Hey, I'm Anna, a (Presentation) Graphic Designer currently working in Marketing & PR at Smarts. I work fully remote in Edinburgh, for Smarts main office in Belfast.
At Smarts I am responsible for creating client presentations, decks, single slides and other visual documents as well as some additional creative and digital design for FMCG brands amongst which are Zalando, Diageo (Johnnie Walker, Guinness and more), Openreach and Spark Networks.
Besides my creative job I am a detail-oriented and a highly creative individual with hands-on experience working on innovative design projects, graphic designing, multimedia, and photography.
I work with a variety of industry specific tools and programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, PowerPoint and Google Slides.
Next to my career as a designer I am skilled in creative storytelling and having worked in retail and hospitality for over ten years, I am very accustomed to performing across deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on delivering within clients’ budgets and timeframes. I am proficient in typography, printmaking, dry-point etching, screenprinting, letterpress, digital photography, painting, creative writing, digital-photo manipulations, & photo restorations. I have strong communication skills and excellent ability to collaborate with clients and colleagues to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet requirements.
In my free time you can find me exploring new parts of Edinburgh with my fiancé, or training in the gym with a PT, at home practicing yoga or making some embroidery art. I am a big movie & cinema fan, after working at a cinema for over two years I know exactly which seat to pick!
Work history
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Presentation Graphic DesignerSMARTS Agency
Belfast, United KingdomFull Time
As presentation designer I am responsible for presentations and decks of a variety of clients, ensuring the correct design & branding is applied, using the style and guidelines of each respective client. Amongst the clients I work with are Johnnie Walker, Zalando, Spark Networks and others. I create decks in a variety of presentation programs such as PowerPoint, Google Slides and Keynote, as well as convert these documents for use on different platforms. Additionally I perform other ad hoc creative and design tasks using Adobe Creative Suite within the studio team. I work 100% remote with occasional travel to Belfast for team meetings and events.As presentation designer I am responsible for presentations and decks of a variety of clients, ensuring the correct design & branding is applied, using the style and guidelines of each respective client. Amongst the clients I work with are Johnnie Walker, Zalando, Spark Networks and others. I create decks in a variety of presentation programs such as PowerPoint, Google Slides and Keynote, as well as convert these documents for use on different platforms. Additionally I perform other ad hoc creative and design tasks using Adobe Creative Suite within the studio team. I work 100% remote with occasional travel to Belfast for team meetings and events.
Skills: Project Management · Design · Presentation Design · Creativity · Layout Design · Branding & Identity · Graphic Design · Adobe Creative Suite
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RetoucherVaried Clients
Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
Perform high quality photograph retouching by utilising Adobe Photoshop in an efficient manner. Demonstrate excellent performance in removing dust and scratches from analogue photography. Maintain detailed records of time to ensure accuracy of the invoice and deliver the images within agreed timelines.
• Serve across varying timeframes and requirements to deliver the correct level of retouching, while adhering with the client’s budget.
• Colourise black and white images into realistic colour.
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Education
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2:1 (BA Hons) Graphic DesignThe University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Graphic Design BA degree is taught at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) where they encourage bold, lateral thinking and understanding of process, technique and business.
Through intense, sustained involvement with the design process we support you to produce design that is:
-innovative
-emotive
-enduring
-aesthetic
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HNC Contemporary Art PracticeWest Lothian College
- Livingston, United Kingdom
On the course you will develop an attractive and diverse portfolio to support an application to art school. The course is for anyone wishing to build a bespoke portfolio for application to advanced studies in any art or design discipline within the creative industries. It is an excellent opportunity for school leavers who have achieved Higher or Advanced Higher Art and Design who want to study art at degree-level. Mature students with skills, experience and commitment will also benefit from this course.
Awards
Iris Fairgrieve ScholarshipEdinburgh College of Art
Awarded to most deserving well performing student going through significant hardship while studying.