Responsible for all internal and external visual communication and digital marketing.

Logo and branding design. Responsible for all online/offline graphic work for the launch and ongoing promotion of a prominent city centre bar and live music venue.

Responsible for the overall look and design of the Kilkenny newspaper each week. (Also Galway First newspaper for a period of 2 years)Defined the format styles and colour schemes of features for the paper.Liaise with the editors, proofreaders and sales team.FTP the PDF-ready pages to the printers secure site.Uploading of all the pages to the web, and also to the PageSuite PDF site.Liaise with the sales/marketing department on all aspects of advertising, from concept through to final proofing for clients.Preparation of all digital imagery for inclusion in the publications.Liaise with the journalists and editor to lay out and define the overall look of the paper for each edition.

Desktop Publishing• Day-to-day editing and formatting of a large variety of documents for legal, medical and corporate clients• Preparation of files for translation with Trados• Liaise with all departments (Project Managers, Localisation, Language Specialists) to prepare, edit and deliver files in a efficient and timely manner• Carry out Quality Control/Analysis (QC/QA) analysis on documents when required• Output QC final documents for delivery meeting strict and precise deadlines, following specific settings and guidelines outlined by the client• Setting of a variety of documents for international financiers, Schroder, based on extensive work carried out in the past for this clientScheduling, Co-Ordination & Training• Solely responsible for the scheduling and delivery of financial and legal documents for international financiers, Schroder• Member of the DTP co-ordination team for scheduling and assigning work for the DTP department• Liaise with PMs and Language Depts on all aspects of the jobs in progress within the company and ensure functions are carried out and delivery times are met• Training of PMs to develop their understanding of fonts, graphics and general DTP issues

Design• Sole responsibility for all design work carried out at the Newcastle branch• Output print-ready design orders from clients• Liaise with new clients to develop various aspects of their design needs• Setting of full business stationery for new clients• Prepare design jobs for offset printingManaging• Day-to-day running of a prominent copy store• Print, design and copy jobs processed from order through to delivery• Responsible for cash, management of staff and key holder