About me

...I am a graphic designer / creative artworker with 8 years experience and I am based in East London. I have worked both in-house and agency side on a wide range projects. I have a great skill set, I have excellent layout, typography and DTP skills and a good eye for detail. I have advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Wordpress and Powerpoint / Keynote. People I have worked with: Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, JD Williams, New Look, Festival Republic, Picturehouse, The BB Music Fest, Fifty Plus Media, The Kenton Pub, Rebecca Gladstone Jewellery, Broadway Beauty Boutique, Sell My Timeshare. I have a passion for print, photography and music. I also love to screen print.

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Projects

• BRITISH COUNCIL TWITTER TILESTwitter tiles designed for the British Council's Twitter feed to be used during #shakespearelives campaign. Designed using Indesign
• PRESENTATION DESIGNPowerpoint presentations designed for various clients. Designer using Powerpoint and Illustrator
• EM EVENT MANAGEMENTBranding, logo and web design for live music event management company. Brief was to create a logo and branding that was vibrant and energetic to reflect the nature of the events managed by the company.
• REBECCA GLADSTONE JEWELLERYBranding, logo, web design, printed materials and vinyl signage for contemporary British jewellery designer / maker. This brief was to design new branding to fit well with the minimal aesthetics of the contemporary jewellery. Logo and branding to be applied to a new website and promotional materials. Feedback: "It was a pleasure to work with Amie. I felt able to articulate my needs with Amie understanding exactly what I wanted. Really very happy with the outcome, fits the brand perfectly. I will definitely work with her again." – Rebecca Gladstone
• EMAIL DESIGNEmail design for RMS - to promote a game they have devised for use by employees and the wider public. Also follow up email to encourage users to resume the game. Designed in Indesign
• DIRECT ADVERTISINGArtworking and print production for direct response marketing campaigns for insertion into national newspapers and magazines. All ads designed using InDesign / Illustrator

Work history

Freelance Designer
Mar 2016
Freelance designer working both on site and remotely for a range of clients including Saatchi and Saatchi, Dennis Publishing and Ogilvy PR. Working on branding, web design, packaging artwork, POS, presentation design, design for social media, print production, logo design, printed materials like business cards, flyers posters or any other design or artwork required.
Creative Artworker
Jan 2012 - Mar 2016
Working for a full service advertising agency on national press campaigns for high profile brands. Mainly responsible for taking the brief from the initial stages right through to print. Also co-ordinating the daily production of ads to the publications for print. Artworking print adverts for national newspapers & magazines Creating brochures, leaflets, logo’s & ad hoc projects Working with & managing campaigns for major clothing, health & travel brands Creating layouts & producing adapts of existing adverts to tight deadlines Extensive layout, photo retouching, colour correction & image manipulation Liaison with clients & production departments of national newspapers, magazines & fashion labels Co-ordinating production & schedules of ads & uploading to publications using TAG & Adfast (Qmuli) Digital Delivery Systems.

Skills

• Advertising
• Print Design
• Design
• Production
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Layout
• Print Production
• Layout Artworking
• Presentation PPT Keynote Powerpoint

Education

Multi Disciplinary Design
Aug 2004 - Jun 2007
Multi Disciplinary Design