Experience

Homegrown Creative

• New Zealand
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Publication / Marketing / Infographics Publication / Marketing / Infographics



New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty

• New Zealand
• Leasing Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • May 2022 - Present

  Marketing / Print / Environmental Designing print and digital advertising, agent introduction and property information publications that maintain the high-calibre reputation of Sotheby's International Realty. Marketing / Print / Environmental Designing print and digital advertising, agent introduction and property information publications that maintain the high-calibre reputation of Sotheby's International Realty.



Insight Creative

• New Zealand
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Branding / Publication / Print At Insight I've been creating brand guidelines, extrapolating brands across collateral, designing infographics and producing publications and flyers for a bunch of clients, including Kāinga Ora, Genesis, Argosy, Airways and HEB Construction. Branding / Publication / Print At Insight I've been creating brand guidelines, extrapolating brands across collateral, designing infographics and producing publications and flyers for a bunch of clients, including Kāinga Ora, Genesis, Argosy, Airways and HEB Construction.



Michael Pester Design Ltd.

• New Zealand
• Design Services

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2008 - Present

  Branding / Publications / Environmental / Wayfinding / Print / Advertising / Digital / Infographics I've worked for a wide range of clients, including Noho, Imperial War Museums, Audio Network, Gecko Press, Whirinaki Whare Taonga, The Royal Society, Gillespies Architects and St James's House Press, as well as at design agencies such as Insight Creative, Them® and Graphicks. Branding / Publications / Environmental / Wayfinding / Print / Advertising / Digital / Infographics I've worked for a wide range of clients, including Noho, Imperial War Museums, Audio Network, Gecko Press, Whirinaki Whare Taonga, The Royal Society, Gillespies Architects and St James's House Press, as well as at design agencies such as Insight Creative, Them® and Graphicks.



Old Royal Naval College

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Print / Publication / Advertising / Signage Working with the organisation's internal and external design and marketing agencies, I've designed brochures, flyers, posters, adverts and their guide book. Print / Publication / Advertising / Signage Working with the organisation's internal and external design and marketing agencies, I've designed brochures, flyers, posters, adverts and their guide book.



Noho

• New Zealand
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Marketing Designer

  • Mar 2022 - Feb 2023

  Digital / Marketing / Infographics I design digital collateral and infographics for noho's marketing campaigns in the United States and New Zealand. Digital / Marketing / Infographics I design digital collateral and infographics for noho's marketing campaigns in the United States and New Zealand.



Imperial War Museums

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  Print / Environmental / Digital This role in the museum's design studio gave me the opportunity to work on lots of different types of design: signage, wayfinding, advertising, book covers, invites and small publications. Print / Environmental / Digital This role in the museum's design studio gave me the opportunity to work on lots of different types of design: signage, wayfinding, advertising, book covers, invites and small publications.



Gillespies

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2021

  Print / Infographic I worked with the Urban Design team to producing presentation boards and large-scale publications to submit to competitions. This involved project branding, creating templates for the team to work on and laying out a lot of complex information as clearly as possible, including the design of symbols. Print / Infographic I worked with the Urban Design team to producing presentation boards and large-scale publications to submit to competitions. This involved project branding, creating templates for the team to work on and laying out a lot of complex information as clearly as possible, including the design of symbols.



Chiswick House & Gardens Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  Print / Signage Print / Signage



AECOM

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

  Wayfinding / Presentation / Corporate I developed wayfinding, signage and large-scale graphics for architectural projects as part of their Interior Design and Strategy+ teams, as well as producing presentation documents. Clients include ExxonMobil, Amazon, Novartis and the UK Government. Wayfinding / Presentation / Corporate I developed wayfinding, signage and large-scale graphics for architectural projects as part of their Interior Design and Strategy+ teams, as well as producing presentation documents. Clients include ExxonMobil, Amazon, Novartis and the UK Government.



Savills

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2019 - May 2019

  Publication / Presentation / Corporate I designed pitch documents for Savills to win contracts, sometimes using existing styles and sometimes developing brands appropriate to the particular client, applying these to 80-page publications, presentation slides and large format displays. Publication / Presentation / Corporate I designed pitch documents for Savills to win contracts, sometimes using existing styles and sometimes developing brands appropriate to the particular client, applying these to 80-page publications, presentation slides and large format displays.



St James's House (Media)

• London, United Kingdom

• Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Publication Design I typeset the book 'Prince Charles at 70: Our Future King', added design flourishes and worked on concepts for the cover. Publication Design I typeset the book 'Prince Charles at 70: Our Future King', added design flourishes and worked on concepts for the cover.



Audio Network

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2018

  Digital / Print This role required the design of lots of e-invites, newsletters and other digital collateral for their website, as well as some design for record sleeves. Digital / Print This role required the design of lots of e-invites, newsletters and other digital collateral for their website, as well as some design for record sleeves.



The Royal Society

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Environmental / Publication I designed and artworked the labels, signage and publication for the Summer Science Exhibition, paying close attention to The Royal Society's brand guidelines. Environmental / Publication I designed and artworked the labels, signage and publication for the Summer Science Exhibition, paying close attention to The Royal Society's brand guidelines.



The Dowse Art Museum & Petone Settlers Museum

• New Zealand
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2018

  Branding / Environmental / Exhibition / Publication / Digital / Advertising This role gave me an amazing opportunity to work across many types of design and disciplines: exhibition brands and signage for over 150 exhibitions, publications and some spatial design. Branding / Environmental / Exhibition / Publication / Digital / Advertising This role gave me an amazing opportunity to work across many types of design and disciplines: exhibition brands and signage for over 150 exhibitions, publications and some spatial design.



Katherine Mansfield Birthplace

• New Zealand

• Volunteer Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2009

  Branding / Print I volunteered to be part of a team who designed a rebrand for this historical house and garden, under the mentorship of Catherine Griffiths. Branding / Print I volunteered to be part of a team who designed a rebrand for this historical house and garden, under the mentorship of Catherine Griffiths.



PC Patch

• Website Designer

  • Nov 2008 - Jul 2009

  I worked at PC Patch as a website designer. I worked on websites for a portrait artist, a bed and breakfast business, an auto part distributor and started redesigning the PC Patch website. This job has extended my skills in HTML and CSS, using the Content Management System (CMS), Silverstripe. I worked at PC Patch as a website designer. I worked on websites for a portrait artist, a bed and breakfast business, an auto part distributor and started redesigning the PC Patch website. This job has extended my skills in HTML and CSS, using the Content Management System (CMS), Silverstripe.



RadioActive.fm

• New Zealand
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

  I designed the 2009 Activecard, a promotional device for the Wellington radio station Radio Active. This involved designing the card front and back, and the ongoing advertising for it. So far I have done ads for Salient, Rip It Up, Back2Basics, Capital Times, Bats Theatre Magazine, World Cinema Showcase, Black Magazine, Remix Magazine, and Pilot Magazine, as well as posters for the stores which sell the cards and the stores which give discounts. The majority of the initial 12,000 run of cards were given out at One Love Music Festival. Show less



Little Labels Ltd

• Graphic Designer / Artworker

  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

  Little Labels is a screen and offset printing company. I did all of their design work, and also made film and plates for them to print with. I learnt a lot about setting up files for printing, and the printing process. Often the restrictions of printing media or budget required lateral thinking to solve. Little Labels is a screen and offset printing company. I did all of their design work, and also made film and plates for them to print with. I learnt a lot about setting up files for printing, and the printing process. Often the restrictions of printing media or budget required lateral thinking to solve.



BASELINE (NZ)

• Mac Operator

  • Oct 2006 - Jan 2007

  I worked here over the summer as part of a team producing the Car Dealer magazine and ads for local papers and classified publications. I worked here over the summer as part of a team producing the Car Dealer magazine and ads for local papers and classified publications.