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ABOUT ME

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Graphic designer/production designer with over 15 years experience in retail advertising, design/advertising studios and publishing. 

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My strength is layout/design using InDesign, with proficient PhotoShop, Illustrator and After Effects skills. Figma for digital online assets and animation.

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What I find exciting is the opportunity to unlock my creativity and be given chances to create an impact and conceptualise and provide winning design. I love coming up with fresh and interesting ideas, the process of looking for inspiration and putting the customer first...

1. Creative for Vodafone and Noel Leeming collaboration TVC and all marketing collateral.

2. Designing the POS/print collateral and digital assets for Noel Leeming and The Block NZ collaboration.

3. Design the look for The Warehouse Takanini in-store Cafe. 

 

I am an open, flexible, optimistic person, willing to work with others and take

onboard their feedback, in order to

achieve a high-quality result.

 

Currently:

Freelance graphic designer/production designer.

Clients: Special Group, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, The Warehouse Group (Art Director for the Annual Report as well as digital asset design), Civil Contractors New Zealand, NZ Health Group, Contrafed Publishing.

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Contrafed Publishing: 

Contracting design/layout of

bi-monthly Water New Zealand magazine.

 

Previously:

2021 – 2023: The Warehouse Group: 

Creative Chapter member as graphic designer/production designer for Major Trading Events.

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2020 – 2021: The Warehouse Group: 

Graphic Designer for Corporate Affairs(Comms) squad.

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2019 – 2020: The Warehouse Group: 

Production designer for Noel Leeming creating eDMs (using Salesforce), digital advertising, POS and social videos.

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2014 – 2019: 5 years contracting as a mac designer to The Warehouse Ltd and

The Warehouse Stationery, mailer layout,

press ads and POS. 

 

2014: Demand Generator Group 

Designing eDMs and icon development.

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2014 - 2019: Freelance mac operator/designer. Magazine designer for Contrafed Publishing design/layout of Local Government and

Water titles.

 

2013 - 2014: Senior Mac Operator with .99 Enterprises. This involved the layout of artwork/concepts/designs/storyboards in association with Art Director and or designer. Producing alterations, variations, client edits and final artwork working with the Art Director/Designer and or Account manager. Along with use of Quick Print to set up and dispatch files. 

 

2009 - 2019: Freelancing as a mac designer for a variety of advertising/design agencies.

 

Please check out my resume below.

 

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