Printer friendly ]Freelance Graphic Designer London, Greater London, UK
8 years experiences in the creative industry, delivering storytelling graphic design solutions.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £25.56 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £191.67 per day |
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| Seller ID: | 253671 |
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CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
... Ltd was founded in January 2007 by ... who prior to this date
was working for 5 1/2 years as a graphic designer. She has worked for independent
graphic design agencies and for inhouse graphic design departments. She has had experiences
in the private and puplic sector. Her diverse experiences in the creative industry
have given her a sound understanding of creative briefs and meeting client's expectations.
... Design is an independent graphic design studio. It's credo is to tell your company's
story in a visual effective and communicative way. "We want to colour your company in an authentic colour"
and bring attractive attributes to the communication between you and your customers.
We want to create visuals which make you feel proud about your company and inspire you to
further your business idea.
We offer:
1. Brand Identity Design (Logo Design, Stationary Design, Website Design and Visual Brandguide Development)
2. Campaign Design (Exhibition Graphic Design, Poster Design, Brochure Design, Flyer Design, Bespoke Powerpoint Design and Advertising Design for any media (eg. Bus Ads, Web Banners, Magazine Ads etc.)
3. Retail Design (Catalogue Design, Point of Sale Graphic Design, Shop Front Design and Packaging Design)
4. Magazine Design
5. Bespoke Illustrations
SKILLS
•CS4 InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Powerpoint and Word
•Eye for grid, typography and colour contrast
•Eye for detail, passion for design and lots of understanding
•Traditional and digital drawing skills
•Print process knowledge, managing costs and dealing with suppliers
(printers/factories)
•Polite and friendly client facing skills
Experience in print design:
•Catalogue design
•Direct mail design
•Exhibition graphic design
•Leaflet, flyer, long document design, newsletter, sticker and poster design
•Logo design and complementing corporate identity material
•Magazine design and production
•POS material design
Experience in packaging design:
•Brand specific packaging design
•Dealing with Far East factories
•Marking packaging standards (CE, Barcode, etc.)
•Packaging cutter design with specifications
Experience in digital design:
•Website, newsletter and static web banner design and online PDF document design
Experience in art direction:
•Creating a design roadmap
•Creating research derived strategic design solutions
•Generating effective visual branding
Industry sectors:
•Public sector (mainly education sector)
•Retail sector (fashion, food, beverage, toy, gift)
•Publishing sector
•PR, marketing and advertising sector
•Direct mail sector
•Healthcare
Employment History
(Jan 2006 to Sep 2009)
Freelance Graphic Designer
E2Freelance (01/06 - present, Ltd since 01/07)
•London Metropolitan University - Provider of undergraduate, postgraduate,
professional and vocational education and training in Britain
(08/09, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Leaflet and online flyer design
•Dusted. - Multi-channel communication agency
(07/09, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Logo Design, visualisation of a direct mail campaign
•SVI Design - Independent graphic design studio (05/09 - 06/09, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Artworking and designing a creative trade magazine showcasing
direct mail campaigns from around the globe
•DNA Healthcare - Pharmaceutical advertising agency (04/08 - 07/08, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Designing brand specific advertising material and designing
new branding for medical products
•Beam Global Spirits and Wine - Leading spirits agency (part of Fortune Brands)
(01/08 - 03/08, Horsham/UK)
Responsibilities: Creating artwork for packaging and designing advertising concepts
•Gung Ho Design - Design agency
(12/07, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Exhibition graphic design and newsletter artwork/design
•Iris - Independent integrated marketing agency
(12/07, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Logo design
•Maher Bird Associates - Integrated communications agency (11/07, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Logo design and brochure design
•Solaris Health - Health care communications agency
(11/07, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Illustrations, visualizing/designing a health care product
campaign
•The Learning Trust - A governmental funded organisation which runs all
education services in Hackney
(11/06 – 09/07, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Designing campaign visuals (posters, flyers, brochures,
banners, exhibition graphics and marketing material), identity/ branding design
and logo design
•Dorothy Perkins - High street fashion retailer (04/06 – 11/06, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Creating shop window graphics, vouchers, shop signature
graphics, flyers, marketing material, press packs, POS materials and swing tickets
•Wardour Communications - Corporate publishing agency (03/06 – 04/06, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Producing an annual report
•Lumsden Design Partnership - Independent retail design agency
(02/06 – 03/06, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Conceptualizing food packaging and catalogue design for
kitchen ware
•Jelly Design - Independent graphic design studio (01/06 – 02/06, London/UK)
Responsibilities: Designing logos, brochures and websites
(May 2005 to Nov 2005)
Fulltime graphic / packaging designer
Rickmansworth/UKFulltime graphic / packaging designer at In The Bag - design agency focusing primarily on children
- and seasonal gifts (among licence gifts) for the high street retail industry.
Responsibilities: Designing gift orientated packaging. Applying different licensing style guides.
Dealing with Chinese factories.
(Apr 2004 to Apr 2005)
Fulltime graphic designer
JoJo Maman Bébé , London/UKResponsibilities: Designing catalogues, retail packaging, promotional material, shop signage including the shop front, posters, advertising copy for print and web. Managing and styling the family house product photography.
Looking after the design department`s hardware and software, negotiating with printers and sign makers.
(Jul 2003 to Apr 2004)
Freelance graphic designer
Tonic Life Communications , LondonResponsibilities: Designing press packs, creating artwork for pitches, designing powerpoint presentations, negotiating with printers.
(Feb 2003 to Apr 2004)
Freelance graphic designer
CPR Worldwide/Fleishman-Hillard , LondonFreelance graphic designer at CPR Worldwide/Fleishman-Hillard - leading global communications consultancy.
Responsibilities: Designing press packs, creating artwork for pitches, designing powerpoint presentations, negotiating with printers.
(Apr 2003 to Jul 2003)
Freelance artworker
JML, LondonResponsibilities: Designing brand specific packaging and POS material. Artdirecting packshot photography
(Mar 2003 to Apr 2003)
Freelance packaging designer
Design Bridge , LondonResponsibilities: Designing packaging for a beverage company with the aim
to rejuvenate their corporate identity.
(Oct 2001 to Jan 2003)
Fulltime junior designer
Bosch Siemens Household Appliances , Munich/GermanyResponsibilities: Creating 6 cooker hoods, concept development, final design realization, incorporating the design roadmap and market research issues, producing cad drawings, researching technical matters and metal manufacturing techniques and staying in close contact with engineers in the manufacturing factory.
(Oct 2001 to Apr 2002)
Fulltime junior designer
The Design Laboratory , Bremen/GermanyResponsibilities: Curating exhibitions, designing exhibition graphics and - furniture, liasoning with technicians, furniture makers and printers.
(Jul 2000 to Sep 2000)
Design trainee
CTM Merchandising , Munich/GermanyResponsibilities: Designing graphics for packaging which match the merchandising style guide, developing merchandising concepts
Professional Qualifications
BA (Hons) in Product Design (09/98 – 06/01) London/UK
Central St. Martins College of Art and Design; Grade: 2.1
(The course focused on concept development, visual communication and branding)
BTEC Foundation Diploma In Art & Design (09/97 – 06/98) London/UK
Chelsea College of Art and Design; Grade: Pass/Merit
(Chosen subjects: Graphic Design, 3D Design and Fashion Design)
German “Abitur” equivalent to A-levels (06/96) Munich/Germany
Award
Experience: Wearable Technology - Korea (07/01 – 10/01) Seoul/Korea
Designing a technology enhanced uniform for a future utility company. Apart from providing practical functions the friendly look of the “smart” uniform is also a marketing tool. The uniform was exhibited at
the 2001 LG Electronics Design Competition.
Education
(Sep 1998 to Jun 2001)
Central St. Martins College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) in Product Design
Grade: 2.1 (The course focused on concept development, visual communication and branding)
(Sep 1997 to Jun 2006)
Chelsea College of Art and Design
BTEC Foundation Diploma In Art & Design
Grade: Pass/Merit (Chosen subjects: Graphic Design, 3D Design and Fashion Design)
German “Abitur”, German A Levels
Assignment History
(This Seller has recently been shortlisted or contracted for the following people4 assignments)
- POS Designer: We are looking for an experienced POS designer to illustrate and design to a required specification
- Creative Retail Packaging Designer: Designer who has experience in retail packaging to design the artwork for a new range of contemporary home accessories to be launched into department stores such as House of Fraser etc. The carton design is complete and we have a basic idea of how the finished design should look (we have a detailed brief showing our ideas). We are looking for someone creative to bring our ideas to life. There is no set start or end date but we would like the project finished within a reasonable time frame.
- Graphic Designer: Graphic Designer/ 3D Modelling, based in Central London
- Urgent turnaround time! Need for tomorrow afternoon - (new venue so all is a little behind schedule) Double sided tent card for new, sophisticated bar in Chelsea, London. Would like A5 which will then fold in half to make A6.
- Freelance Art Director: We need to visualise 6/7 potential creative routes for a new client. This will take the form of an A4 press ad and a banner/MPU for each idea. At this stage they will be directional to allow us to arrive at a favourite to turn into a fuller campaign theme. Art direction is the real need but new ideas will not be frowned upon! I've already got a few firm ideas in my head that need to be turned into tangible routes.
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