EMPLOYMENT
Current
Self Employed/Freelance
2020 - 2021
Contracting
Senior Evidence Translation Officer: PED | Department of Education & Training Victoria
Working within the Evidence Translation Team and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver communications across the Division and the Department. Projects include design collateral - brochures, flyers, info-graphics and large-scale reports, to Digital Newsletters, Dashboards, Powerpoint Presentations, SharePoint updates, promotions and events.
2019 - 2020
Freelance from 2016
Art Director: The Retail Agency
Working on a global auction company developing print collateral through to digital assets. As well as clients in Health, Homewares and Architecture.
2018 - 2019
Fixed-term Contract
Communication Officer: Department of Education & Training Victoria
Developing internal products, promotions and campaigns for specific teams within the Performance & Evaluation Division. Visualising data and showcasing the great assets of PED - helping the Department embrace the value of evidence based information.
2012 - 2018
Self Employed/Freelance
Clients include: Allegro Education Supplies, Preston High School, Noah’s Ark, Bulleen Art & Garden, Harrington Earl Estate Agents, Amy Renshaw Jewellery, The Sign Supermarket, Aspire Consulting.
Freelance work: Bruni Dunn Advertising, Studio Moso, Radius Media, Frank Moore Advertising, Easy Yoke Advertising.
2011 - 2012
LM Advertising – Designer/Art Director (Freelance)
Working on a range of brochures and ads for commercial real estate clients such as Colliers, Lemon Baxter, and new property developments.
2011 - 2012
Leap Agency – Designer (Part-time)
Predominately working on Subaru. Other clients include VicUrban, Lend Lease, Dandenong Market, Pask and Sovereign Hill.
2008 - 2011
Self Employed
My clients included La Petterie Dog Grooming and Malibu Decor. Contract work for Cognito Marketing, Studio Moso and various small design studios.
2005 - 2008
CAW Marketing – Creative Director
(Brand Partner of George Patterson Y&R)
Working across all agency accounts on a mixture of projects from TV and press for Simonds Homes and various CAW clients to developing sales promotions for Fosters Group, either from scratch or to work in conjunction with above the line advertising. Other clients include Simplot, Australian National Credit Union, CUA, Oriental Merchant, CGU Insurance plus a wide range of smaller clients.
1998 - 2005
Leap Agency - Art Director
Working across all agency accounts including: Gandel Shopping Centres, VicUrban, Chocolatier, Lawrence & Hanson, Hagemeyer, Holden and Canberra Tourism. Work varied from direct marketing to catalogues, press, outdoor, web and TV.
1997 - 1998
Simon Richards Group – Designer
Accounts included Yellow Pages, Faulding Pharmaceuticals, RACV, Nissan,
GE and Art Director on Willbro Fabrics.
1996 - 1997
Brian Pearce & Partners – Designer
Responsibilities included art direction, design and finished art for all clients.
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EDUCATION
2002 AWARD School
1996 Associate Diploma in Graphic Art - NMIT
Gold Folio Award, competing against Victorian TAFE institutes
1993 VCE
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SKILLS
Thorough knowledge of Adobe InDesign CC, Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC. Experience in designing for web (sans coding).
Conceptual thinker, keen eye with attention to detail, confident presenter,
friendly and approachable.
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