Experience

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  Aspire42

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

  • Graphic Designer + Content Creator

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

    As a member of the Brand Management team, I bring innovation and captivating content to well-known brands including Snaffle, Local Experts and Madison Healthstyle. Through my work, these brands are able to develop their unique identities with fresh perspectives and ideas, creating lasting connections with customers.

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  RSL Queensland

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Visual Design Specialist

    • Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Working with the Art Union to bring to life their million dollar properties and prizes. Being an intergral part of putting together all point of sale for the customer experience including printed brochures, tickets, social media and web assets. It was great being a part of such a worthwhile cause for the short maternity contract time.

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  Twitchit

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

  • Visual Designer & Creative Enthusiast

    • Jan 2003 - Aug 2022
    • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

    Generating new ideas and solving your business problems. My aim is to make your company stand out from the crowd, giving you a point of difference and unique stand-alone presence.

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  Craft Connection Australia

  • Australia

  • Content Creator

    • Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
    • Australia

    Craft Connection is an Australian online Art, Craft and Design Directory. Committed to supporting and building a community of creators with interviews, local market information, workshops and more.

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  Maven Dental Group

  • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

  • Graphic Designer

    • Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
    • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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  Reward Hospitality

  • Yatala

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
    • Yatala

    Catalogue Design. Store Signage and POS. Corporate Branding. Marketing Promotions.

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  Digitz

  • Gold Coast

  • Web Interface Designer

    • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
    • Gold Coast

    Freelance Web Interface Design and Wordpress development for https://digitz.com.au/

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  TAFE Queensland Gold Coast RTO:0083

  • Coomera

  • Educator and Team Coordinator - Creative Industries

    • Jun 2015 - Mar 2016
    • Coomera

    Teaching and tutoring at Gold Coast, Coomera campus. Content writing, learner guides, facilitator guides and assessments. Team management, planning and coordination for the Creative Industries team.Print operation management on a Roland large format printer and Trotec Laser Engraver.

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  TAFE Queensland Brisbane

  • Gold Coast

  • Content Writer

    • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
    • Gold Coast

    Content writing for the online Diploma of Graphic Design for Queensland.Responsible for reviewing existing resources, writing learning content and assessment development, and sourcing media elements all within tight timelines.

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  EBM Insurance Brokers

  • Southport

  • Graphic Design Coordinator

    • Sep 2014 - Feb 2015
    • Southport

    Keeper of the brand and all brand assets to make sure the business is represented as expected. Liasing with printers and other production services in the creation and supply of artwork for both print and promotional items. Creation of Exhibition stands and promotional display requirements.

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  Retail Food Group

  • Gold Coast

  • Senior Designer / Pizza Capers

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
    • Gold Coast

    Responsible for the Pizza Capers brand I worked on: Retail point of sale (POS), packaging, print advertising, social media, menus, photo retouching, local area marketing, style guides, brand information booklets, internal training materials, signage, brand identity development and creating advertising material for online and eDM mediums.

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  Designworks (private college)

  • West Burleigh

  • Lecturer

    • Apr 2012 - May 2013
    • West Burleigh

    Responsible for the writing and delivery of the graphic design curriculum.I have developed lessons and Lecture resources encompassing areas such as practical exercises in design, creative thinking approaches, pre-press, interpretation of briefs, layout, branding, marketing and client/project management.

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  Gold Coast Bulletin

  • Gold Coast

  • Graphic Designer

    • 2004 - 2011
    • Gold Coast

    Worked in varying departments including Prepress, Imaging, Editorial Features, Addesign, Adcreative and Marketing & Promotions. Creating both print and online material ranging from Advertising, Point of Sale (POS), Branding collaterol to specialty editorial publications.

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  Natural Health Products

  • Burleigh

  • Graphic Designer

    • 2003 - 2004
    • Burleigh

    Brand coordination. Retail point of sale (POS) and packaging design.

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  England & Australia

  • Primary School teacher

    • 1995 - 2000