About

TLDR;
9+ years of industry experience
Bachelor of Design (UX Design and Marketing)
Adv. Diploma of Graphic Design and Illustration

I am passionate about communication design in all forms

I started out as an arty kid looking to turn my skills into a job but fell in love with communication design. Throughout my work experience I have looked for smaller, talented teams working on solving interesting problems in innovative ways.

Qualifications

What I learned from hitting the books

Bachelor Design 

(UX Design and Marketing)

Swinburne University

Adv. Diploma of
Graphic Design and Illustration

Enmore Design Centre

Industry experience highlights

What I learned on the job

Ailo

Property management app (Fintech)

At Ailo I worked as a digital designer within the marketing team. I was responsible for the creation of all types of marketing collateral which typically involved liaising with multiple stakeholders and seeing a project from start to finish.

I was in the process of training and transitioning into the product design team when I was unfortunately involved in a round of redundancies at the company.

  • Marketing collateral

  • Video editing and animation

  • Content ideation and creation

  • Illustration creation and library management

  • Product design

  • Website design and management

  • Merchandise design

  • Presentation design

  • EDM design and creation

Proud moment

Creating structure and process within the marketing team so we could create content much further ahead and had time for team rituals like monthly retros.

Clutch Media

Multimedia marketing agency

Whilst at Clutch I worked as a digital designer within the wider agency team. I maintained a client base and was responsive to the needs and wishes of the clients. My responsibilities gave me the opportunity to develop existing brands and create new ones.

  • Print & Digital design

  • Content creation

  • Account & Community management

  • EDM design and creation

  • Brand identity

  • Product packaging design

  • Web design

  • Client pitching and liaising

  • Reporting

  • Video Editing

  • Copywriting

  • Animation

  • Product photography and editing

Proud moment

Learning to pitch to existing in and new clients to bring in more business for the company.

  • Print & Digital design

  • Content creation

  • Account & Community management

  • EDM design and creation

  • Brand identity

  • Product packaging design

  • Web design

  • Client pitching and liaising

  • Reporting

  • Video Editing

  • Copywriting

  • Animation

  • Product photography and editing

Freelance

Graphic Design

Throughout my working life and studies I have maintained an active portfolio of clients including TCL, CitySoft, Klara Cosmetics, Nadine’s Feast, Chariot Energy and many others.

This has honed my client management skills, keep up to date with trends, and helped me learn how to advocate for my work.

Proud moment

Learning to pitch to existing in and new clients to bring in more business for the company.

Commune

Venue management agency

After moving to Melbourne in 2017 I was contracted for 6 months to work on branded collateral for the venues in the Commune group. This meant supporting the venues with any collateral they required for events, socials, specials, videography, food photography... you name it!

  • Print & digital design

  • Product packaging design

  • Content creation

  • Brand identity

  • Product photography

  • Information design

Proud moment

Being asked to make a poster for a collaboration between two prominent Melbourne eateries - So fun!

Freeman Ryan Design

Museum & Public Space Design

Initially I was contracted to work with FRD in 2016 for 3 months but was lucky enough to have my contracted extended to almost a complete year to work on different projects. During my time at FRD I worked on many projects including a visitor’s centre in Exmouth in WA, a chocolate museum in Sydney and an aeronautical museum in Norway!

  • 3D and 2D Design

  • Content creation

  • Print & digital design

  • Research & development

  • Animation

  • Wayfinding

  • Exhibition graphics

Proud moment

Tracking down Exmouth (WA) locals from the 80’s and asking them to share their stories!