About me.
Having been in the design industry for over 15 years I’ve picked up a thing or two about visual communication in print and digital. My career has taken me across a range of organisations in Australia and the UK including government, creative agencies, and large organisations.
This has given me opportunities to work closely with specialised teams such as:
Agile squads
Delivering highly-complex creative projects as part of squads as well as leading agile squads as a scrum master.
Marketing teams
Designing targeted BTL creative campaigns for print and digital mediums.
Brand teams
Evolving brand identities, developing design systems, and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns.
Digital teams
Developing web pages and publishing content using CMSs.
Content teams
Collaborating with content writers to create engaging communications to guide and inform.
Event teams
Designing trade stands and supporting collateral though to engaging presentations and supporting A/V.
I’m passionate about innovation in design and meaningful collaboration to drive successful creative outcomes for the teams I work with.
Why interview me.
Technical skill responses.
- Demonstrated experience delivering high-quality design work within a multi-channel marketing environment.
Working closely with marketing teams and brand teams I have rolled out many multi-channelled campaigns. Most recently the ARTie campaign for Australian Retirement Trust. - Solid understanding of agile principles and experience working in agile teams.
Having been a scrum master of two agile squads, I am very experienced in agile principles. I have used this experience to transform Australian Retirement Trust's Visual and Graphic Design team into an agile team. - Ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
In my previous role as leader of the Visual and Graphic Design team, communication with all levels of stakeholders was a key part of my day-to-day responsibilities. - Strong design skills with attention to detail and brand consistency manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
I was responsible for all QA from me and my team. I put into place checklists and guides to ensure brand consistency and design quality was at a high level before leaving the team. I also had a great working relationship with the brand team to flag any unique design challenges early. - Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (inDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) as well as the Microsoft Office suite. Animation skills and experience in Canva will be well regarded.
I've been using the Adobe CC suite for over 15 years and have mastered most of the software, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. I am very knowledgeable on advanced capabilities of PowerPoint and have developed corporate templates in Word for multiple clients and organisations. I have created animations from PPT presentations to digital advertisements and email. I am also very familiar with Canva from personal projects and explored it's use for Australian Retirement Trust as a self-serve tool. - Strong print and digital production skills, adhering to technical requirements and best practices, with the ability to take a design from concept to completion.
Over my career I have gain extensive print and digital production skills. From unique packaging printing with complex die cuts and binding, to bespoke interactive digital products, I can deliver initial concepts through to final product.
Personal attribute responses.
- Collaboration: Able to work well within a team and contribute positively to team dynamics.
Collaboration is key to my ethos with working in a team. At Australia Retirement Trust I developed new ways of working to ensure the designers, stakeholders, and content specialists worked closer together to reduce speed to market and a better creative outcome. - Initiative: Proactive in seeking opportunities to improve design work and team processes.
Leading the design team, I used my agile knowledge to change the design team's operating model and was able to make a highly effective change from a reactive team to a proactive team while maintaining a high velocity and quality. - Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise with diverse stakeholders.
Commincations was key to my most recent role where I was the contact for all new work coming in. I would frequently meet with stakeholders to take briefs or present work back to stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. In my previous role in a design agency, I would also meet with and present design concepts and creative solutions to meet the clients needs. - Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving agile environment.
With my experience in agile and experience across agency and in-house teams, I thrive in fast passed environments and have developed a resilience to high pressure and deadline driven projects.
Who I've worked with.
Here are some of the clients and brands I’ve worked with over my career.
My work.
Please look through my recent projects and see how they can align to what you need.
