Skilled and reliable graphic designer with over 10 years of agency experience. Well-versed with most programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering projects on time. Effective time-management and problem-solving skills, allowing the completion of projects with minimal supervision and maximum cooperation with other members within a team. --- **Employment and project experience** **Freelance Designer - Katherine Bourne Design** May 2021 - Present - Working with a number of clients on a variety of projects. Including advertising, social media graphics, corporate documentation, annual reports, newsletters, Powerpoint presentations and HTML emails, to name but a few. - Developing new or updated logos for numerous companies, applying this to all business stationary and relevant company documentation. - Drafting the layout for a book, from initial concept to liaising with printers to complete the project to a high standard. **Career break for maternity leave** October 2018 - May 2022 **Graphic Designer - Laban Brown Design** May 2008 - October 2018 Beginning as a Junior, fresh from University, I progressed to a Middle-Weight Graphic Designer at a local design agency. Working both independently and as part of a team on a wide range of projects in all aspects of design, both for print and online. - Drafted layouts for regular Corporate reports, bid documents and magazines. - Regularly prepared artwork for print and digital use. - Defined the tone and voice of a company’s brand by drafting the logo and typography for all company publications. Creating brand guidelines to ensure consistent branding in all future work. - Created visuals for two regular annual conferences, incorporating this design across all documentation required by delegates at the event. - Design and coding of all HTML emails for 10+ clients. - Designed and regularly updated client websites. - Sole designer responsible for the creation and editing of documents and templates in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. - Proofread designs to ensure accuracy and quality, and present finalised ideas and concepts to clients.

Katherine Bourne

Skilled and reliable graphic designer with over 10 years of agency experience. Well-versed with most programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering projects on time. Effective time-management and problem-solving skills, allowing the completion of projects with minimal supervision and maximum cooperation with other members within a team. --- **Employment and project experience** **Freelance Designer - Katherine Bourne Design** May 2021 - Present - Working with a number of clients on a variety of projects. Including advertising, social media graphics, corporate documentation, annual reports, newsletters, Powerpoint presentations and HTML emails, to name but a few. - Developing new or updated logos for numerous companies, applying this to all business stationary and relevant company documentation. - Drafting the layout for a book, from initial concept to liaising with printers to complete the project to a high standard. **Career break for maternity leave** October 2018 - May 2022 **Graphic Designer - Laban Brown Design** May 2008 - October 2018 Beginning as a Junior, fresh from University, I progressed to a Middle-Weight Graphic Designer at a local design agency. Working both independently and as part of a team on a wide range of projects in all aspects of design, both for print and online. - Drafted layouts for regular Corporate reports, bid documents and magazines. - Regularly prepared artwork for print and digital use. - Defined the tone and voice of a company’s brand by drafting the logo and typography for all company publications. Creating brand guidelines to ensure consistent branding in all future work. - Created visuals for two regular annual conferences, incorporating this design across all documentation required by delegates at the event. - Design and coding of all HTML emails for 10+ clients. - Designed and regularly updated client websites. - Sole designer responsible for the creation and editing of documents and templates in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. - Proofread designs to ensure accuracy and quality, and present finalised ideas and concepts to clients.

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Skilled and reliable graphic designer with over 10 years of agency experience.

Well-versed with most programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering projects on time. Effective time-management and problem-solving skills, allowing the completion of projects with minimal supervision and maximum cooperation with other members within a team.


Employment and project experience

Freelance Designer - Katherine Bourne Design
May 2021 - Present

  • Working with a number of clients on a variety of projects. Including advertising, social media graphics, corporate documentation, annual reports, newsletters, Powerpoint presentations and HTML emails, to name but a few.
  • Developing new or updated logos for numerous companies, applying this to all business stationary and relevant company documentation.
  • Drafting the layout for a book, from initial concept to liaising with printers to
    complete the project to a high standard.

Career break for maternity leave
October 2018 - May 2022

Graphic Designer - Laban Brown Design
May 2008 - October 2018

Beginning as a Junior, fresh from University, I progressed to a Middle-Weight Graphic Designer at a local design agency. Working both independently and as part of a team on a wide range of projects in all aspects of design, both for print and online.

  • Drafted layouts for regular Corporate reports, bid documents and magazines.
  • Regularly prepared artwork for print and digital use.
  • Defined the tone and voice of a company’s brand by drafting the logo and
    typography for all company publications. Creating brand guidelines to ensure
    consistent branding in all future work.
  • Created visuals for two regular annual conferences, incorporating this design
    across all documentation required by delegates at the event.
  • Design and coding of all HTML emails for 10+ clients.
  • Designed and regularly updated client websites.
  • Sole designer responsible for the creation and editing of documents and
    templates in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  • Proofread designs to ensure accuracy and quality, and present finalised ideas
    and concepts to clients.
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Skills

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Ad
Advert Design
Br
Branding
Br
Brochure
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Experience Level

Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Advert Design
Expert
Branding
Expert
Brochure
Expert
Email Design
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Presentation Design
Expert
Web Design
Expert
CSS
Expert
HTML5
Expert
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Language

Education

BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Essex University
June 13, 2008

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Government, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Retail, Real Estate & Construction, Wholesale & Distribution, Education
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