A really fun role working with some very clever postgraduate students lecturing Publication Design at Sydney University's School of Art, Communication and English.I'm lucky enough to be able to share my extensive experience in magazine publishing and at the same time reconnect with my lifelong love of design, typography, photography and colour.

Website design, social media management, targeted advertising creative director.In 2017 I started Austin Media to take my corporate knowledge base and help smaller businesses be found, seen and become more successful.These businesses access my broad experience in most facets of design: visual, product, marketing, animation, video, content creation and prototyping.

Key responsibilities:* The Creation of all brand styles, logos, graphics, marketing materials and business presentations.* Product design, creative direction and UI for the responsive web application. * Creation of Dual language UI - Chinese and English.* Collaborated with students, parents and teachers to understand real user experience* Regularly monitored analytics and user behaviour.* Created working mock-ups and prototypes for new features across web and… Show more Key responsibilities:* The Creation of all brand styles, logos, graphics, marketing materials and business presentations.* Product design, creative direction and UI for the responsive web application. * Creation of Dual language UI - Chinese and English.* Collaborated with students, parents and teachers to understand real user experience* Regularly monitored analytics and user behaviour.* Created working mock-ups and prototypes for new features across web and mobile.* Worked closely with the development team to realise designs and functionality.* Built bootstrap web pages to support the web platform.* Created end to end WeChat advertising campaigns run in China.* Ran WeChat groups to service users.* Designed multiple children’s books and worksheets.* Designed and built word games and puzzles.* Created videos and motion graphics to promote the brand.About Chatty KidsA diverse, dual language educational web application built in Node JS with a variety of complex features.Built around a library of digital books and read-along video books, Chatty Kids teaches children worldwide to read and speak English. Functionality includes allowing children to record themselves reading and play back.  Educational tasks are delivered through the chat interface which also supports one to one video calls.The platform is tied to an administration system to manage schools, classes, students, homework and progress. Included in the administration system is a course creation dashboard for teachers where they can upload books and create bespoke word games and puzzles. There are also assessment functions, including voice recognition. Results are fed to a progress dashboard for parents. Show less

Key achievements:* Designed and built the templates for Bauer Media’s offering on the Apple News App.* Integrated Apple iAds across the full range of Apple Native products in News. * Developed cross-channel workflows for delivering advertising across Apple iAd, Sizmek, HTML.* Transitioned 33 replica titles from internal platform to Bauer managed international solution. Managed workflow and infrastructure.* Full UX, UI and design for the Re-launched the Gourmet Traveller… Show more Key achievements:* Designed and built the templates for Bauer Media’s offering on the Apple News App.* Integrated Apple iAds across the full range of Apple Native products in News. * Developed cross-channel workflows for delivering advertising across Apple iAd, Sizmek, HTML.* Transitioned 33 replica titles from internal platform to Bauer managed international solution. Managed workflow and infrastructure.* Full UX, UI and design for the Re-launched the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide app. * Created all visual elements for Harper’s BAZAAR TV app which was based an app platform created internally.* Successfully transitioned the digital magazine department back into the editorial teams.* Rebuilt the live storefront for all of the Oomph apps.* Worked on the Adobe Jupiter Beta Program* Built live video pages for the digital magazines as a platform to deliver rich media and premium advertising.The products I worked on were recognised locally and internationally:COLES MAGAZINE2013 PUBLISHERS AUSTRALIA EXCELLENCE AWARDSBest App on Mobile or Tablet Device2013 DIGITAL PEARL AWARDSGold Award Best Tablet Content 2013 AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE AWARDSMagazine app of the year2014 AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE AWARDSBest app of the yearQANTAS MAGAZINE 2012 AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE AWARDSMagazine App of the Year2013 PUBLISHERS AUSTRALIA EXCELLENCE AWARDSBest app on a tablet or mobile deviceFinalist2013 DIGITAL PEARL AWARDSSilver Award Best Tablet Content 2013 AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE AWARDSMagazine app of the yearFinalistMYER EMPORIUM2013 AUSTRALIAN MOBILE AWARDSWinner – Fashion CategoryCATHAY PACIFIC DISCOVERY MAGAZINE 2013 ASIAN PUBLISHING AWARDSWinner – Gold Award Show less

* Full UX, UI and design for the platform and content delivered into Dolly Doctor and Cosmo TV apps. * Full UX, UI and design for the Gourmet Fast iPhone app.* Designed and built the first internal iPhone Magazine for Cosmopolitan. * Developed the workflow and templates.* Key digital contact for the integration of Woodwing across the business.* Full icons set and screens for TV week and RLW apps.* Building & launching the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide 2012 app

* Responsible for final quality across all digital magazines for the business.* Key point of contact for Oomph, Adobe and other external vendors.* Launching and building key custom publishing titles on iPad such as QANTAS Magazine, Myer Emporium & COLES Magazine* Building successful commercial products in both the fashion & automotive industry with Harper’s BAZAAR Runway Report and Wheels Showroom* Designed and launched Australia’s biggest magazine on iPad, Australian Women’s… Show more * Responsible for final quality across all digital magazines for the business.* Key point of contact for Oomph, Adobe and other external vendors.* Launching and building key custom publishing titles on iPad such as QANTAS Magazine, Myer Emporium & COLES Magazine* Building successful commercial products in both the fashion & automotive industry with Harper’s BAZAAR Runway Report and Wheels Showroom* Designed and launched Australia’s biggest magazine on iPad, Australian Women’s Weekly* Established both animation and video knowledge bases within my team.* Managed multiple titles and teams of both designers and sub-editors across simultaneous deadlines.* Recruited for and established a design department for digital magazines.* Designed and launched our first digital magazine, Gourmet Traveller before the iPad was released.* Defined for the business how digital magazines would be created and read.* Working alongside our external development partners to build their interactive digital magazine platform (Oomph). Show less

I worked on a range of magazines that developed my craft and taught me about deadlines and content creation.Wheels, Speed and Waves magazines allowed me to be creative with my design and typography.I've uploaded my old portfolio, it's worth a look.