Experience

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  Streamline Corporate

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Apr 2021 - Present
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Purple Reign

  • Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • May 1999 - Mar 2021
    • Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Customworks

  • Graphic Designer - Web Consultant

    • Mar 2003 - Aug 2020

    During this tenure, I rendered expertise as Brand Champion and provided graphic design services to major galleries, museums, and heritage site across the world as well as major corporate brands, such as BBC Planet Earth and Horrible Histories. Coordinated with internal department and pursued measures to support internal departments. Initiated and developed an online e-commerce platform. Engaged with client-based marketing as well as retail department and designed creative promotional products. Enhanced workflow and reduced costs by designing, and delivering novel, leaner production processes. Produced vector-based artwork and digital photographic work; also, advised on design, print, digital image resources, and current web developments.Some of my notable contributions are given below:• Pursued and secured new business opportunities and significantly expanded company's portfolio.• Rebranded corporate identity and raised brand awareness through traditional means, such as catalogues, newsletter, and exhibition materials as well as by improving e-commerce presence.

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  NEWSQUEST (CLYDE & FORTH PRESS) LIMITED

  • Group Designer

    • 2000 - 2003

    As a Group Designer, I delivered design advice and support to all departments, improving departmental productivity. I provided end-to-end management and production of additional internal and external design briefs. I thoroughly researched latest trends in web development and accordingly advised senior management; also, I provided advice on effective management and maintenance of image resources. I contributed towards professional development of production staff by training on prepress production and new software developments; additionally, I introduced production staff to new software development. I secured quotes and reported on the purchase of equipment for the design department.Some of my notable contributions are given below:• Managed sensitive rebranding of all local newspapers "front-page mastheads".• Planned, strategized, and rebranded newspaper group's corporate identity as well as individual papers.

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  XPress Print

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Branch Designer

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom