Team Leader - Disability Employment Services Central West

• Jul 2022 - Present

Team Leader - Employment Services

• Nov 2020 - Present

Team leader for Lithgow site - leadership, mentorship for small team. Assisting all clients in obtaining sustainable employment, re-enterting workforce, or those with disabilities. Creating workable and effective relationships with local employers.

Disability Employment Consultant

• Feb 2019 - Nov 2020

Case management of disability clients - assisting them in finding sustainable employment. Working with local employers to create and retain employment for clients.

Owner

• Jan 2007 - Present

Strategic graphic design for business marketing - Australia wide - catalogue and print promotional design - website construction and maintenance - business stationery design and print management ... and anything else you can throw at me!! Strategic graphic design for business marketing - Australia wide - catalogue and print promotional design - website construction and maintenance - business stationery design and print management ... and anything else you can throw at me!!

Graphic Design, Marketing, Office Manager

• Jan 2013 - Feb 2019

Seasonal catalogue production - including photography, print and web material production, website and seasonal marketing, in-store point of sale posters, 24+ page glossy catalogue production • Advertising design for print and online; campaign writing • Coordinator and full development of online webstore - including inventory delegation, customer relations and marketing (www.easylivingfootwear.com.au) • Visual merchandising in collaboration with business Merchandiser • Commercial photography for use in campaign and instore materials • Superior level customer service and communication - via face to face, phone and email - general enquiries through to follow-up, problem solving, sales and inter-store communication as required • Full business administration, general bookkeeping, internal business liaison, coordination and development duties for small business • Utilisation of Magento webstore software, REX point of sale software • Social media and online content for dual websites on multi-platforms - Facebook, Twitter, Google, Hootsuite • Database maintenance for extensive customer base - including data entry, Excel data manipulation, spreadsheet maintenance, and direct mail campaigns • Liaising with multiple stores for stock handling and sale coordination • Stock inventory and control; warehouse duties as required • Assisting Director and store managers as required • Development and delivery of client promotional and marketing material - including print materials both offset and digital (brochure, stationery) and electronic media (websites, email campaigns) • Utilisation of industry standard software for marketing and graphic design - CS6 Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver • Meet daily deadlines in all duties • Comply with all business procedures, administration confidentiality and OH&S practices • Work within a diversified team environment - office administration and retail - in a team, and individual basis as required

Graphic Designer

• 2010 - 2013

• Design and delivery of client advertisements for weekly newspaper • Layout and delivery of finished newspaper - up to 52 pages - print-ready and uploaded to printers specifications • Liaise with clients and printers as required • Adhere to company policies (including team work, job duties, client confidentiality, and printing deadlines) • Campaign and print marketing materials for clients • Design and delivery of client advertisements for weekly newspaper • Layout and delivery of finished newspaper - up to 52 pages - print-ready and uploaded to printers specifications • Liaise with clients and printers as required • Adhere to company policies (including team work, job duties, client confidentiality, and printing deadlines) • Campaign and print marketing materials for clients

Graphic Design / Production

• Nov 2003 - Jul 2009

• Pre-press artwork for newspaper advertising for a cross section of local business clients - including customer liaison, proofing, redesigns and sign off for production, following client direction and deadline) • Page layout and design - small ad concepts to full page spreads • Original advertising concepts and copywriting • Commercial photos, photo manipulation and scanning for design • Client liaison and brainstorming sessions • Development of original creative for clients, and implementation • Adhering to set procedures and schedules on a daily basis to meet printing deadlines • Monitoring of material and proof status through internal website, (Pongrass system), export of materials • Communication with all internal departments, plus off-site material suppliers, print sites and other newspapers • Utilisation of Quark and Adobe layout programs - and internal software including Pongrass for layout automation, and real estate website development tools • Level 8 pre-press production, typsetting and senior designer • Employee of the Month: March 2004 / Dec 2005 / Nov 2007 • Nominee for Employee of the Year awards • 2004/2005 Rural Press Newspaper & Printing Awards: Best Feature Advertisement Finalist - for original ad concept/design