, posters, banners, tent cards, stickers, folders, vouchers, certificates and press advertisements. I was also responsible for printing and constructing finished-art mock-ups for sale pitches, outputting and proofing proofs for client approval, preflighting and forming print-ready files, designing PowerPoint presentations for client service managers and photoshop template front-end design for websites.

Working for a family owned printer, my skills were utilised for both design and pre press under the directions of the Operations Manager. Working closely with my direct team, I also liaised with sales, printers, third-party suppliers and the public. I was responsible for re-creating, re-touching and design of artwork, preflight, processing and troubleshooting of client files and outputting and proofing high and low resolution proofs for client approval – always maintaining professionalism and producing high quality work, while meeting deadlines.

Gold Coast, Queensland

[Employed through GTA] With on-the-job training through a large printing company, accompanied with TAFE training, I was able to develop vital knowledge and practice the skills I had acquired in real-life situations. In my department, I had many responsibilities – preflighting and processing client files, troubleshooting, re-creating artwork and design, retouching, scanning, outputting and proofing high and low resolution proofs for client approval and CTP platemaking. Always undertaking theses tasks adhering to a high and professional standard, while meeting deadlines.

Diploma Of Graphic Design

Certificate Iv In Training & Assessment (Tae40110)

Diploma Of Management [W. Marketing Electives]

Diploma Of Photography

Certificate Iii In Graphic Pre-Press

Year 12 Certificate