Experience

Eclipse Labels Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TECHNICAL PRE PRESS

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Studio / Artwork Management / Pre Press for Domino N610i digital label press.



Multisets Limited

• United Kingdom
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing

• CREATIVE ARTWORKER / TECHNICAL PRE PRESS REPRO TECHNICIAN

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2015

  Senior Art worker and Pre Press Technician. Manage and analyse customer supplied files. Inspect all elements of embedded imagery and typography for errors prior to workflow. Submission of files to colour management system before proofing and lithographic plate making. Develop customer briefs into full fledged artwork and proof prior to printing. Notable highlights.Advised company to utilise pdf manipulation software for pdf editing and correction facilities to save time and achieve… Senior Art worker and Pre Press Technician. Manage and analyse customer supplied files. Inspect all elements of embedded imagery and typography for errors prior to workflow. Submission of files to colour management system before proofing and lithographic plate making. Develop customer briefs into full fledged artwork and proof prior to printing. Notable highlights.Advised company to utilise pdf manipulation software for pdf editing and correction facilities to save time and achieve a print ready solution.Helped initiate colour management protocols for ink saving resulting in reduced costs.Consolidate data with documents for digital printing of short run projects.Left due to company closure. Show more Show less



Minuteman Press

• United States
• Printing Services

• Graphic Designer and Art worker (2005 - 2007)

  • Jan 2005 - Feb 2007

  Graphic Designer and Art worker for small offset litho print business. Communicated with customersto compose print ready proofs of briefs supplied for lithographic and digital output.



The Outside Clinic

• Graphic Designer and Marketing Coordinator (1997 - 2005)

  • Sep 1997 - Jan 2005

  Chief marketing and graphic design coordinator for a top national domiciliary eyecare provider, alongside their optical recruitment agency; manufacturing facility and retail outlets. Produced vibrant marketing campaigns published in national optometry trade distributions. Provided support and branding for the group of companies adhering to corporate identity. Increased awareness via radio, internal NHS general practice surgeries video advertising system and trade fairs.Notable… Chief marketing and graphic design coordinator for a top national domiciliary eyecare provider, alongside their optical recruitment agency; manufacturing facility and retail outlets. Produced vibrant marketing campaigns published in national optometry trade distributions. Provided support and branding for the group of companies adhering to corporate identity. Increased awareness via radio, internal NHS general practice surgeries video advertising system and trade fairs.Notable highlights.Designed two major exhibitions for the group with supporting materials. Optrafair 2001and Optrafair 2003.Increased awareness via product /service promotions in optometry and pharmaceutical journals.Conducted product photography for corporate brochures and literature.Produced graphics, advertising and promotional POS material for the groups retail outlets. Show more Show less



Access Displays

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Creative Artworker, Designer

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2003

  This position was undertaken during a year out at The Outside Clinic.Created artwork of exhibition and point of sale materials for wide-format printing, Pop-Up Displays and Roll-Up banner systems. Experience using HP and Novajet wide-format printers. Made redundant due to a rapid fall-off in the workload in a last in, first out scenario. Re-employed at The Outside Clinic after restructuring.

• Pre-Press Repro Technician / Artworker

  • Feb 1993 - Jul 1997

  Preparation and production of lithographic and letterpress printing plates from Imagesetting (negatives). Darkroom camera work and disproportion of negatives for dry offset letterpress printing in a security print environment.



Graphic Services Limited

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer / DTP / Typesetter

  • Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Design for print, Design Exhibitions / Banners and Displays. Compugraphic Typesetting, Artwork Production. Sign Writing using Vinyl Cutting computerised system.



Berkshire Labels

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Manager / Label Designer

  • Sep 1986 - Dec 1990

  Design and Paste-up artwork for self adhesive product labels for the manufacture of letterpress and flexographic printing plates. Darkroom duties and camera work. Studio Management of two staff.