I have worked in the creative field of Graphic Design for over 14 years, providing creative solutions for a range of brands and companies, and gaining experience in a number of key areas:

•   Branding and logo design
•   Art and photography direction
• Styling and set design
•   Print and pre-press
• Marketing and Communications
• Large format display graphics
•   Web design and graphics
•   Book and Magazine design
•   Mentoring and management of staff
•   Workflow and time management
•   Public facing sales and customer service

Whilst I am a creative to my core, I enjoy the aspects of organisation, responsibility and communication required in a managerial position and feel I have a lot to give in terms of my wealth of experience and enthusiasm for new ideas and developments. I consider myself a good juggler, thriving on maintaining the balance of a varied role.

I am a keen crafter, reader and writer. Maintaining a blog, crocheting and keeping up to date with my instagram account are my main creative outlets outside of work.

EDUCATION
HNC Graphic Design Plymouth College of Art and Design
GCSE grades A-B in nine subjects

SOFTWARE
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat Professional
Quark Xpress
Macromedia Freehand
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Publisher
Social media and blogs

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
14 years in Graphic Design
Print and pre-press
Book design / Magazine layout
Web graphic design
Marketing design
Art / Photography direction
Management, training and mentoring
Scheduling and Workflow
Sales and Customer service
Excellent attention to detail
Strong communication skills
High level English / Grammar / Spelling
Accurate typing 50 words per minute

About me