Experience

Sun Branding

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee graphics operator

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Trainee print ready art-worker (packaging design).I have since completed my final year of my three year trainee art-worker programme at sun strategy.My day to day role currently includes the following:Actioning artwork amends given by the client within illustrator.Artwork quality control, ability to check illustrator design files are print ready.Technical print ready art work builds & building to brand guidelines.Simple re touching using photoshop.Working on packaging for various well known brands.Computer literate: Adobe creative suite & Microsoft office.Creating prototype packaging designs, of which have been in used in Sun Strategy marketing and shared on our social media platforms such as LinkedIn.Achievements: Designed a pack mock up and rolled out the design into a range to promote automated pack design at Sun Strategy. See the video with my design here : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sun-strategy_e-volve-intelligent-artwork-automation-activity-6777569534120357888-mb2bI have worked on various well known accounts/brands.Skills gained:Ability to design simple pack designs. Illustrator to an intermediate level.InDesign & Photoshop simple use.Certifications: Fire Marshall training. Show less

• Graphics Operator

  • May 2019 - Present

  Retail brand QC for packaging;Main account ALDIAlso Walmart, Bacardi, Pets at home, Jordans, Wyeth. Role is per the trainee role and also the following. Day to day tasks include: Brand and Design QC, a thorough and in depth knowledge of many well known brands through the use of brand guidelines.Artwork reprographics QC.Pre art meeting participation.Task scheduling to creative artworkers, repro artworkers, retouchers and QC operators.Liaising with account managers.Automation ‘e-volve’ admin Show less



JD Sports Fashion

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• In store visual merchandiser (ISM)

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  Creating visually exciting displays, to promote the sale of new products. Implementation of window and in store POS.Placement of stock by sales and current/customer trends.Attending meetings regarding current trends within streetwear fashion.Gathering of data from brand sales to use to create priorities in terms of product placement/rotation to increase store sales.

• Store assistant / Cashier

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2017

  Customer engagement.General housekeeping.Use of the tills, processing payments and refunds.Implementing of 'standards' at the close of shift, (high level of tidying the merchandise).Product ticketing and folding to a very high standard.



Claire's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor and Key Holder

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2015

  Running different stores during manager absences. Opening and closing of the tills, cashing up. Customer engagement. Visual merchandising. Shift leader. Stock taking/audits. Ear piercing. Running different stores during manager absences. Opening and closing of the tills, cashing up. Customer engagement. Visual merchandising. Shift leader. Stock taking/audits. Ear piercing.