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Sunshine Coast, Qld, Au

Sunshine Coast, Qld, Au

I have been working on the road remotely, travelling Australia in my converted camper van. I have been producing unique ‘Australian made’ content to promote businesses utilising my Photography, Videography and Graphic Design skills. I was contracted for project work producing videos for various brands. I did all scripting, filming, editing, producing as well as create promotional assets, including designed thumbnails for videos.To see my portfolio of work, please visit www.vanlifeshots.com/work-with-mewww.vanlifeshots.com

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sole Graphic Designer for Camera House. Monthly catalogue design. Digital assets for website and store support. Magazine Print design (Australian Photography, Photo Review, Camera Magazine, Capture, Luxury Escape, Qantas In-Flight Magazine). Retail store signage and window display designs.

Sydney

In-house Graphic Designer for an advisory and investment firm. Working with internal and external clients to design pitch documents, presentations and data to company brand and style guidelines (designing for multiple brands and styles). Designing company publication layouts, Information Memorandums, external and internal invitations, advertising flyers, brochures and mandarin translated pitch documents. Real Estate brochures, flyers, eDMs, banners, signage and map designs and interactive mail campaign designs. Designing for print and digital media. Working with HTML code for CRM invitations and email releases. Managing staff photography as well as editing photos and high end professional shoots.

Neutral Bay, Nsw

Sole management for offices in Australia, New Zealand and Asia for the company’s project, opportunity and CV databases. Working with developers located in South Africa to collate information with the 3000+ staff who use it. Duties include; maintaining data, collating information, managing and formatting pitch work, designing branded templates, editing project photos, staff training and proposal support to all staff.

Adelaide, Australia

Executive assisting six senior engineers, administration support for 20 other staff, unit management support, advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills and key office programs, document control, project coordination, proposal support, key stakeholder relationships, admin staff training & management, team environment skills. Company photography (staff IDs and project photographs), working with the marketing team to offer any support with photographs, design and marketing ideas.

Adelaide, Australia

Sole business owner. Manage and run every aspect of my own business. Main focus on Studio Portraits and Wedding Makeup. Learning new areas in landscape photography, Fashion & beauty and still life. Created and designed business website. Skills: Technical Camera Skills, Studio lighting. Advanced Skills in Photoshop CS5.1, Mac platform.

Usa/Canada

Worked on the Diamond Princess photographing passengers on holiday. Ships capacity was 2600. Shot high volumes of portraits daily with strict time deadlines. Studio shoots including kit set up and shooting in various themed scenes. Worked in the photo gallery selling photos, cameras and accessories. 7 day working roster including split shifts.

Marion, Sa

• Managed A grade retail photographic laboratory• Team management skills• High volume photographic processingManaged all areas in a retail business. Responsibilities included: Staff hiring, staff training, customer service, delegating tasks, rosters, banking, achieving sales targets, stock ordering, stock merchandising, photo processing working to strict time limits, machine handling and maintenance, general cleaning, following Rabbit Photo procedure.

Certificate Iv In Design, Graphic Design

Diploma, Graphic Design, Part Undertaking

Visual Arts, Photography, Honors Degree