About me

Hello, I’m Amy — an experienced and established Graphic Designer, having worked in the creative industry for over 6 years. Since graduating with a degree in Graphic Design & Communication, I have gained confidence working across countless print and digital projects, from logo and brand development to motion graphics, editorial, social media, events, and client pitch work.

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• Looking for tips on starting out as a Freelance Graphic Designer - how do you get your jobs, & how to set up invoices/ get paid? Thank you!

Work history

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Senior Graphic DesignerMindshare UK
May 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Working across Marketing, New Business, NEO, & supporting the wider company. New Business responsibilities involved designing pitch collateral, pitch theatre, and presentation design, which directly contributed to Mindshare winning new clients such as Red Bull and KFC. Working with the New Business Director, I re-defined how the creative team are utilised by creating a briefing process, timeline, & establishing ongoing expectations. I continued to project manage this as well as all incoming tasks and team workload. Marketing responsibilities included designing all internal & external communications, social media, and all events including the large-scale annual Mindshare Huddle event (which included invites, emails, lanyards, social media, marketing, video, and vinyl/ signage). I was also the lead designer for Human Resources and Culture, including adhoc projects around mental health, diversity, social events, and employee wellbeing, which I really enjoyed. Lastly, I managed all relationships with external printing companies, and mentored the Junior Designer.
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Mid-weight Graphic DesignerMailOnline
Feb 2017 - May 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Promoted from Junior Designer, I reported directly into the Head of Design and worked closely with key stakeholders and senior leadership to help drive higher quality design output, to further increase revenue. This included New Business pitches, events, marketing collateral, insights research reports, digital and print design. I also managed two Junior Designers whilst in this role.

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Skills

• Design
• Print Design
• Digital Design
• Branding
• Logo Design
• Adobe Create Suite
• Adobe Indesign
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Creative
• Adobe Photoshop

Education

(BA hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of Portsmouth
Sep 2011 - Aug 2014Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Awards

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iSTDInternational Society of Typographic Designers