Experience

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  Radley Yeldar

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Artworker

    • Mar 2018 - Nov 2018
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  Betterware Ltd

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Senior Catalogue Designer

    • Jun 2010 - Mar 2018
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Senior Catalogue Designer, managing a team of three people (one designer, two copy editors) with responsibility for producing the Betterware catalogue. Working closely with the planning and buying departments to produce a 100-plus page document containing over 800 products to a six-week time frame. I liaise with suppliers across 
the UK and occasionally printers in Italy to ensure that all deadlines are delivered. 
I oversee all content assets including copy and photography - these procedures are now controlled in-house working with the IT department. I feel at home with 
Apple Mac and PC operating systems and use the Adobe suite of software.

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  Pinsent Masons

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2009 - May 2010
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Graphic Designer in a business development department for the Global 100 law firm where I maintained corporate guidelines in a variety of media: pitch documents; flyers; advertisements, exhibition stands and online assets. I was responsible for the delivery of a brief from concept and design to press-ready artwork and liaising with external printers for quotes, delivery and production schedules.

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  Bridisco Limited

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Senior Graphic Designer in the busy Marketing Services Department for a large electrical distributor. I developed close relationships with several departments including marketing, sales and buying to create catalogues, brochures, corporate identity, advertisements, signage and packaging.

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  Bridisco Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Desktop Publishing & Design Manager

    • Jun 1998 - May 2002
    • London, United Kingdom

    Desktop Publishing & Design Manager of a small team of designers and art-workers for a busy in-house design studio. In addition to design, the role involved the implementation of new corporate identity, catalogues, point of sale, advertisements and packaging. Responsibilities also included training the team, liaising with printers and overseeing systems' management.

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  Parkway Partnership

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Mac Designer

    • Mar 1997 - Jun 1998
    • London, United Kingdom

    Mac Designer working on a wide range of design projects, including brochures 
and advertisements.

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  Wyatt International

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Mac Designer/art-worker

    • Jun 1994 - Mar 1997
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Mac Designer/art-worker as part of a small team for the Creative Director. I delivered a wide variety of projects including full colour advertisements, brochure and literature design. My role included liaising directly with clients, interpreting briefs and ensuring the smooth running of all aspects from design, presentation visuals, full artwork, production and print.

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  Ryan Waite Limited

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Junior Designer

    • Oct 1988 - Jun 1994
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Junior Designer using my traditional design and artwork skills. An integral aspect of this role was to assist in the introduction of Apple Mac technology across the business.