Resume
Self Employed | 2018 - present | All The Jobs
- Coordinating with clients to complete various design projects ranging from branding packages and website layout, to annual reports, e-books, and traditional print asset creation.
- Completing ground-up brand visual systems including logos, type, colours, and photo guidelines, as well as brand voice, cross-platform consistency, and social media post templating.
- Managing daily workflow, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and collaborating with other freelancers to complete and compile individual assets into one coherent final product.
- Writing ad copy for various social media posts as well as body copy for website landing pages and brand introduction email marketing pieces.
- Assisting and planning photo/video shoots for various promotional materials including music videos, social posts & commercials.
Influence Marketing | 2016 - 2018 | Intermediate Designer
- Teamed up with Digital, Retail, and XM teams to develop all required elements for strategic and exciting consumer experience campaigns.
- Worked independently, Art directing and managing individual client projects, as well as a part of a small team of designers under a Creative Director, to create and maintain a high level of quality and dependability within our in-house design department.
- Was a key contributor both internally and externally throughout all stages from initial brainstorming sessions to the final concept presentation.
- Designed for a wide range of mediums both print and digital from festival signage, pitch decks, trade show booth design, and vehicle wraps, to web, app, and social media marketing.
Humber College | Toronto, ON
Advertising & Graphic Design Diploma
Assumption SS | Burlington, ON
OSSD, SHSM: Information & Communications Technology
Some of the brands I’ve worked with:
Corby Wine & Spirits (Jameson Irish Whiskey, Absolut Vodka, The Glenlivet, Jacob’s Creek, etc.) Canadian Tire, Goodlife Fitness, ClubLink, Golf Canada, Staples, Mattamy Homes & Gino’s Pizza
Grant Burke Design | 2018 - 2020 | Senior Designer
- Developed full branding packages including logos, photographic direction, typography, and complete brand usage guidelines.
- Heavily focused on web and app layout from initial concept to final designs submitted to developers.
- Planned and wrote content for various social media posts, websites and promotional materials.
- Collaborated with product designers and developers to ensure initial design concepts were executed as expected through to final launch.
Chill Marketing Solutions | 2013 - 2016 | Lead Designer
- Lead design and production of ClubLink Life, Golf Canada, OMHA Hometown Hockey, and Chill Magazines.
- Collaborated with editorial, sales, and design teams to ensure consistent brand visual system usage and messaging through all publications both online and in print.
- Worked with the team to ideate, develop and execute both creative and effective marketing campaigns for a diverse variety of clients with differing objectives.
- Reached campaign objectives through the use of various forms of digital and print assets including: traditional print, direct mail marketing, OOH signage, P.O.P., basic motion design, and social media content.
- Proficient with all Adobe design software, Final Cut, and Figma.
- Well-versed in all pre-press procedures for various forms of print as well as exporting creative for web.