Managing a heavy workload in a high paced company.
Liaising with printers, screen printers and specialist sign manufactures.
Installing software and hardware.
Ensuring back ups are made regularly and archived.
2003 - Present
Graphic Designer: Zero Signs & Digital
Graphic Designer: Zero Signs & Digital
1997 - 2002
Graphic Designer: McNeill Associates
Graphic Designer: McNeill Associates
1993-1995
Graphic Designer: Inprint Printers
Graphic Designer: Inprint Printers
Responsibilities:
Using Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark Xpress to create a range of items such as signs, vehicle liveries, logos, promotional material and stationery.
Meeting clients and discussing their requirements to create the best design to suit their needs and exceed their expectations.
Working with the sign production team to ensure designs are feasible and will fit within budgetary restrictions.
Responsibilities:
Creating logos, stationery, brochures, magazine and newspaper ads, promotional material and exhibition graphics using Freehand, Photoshop and Quark Xpress.
Collaborating with the in-house printer to make sure all jobs were printed to the high standards demanded by the client.
Working with clients towards producing a design that matched or improved upon their vision.
Preparing artwork for repro.
Copy-writing.
Teaching work experience students to use Freehand and Photoshop, giving them briefs and helping them with their work.
Responsibilities:
Designing a broad range of printed material such as stationery, flyers, small point-of-sale, brochures and catalogues.
Illustration.
Maintaining up to date backups of artwork.
Making sure job bags were kept up to date and correctly filed.
Working to tight deadlines with speed and accuracy.
