Laura Mcaleer Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

• Managing conceptual packaging projects and producing work for global giants within the FMCG market

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Providing initial packaging design advice and guidance to new customers• Brainstorming, researching, creating and developing visual identities from initial concept to completion• Amending and ensuring all mandatory information on food packaging complies with the UK and Ireland new food information regulations (FIR)• Conversing with CAD designers to avoid any graphical vrs structural design clashes during the production stage• Ensuring all final artworks are print ready and proofing out to customers for final approval. This includes: applying traps and pull backs, setting barcodes with BWR, checking separations, overprinting and knockout areas.

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Leading and managing a team of graphic designers to produce unique and initiative design ideas for the FMCG, alcohol and pharmaceutical sectors ensuring that all deadlines are met in good time• Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation• Participating in multiple tender bids (design process, review and submission) • Ensuring all artworks legally abide by food labelling policies• Liaising with clients during the artwork development and pre-press process• Designing internal promotional materials for both digital and printed media• Food styling and direction of photography to achieve optimum product shots • Rolling out various skus of products under one brand umbrella while ensuring brand consistencies adhere to the corporate style guide• Preparing presentations and assisting in the pitching to national food suppliers to win business for the company

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Presenting clients with dynamic design ideas based on their briefs on a range of print and digital media• Producing a range of on trend and innovative marketing collateral• Ensuring final artworks are error free and print ready

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Wireframing concepts for website layout and creating still prototypes prior to build• Optimising images, uploading content via Wordpress and basic HTML and CSS coding • Content creation and copywriting for blogs and various social media platforms to engage specified target groups

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Working under direction of creative leads to build new and exciting identities, develop and strengthen existing brands, ensuring all creative solutions met the brief and objectives • Artworking a range of printed media such as stationary, flyers, brochures and billboards• Editing and retouching photographic imagery• Liaising with national clients and printers

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Welcoming and greeting customers whilst ascertaining their needs and wants• Recommending items that match customer needs whilst up selling complementary garments• Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service• Maintaining outstanding store condition and visual merchandising standards• Assisting with the sales process by maintaining a fully stocked store

Belfast, United Kingdom

• Responding to queries, complaints and returned goods from customers• Training other staff members on the customer service desk• Assisting customers with the in-store check-out process, taking money and giving appropriate change, issuing receipts and warranties

Bachelor'S Degree, Design And Visual Communications, General, 2:1

Diploma, Area Studies, Pass

Foundation Degree, Design And Applied Arts

Diploma, Spanish Language, Pass