I am an experienced creative designer and manager with over fifteen years experience in Advertising, Design, Marketing and Corporate organisations.
I am a versatile hands-on-tools designer who enjoys all aspects of the job from creative brief through to print production and digital delivery, and have proven success in developing innovative campaigns that enhance the brand and grow audiences. An early adopter, I love exploring new technologies and pushing their boundaries. Passionate about good design and people focused, my primary objective is to achieve the best outcome as simply as possible. I have a thirst for knowledge and devour information across all media platforms and am creative, versatile, energetic and a natural problem solver, always operating with integrity.
I am a versatile hands-on-tools designer who enjoys all aspects of the job from creative brief through to print production and digital delivery, and have proven success in developing innovative campaigns that enhance the brand and grow audiences. An early adopter, I love exploring new technologies and pushing their boundaries. Passionate about good design and people focused, my primary objective is to achieve the best outcome as simply as possible. I have a thirst for knowledge and devour information across all media platforms and am creative, versatile, energetic and a natural problem solver, always operating with integrity.
SKILLS
• Ability to manage and mentor a team of designers.
• Operations and Project management experience.
• Creative Direction/Art Direction/Design/Typography for end to end marketing,
advertising and promotional materials across all platforms.
advertising and promotional materials across all platforms.
• Expert level Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Ambassador) in Mac environment including:
Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator / Acrobat / Lightroom / Keynote
Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator / Acrobat / Lightroom / Keynote
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive Print Production knowledge including outdoor, packaging and POS.
• Attention to detail and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Experienced in developing the brand voice for multi-channel campaigns
that touch all areas of the customer experience.
that touch all areas of the customer experience.
CORE ATTRIBUTES
• Contributing to and leading a team
- Actively participating as a member of a team to move toward the completion of collective goals.
- Actively participating as a member of a team to move toward the completion of collective goals.
• Communication
- Clearly conveying information and ideas in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
- Clearly conveying information and ideas in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Customer Focus
- Key stakeholder management. Making internal and external customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
- Key stakeholder management. Making internal and external customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships.
• Decision Making
- Committing to an action after analysing financial, people and organisational information and developing alternative courses of action based on logical assumptions, facts, and available resources.
- Committing to an action after analysing financial, people and organisational information and developing alternative courses of action based on logical assumptions, facts, and available resources.
• Work Standards
- Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
- Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Continuous Improvement, Innovation & Sustainability
- Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; using appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and measure impact, including where appropriate the generation of innovative solutions and new technologies.
- Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; using appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and measure impact, including where appropriate the generation of innovative solutions and new technologies.
• Managing People
- Using interpersonal styles and methods to help build a cohesive team; inspire and guide individuals towards higher level of performance; modifying behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.
- Using interpersonal styles and methods to help build a cohesive team; inspire and guide individuals towards higher level of performance; modifying behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.
