Loyal employee. Dedicated team player, proactive and hands-on in task completion. Organised and dependable Graphic Designer with 20+ years of experience. Successful at managing multiple priorities with positive attitude. Willing to take on greater responsibilities to meet team goals.
Work History
Freelance Graphic Designer
Self employed
Remote
06/2023 – Current
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge in new tools, technologies and best practices to ensure work stayed current and innovative.
- Executed all aspects of design from concept to delivery while following branding and style guidelines.
- Created corporate branding, designing cohesive looks from logos to letterheads.
- Developed engaging marketing and promotional materials to generate revenue and grow client bases.
- Interfaced with clients to determine marketing and design vision, defining strategic scopes of work and delivery schedules.
- Launched new product packaging from concept development to manufacturing.
- Created quality, high-res digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
- Increased audience engagement with social media campaigns by developing impressive, engaging graphics.
- Updated company websites with strong HTML and CSS coding skills.
- Oversaw design development from concept to completion, including branding graphics, print design and marketing collateral.
Web Developer
Net Ventures
London
03/2009 – 07/2015
- Created custom websites by harnessing HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills.
- Improved website navigation with clear and intuitive UX mapping.
- Boosted website performance and stability through planned maintenance and targeted troubleshooting.
- Optimised HTML email templates to improve click-through and conversion rates.
- Harnessed emerging technologies to develop innovative and profitable products.
- Managed e-commerce platform with 1000’s of users.
- Designed web pages to enhance branding and navigation.
- Enhanced front-end performance through image optimisation and clean coding practices, accelerating load times.
- Delivered front- and back-end development across mobile and web applications.
- Used design expertise to create high-quality animations for diverse websites.
- Liaised with clients and designers to create robust, functional platforms.
- Flexed with changing specifications and technological developments to maintain literacy on projects and conformance with specifications and schedule targets.
- Translated project requirements into forward-thinking visual designs.
- Designed graphics with Adobe Creative Cloud to achieve brand goals.
- Utilised software libraries of reusable code to streamline design and reduce collaboration bottlenecks.
Junior Graphic Designer
Stansted News Ltd
Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
04/1999 – 03/2009
- Designed engaging brochures, banners and signs for printing.
- Created corporate branding, designing cohesive looks from logos to letterheads.
- Researched graphics trends and projected industry changes, capitalising on emerging opportunities.
- Developed engaging marketing and promotional materials to generate revenue and grow client bases.
- Delivered banners and signage for conferences and trade shows.
- Created quality, high-res digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
- Updated company websites with strong HTML and CSS coding skills.
- Launched new product packaging from concept development to manufacturing.
- Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, colour and layout.
- Sketched and diagrammed design concepts to share vision and collected feedback.
- Devised design solutions to meet client brief requests.
- Met client deadlines through excellent workload planning and prioritisation.
- Used skills in Illustrator, InDesign and GIMP to create unique images and layouts.
Education
NVQ Level 1 Art & Design
Hertford Regional College
Ware, Hertfordshire
09/1997 – 03/1999
Skills
- Adobe PhotoShop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Web Design
- Print Design
- App Design
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript