b'Graphic design resume\n\nKaren Brown\nDayjob Limited\nThe Big Peg\n120 Vyse Street\nBirmingham B18 6NF\nEngland\nT: 0044 121 638 0026\nE: info@dayjob.com\n\nPERSONAL SUMMARY\n\nA confident and creative designer who is self-motivated, self-sufficient and\ncomes to you with a strong background in both print and digital media. Karen has\nworked extensively in the automotive and travel industries producing high end\nbusiness to business and consumer facing designs. She is detail oriented, and\nhas a comprehensive understanding of Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver,\nIllustrator and the latest web technologies. Possessing a get it done attitude while\nnot compromising on quality means that she will always maximise the impact of\nany marketing material. As a hard working and ambitious individual she has no\nproblem following instructions from senior designers and customers. Right now\nshe is looking to join a creative team of designers, and to work for a company\nthat only hires the best.\n\nCAREER HISTORY\nGRAPHIC DESIGNER \xe2\x80\x93 January 2010 - present\nEmployers name - Coventry\nResponsible for creating exciting materials and design solutions that have a high\nvisual impact.\n\nDuties;\nMeeting clients to discuss their needs, objectives and budgets.\nDesigning and creating a wide variety of graphic art and promotional material.\n\n\x0cProducing designs for both internal and external communications.Involving\ncustomers in the design process.\nCreating integrated design projects across both online and offline outputs.\nDeveloping design briefs.\nExplaining design concepts and ideas to clients and colleagues.\nCoordinating multiple publishing projects.\nCommissioning illustrators and photographers.\nProviding graphical support for Blogs, websites and social media.\nWorking on presentations, leaflets, trade-marks, marketing materials and banner\ndesigns.\nProducing accurate and high-quality design work.\nTRAINEE GRAPHIC DESIGNER \xe2\x80\x93 May 2008 - January 2010\nEmployers name - Birmingham\nCASHIER \xe2\x80\x93 July 2007 - May 2008\nEmployers name - Birmingham\n\nKEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES\n\nGraphic Designing\n\nFirst class visual communications skills.\nExperience of print and web design experience.\nAble to tailor designs to meet the needs of the customer.\nExceptional understanding of colours, style of type, illustrations, photography and\nanimation.\nProficient knowledge of Web, Social Media and Video applications.\nExceptional conceptual, graphic design and layout skills.\nGood understanding of latest digital marketing trends.\nPersonal\n\nHaving a love of good design and typography.\nA great communicator, project manager, planner and team leader.\nExcellent presentation, listening and communication skills.\nAble to quickly learn new skills, technologies and applications.\n\n\x0cAREAS OF EXPERTISE\n\nDesigning Graphics\nLeaflet Design\nBrochure Design\nBusiness Card Design\n\nACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS\nCentral Birmingham University \xe2\x80\x93 Design and Artwork Degree 2003 - 2007\nAston College - HND 2001 \xe2\x80\x93 2003\nCoventry School; O levels Maths (A) English (B) Geography (B) Physics (A)'