Graphic Designer

Joanna Brownless

Graphic Designer

Address *f Oxgangs Green, Edinburgh, EH13 9JE

Email ******.*********@*****.***

Tel 013*-***-****

Mob 077*-***-****

Highly professional and experienced Graphic Designer with relevant qualifications. Effectively handled all aspects of design for print and online projects. With a proven track record of designing on brand solutions and preparing faultless, print-ready artwork, as well as managing client expectations and ensuring projects are delivered to a high standard on time and on budget.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Design and Production

Have a naturally creative flair and the ability to conceptualize and generate innovative ideas. Producing consistent, high standard on brand design solutions for general marketing literature, annual reports, newsletters, press advertising, direct mail, point of sale interactive presentations and web graphics, with a strong focus on quality control and detail.

Project Management

Meticulously worked across a wide variety of projects both in print and online, ensuring concepts and ideas were tailored to successfully fulfill client briefs and following them all the way through the finished process. Effectively managed a range of projects and budgets. Co-ordinate media planning and buying, as well as art directing photography.

Information Technology

In depth understanding of all Mac applications such as QuarkXpress, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel.

Communication Skills

An effective oral communicator has experience in liaising with account managers and internal clients, pitching on design presentation, negotiating costs and terms of license.

Interpersonal Skills

Comfortable working within a challenging, high-pressured environment as part of a committed team or as an individual (freelance).

CAREER HISTORY

2010-2013 (Self employed freelancer)

Lily Graphics

Freelance Graphic Designer, set up own business, working with a variety of businesses, helping develop their brand and marketing materials for print and websites.

The Graphics Company

Graphic Designer, freelance work. Using creative skills effectively to create a series of design solutions for print: annual reports, leaflets, banners and brand identity logos. The work gave me an insight in to the use of strong environmental and ethical policies within design.

Xerox

Account Co-coordinator. Responsible for the office’s job f low management by ensuring all electronic communication details were logged onto the system. Helping with the day-to-day management of the department and assisting with fundraising for The National Autistic Society.

1999 – 2009

Standard Life Assurance

Senior Graphic Design Consultant.

Working within a busy marketing team, was responsible for producing creative solutions, ensuring all aspects of li terature on and offline were consistent with the brand guidelines for marketing and corporate communication strategies. This covered a range of products, including information packs, annual reports, direct mail, and point of sale, interactive presentations and web graphics.

Achievements and successes

Designed and produced presentation packs for the tender of N HS and Civil Service pension schemes, which contributed to winning the two largest accounts in the company’s history. Produced a retirement guide for customers, which was credited by M intel (the industry’s leading consumer media and market research company).

Part of a team, which produced 3 workbooks for a program that recently won ‘The Special Innovators Award for Investment in the Future’ created by the Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE).

Designed and produced financial planning booklets and reduced the costs of producing folders by 70%.

1998 – 1999

The Graphics Company

Graphic Designer. Working on a variety of print projects for Chari ties and Voluntary organisations, producing both design concepts and print ready artwork.

1991 – 1998

Freelance

During this period ran my own part-time business, as a freelance Finishing Artist, after having a baby. Taking the time out to upgrade my design skills and computer knowledge, before working part-time for The City of Edinburgh District Council, on a range of community-led projects and newsletters.

1989 – 1991

Clark Hooper Scotland (CHS)

Senior Finished Artist, working across a range of print projects and playing a vital role within the design team, producing consistent, high standard artwork, across a range of products, including brochures, posters, leaflets and point of sale for clients such as Scottish & Newcastle Brewery and William Younger & Co. L td.

1983 – 1988

Studio Services

Finishing Artwork. Working in a studio team environment, gaining vital print production and reprographics knowledge to ensure a detailed, accurate service was offered as standard. Producing error free print-ready artwork for literature, magazine layout, promotional material and retail graphics.

EDUCATION

2009 – 2010

it-tu tor & Stevenson College, Training courses focused on delivery

of Web Design projects, creating and executing Dreamweaver and CSS projects.

1998 – 1998

NetCon-x L imi ted

Learned the fundamentals of designing, building and publishing websites, using HTML ( Hyper Text Markup Language)

1994 – 1996

Telford College

H ND/Design and Typography for Print, topics studied include:

Design for print Photography

Professional Studies Computer graphics

Print Technology Communication

Typography Publishing

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Tidalfire (Adobe Authorised Training Centre)

Obtained certificates in:

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Dreamweaver

Flash

Freehand

Acrobat

QuarkXpress

Word

PowerPoint

Career development training

Brand development, Negotiating Skills, Presentation Skills, Study Skills, Facilitation, Plain English, Ringmaster N VC

References available on request

Hobbies & Interests: Mentoring, photography, art, interior design, travel, walking, gardening.

License: Full UK clean driving license

Portfolio link to online portfolio

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