Troy Matheson Email & Phone Number

Australia

• Head of Graphic Design unit nationally within a multidisciplinary design firm.Hands on design practitioner, consultant and project manager.Specialist in placemaking and wayfinding for the built environment.Brand.
• AGDA Mentor program 2021
• Guest speaker, PLA Queensland Conference 2019 "Branding Places"
• Judge — DIA Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA) 2019 for Visual Communication
• Internal ‘Modies’ award for innovation 2020
• RAP committee member 2021-2023

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Consulting and design work for a variety of clients in the field of visual communication and marketing with a focus on brand identity and visual strategy.SKILLS
• Client liaison and account management
• Consulting and strategy development
• Concept design and idea generation
• Design development and artwork production
• Project, budget and production managementMAJOR PROJECTS

• Development and delivery of an industry-led and award-winning design curriculum. Leading a multi-disciplinary team of designers, photographers, developers and support staff as well as student cohort. Specialist in.
• Time, resource and curriculum planning for each semester to accredited standards.
• Management, motivation and direction of creative staff.
• Development and continual improvement of all content (projects/lectures/workshops).
• Writing of all creative briefs and mapping to national criteria.
• Lecture and workshop delivery.

• Design direction and lead designer on major projects. Role included providing leadership and mentoring to the design team.SKILLS
• Client liaison and correspondence
• Project briefs and fee estimation
• Concept design and pitch presentations
• Design development and implementation
• Project management to meet budgets and deadlines

Regular guest lecturing and class tutoring concurrent to professional practice.

• Lead designer in brand identity and signage design projects. Work included high-level consulting work as well as documentation and hands-on design implementation of the approved strategies.SKILLS
• Client liaison
• Concept design
• Concept presentations
• Design development and implementation
• Delegation and management of tasks with design team

• Part of the graphic design studio based within this PR and communications agency.SKILLS
• Client liaison
• Consultation with integrated PR agency staff
• Concept design
• Concept presentations
• Design development and implementation

• Design and management of major graphic design projects. During this time I diversified my skills in the principles and practice of wayfinding strategy and signage design.MAJOR PROJECTS
• Griffith University — Brand identity strategy, identity standards manual and rollout
• Rocks Riverside Park — Identity and wayfinding signage
• ConradGargett Architecture — Brand identity
• Sydney Olympic Park - Orientation map designRECOGNITION
• DIA Queensland Three Awards (Finalist) — Rocks Riverside Park Signage

• Management role to lead and represent the Goprint Creative team in the larger organisation.SKILLS
• Time and budget monitoring on projects
• Run weekly staff meeting
• Contribution to daily production management meeting
• Staffing and liaison with Human Resources
• Client liaison and Graphic Design work when required

• Providing graphic design services to a wide variety of public service clients. Turning projects that some saw as an obligation and into an opportunity.A highlight was developing logo-less sub-identity strategies under.
• Client liaison
• Consultation with sales and production team
• Concept design
• Concept presentations
• Design development and implementation

• Working for a large print house allowed direct exposure to print production techniques and a diversity of projects.TASKS
• Client liaison
• Design development and implementation
• Consultation with sales and production teams
• Project management to meet budgets and deadlines
• Press checks

• To provide leadership to the studio team of 7-9 people to maintain visual standards and meet speed and accuracy goals.The role also involved being the in-house corporate designer for the company as well as introducing.
• Liaison with Production Coordinator team
• Report to the Production Manager
• Staff recruitment and training
• Monitor staff performance
• Producing Shop-A-Docket artwork when required

• The central business of McCord Advertising was the 'Shop-A-Docket' product. After graduating college, this role was a solid introduction to producing multiple artwork files per day for a diverse variety of clients..
• Layout and proofreading of advertising artwork
• Scanning and retouching supplied logos and graphics
• Bromide artwork output
• Final artwork mechanical pasteups of docket strips
• Liaison with Production Coordinator team

Pitched cartoon strip at age 15 to local regional newspaper and published weekly for 2 years (85-87)Extended skills into producing illustrations for advertising, promotions and publications.Trained in photographic darkroom techniques and produced prints for editorial department and on order for public sale during school holidays.

Bachelor Of Visual Arts, Graphic Design

Queensland College of Art Design School

Effective People Skills

Tae40110 Certificate Iv In Training And Assessment

Senior Certificate

Activities and Societies: School Magazine Art Director — 1988 School Magazine Committee Member — 1987-1988