Experience

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  Grindstone

  • Senior Designer

    • Feb 2024 - Present
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  Hilary Bruce Design

  • Geelong, Victoria, Australia

  • Owner and Designer

    • Feb 2021 - Present
    • Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    My eponymous design studio specialises in brand identity, web design and illustration. I enjoy using my skills to help new brands to sprout, small businesses to grow and large organisations to flourish.I offer brand strategy and development, graphic design, website design, illustration, copywriti...

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  City of Greater Geelong

  • Geelong, Victoria, Australia

  • Marketing Design Officer

    • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    Working within the Marketing team on a Maternity Leave Contract, I was responsible for creating assets for various departments within the City, as well as external audiences. These assets included publications, advertising campaigns, social media content, branding and eDMs. One of my key responsi...

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  Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2018 - Mar 2021
    • Melbourne, Australia

    The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is the top child health research institute in the southern hemisphere.As the sole graphic designer, I upheld the integrity of the brand through a variety of design outputs. These included everything from publications, brochures and event collateral throug...

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  Little House Stationery

  • Greater Melbourne Area

  • Owner and Designer

    • Apr 2016 - Nov 2020
    • Greater Melbourne Area

    In 2016 I launched Little House Stationery, motivated by a desire to push myself more as an artist and calligrapher. The Little House range includes a variety of high-quality greeting cards, art prints, gift-wrap & gift tags, which are sold online through Etsy and at a number of retailers acr...

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  Interface Books

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Children's Book Illustrator

    • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    "I want to be an engineer" celebrates the engineering marvels we come across everyday and how they change our world. I was engaged to illustrate this book in consultation with the author. The book shows the wonder and excitement of engineering through the eyes of children, from huge str...

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  Birdstone Collective Pty Ltd

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Graphic Designer

    • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
    • Melbourne, Australia

    My roles as a Graphic Designer at the studio included brand and packaging design, finished art, prototype building and web design.Birdstone Collective is a specialised branding & packaging design studio based in North Melbourne with strengths in prototype creation, structural design and produ...

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  Swinburne University of Technology

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • UI/UX Designer

    • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
    • Melbourne, Australia

    As part of a team within the Software Innovation Lab at Swinburne University of Technology, I was involved in a 4 month project exploring how to improve the purchase of big ticket items online. Through extensive primary and secondary research, we developed a prototype web-based platform that impr...