For the past 8 years I have been the Director of my own ltd. business SO Brand Creative. Born to fulfil a need for work/life balance, but also to feed my creativity. I networked and benefit heavily from word of mouth business recommendation and past employment. My experience working independently and managing projects from concept to completion and beyond to retained contracts and returning customers is a joy. I’m spread across all aspects of running my business from business development, team and client meetings, to invoicing, brief taking and client follow on. I’ve always had the ability to communicate and collaborate well with others, asynchronously and synchronously, and revel in working autonomously and instinctively to solve problems. It is a daily workload to be able to switch hats, between the type of work I am involved in, which could be working on packaging designs, layed up on detailed cutter guides, to full XD website redesigns. No one day is ever the same and it ensures I have the up-to-date knowledge of design trends and systems to create innovative and deliverable solutions to whomever needs it. I am proud of strong sense of design fundamentals, carried through with me from my graphic design degree and employment experience. My adaptive and agile experience for designing across multiple platforms and systems for multiple industry sectors has been a necessity with my field of work (and a techy itch itched.) - I was always ‘that’ person who fix the printer in the office. I work hard. I put in the hours (and I have put in many more), I would not have got this far without doing so. I have had big wins! and I have had fails, but my mantra... “There’s no limit to how much you’ll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go” Dr Seuss This is now, but I am looking to the future, and where I can spread my creativity further, and use it for the benefit of other businesses. 8+ years of experience running a design business 20+ years of experience in Graphic Design A leader and collaborator, capable of developing and executing a comprehensive brand designs, working and communication with all skill levels and leadership Proficient in various styles and mediums, with the ability to communicate design concepts and decisions to senior leadership and stakeholders. Skilled in managing projects with multiple timelines and expectations. Detail-oriented, problem solver, and trusted partner. Proficient with design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, MS, Wordpress). Bonus: Experience in AI/Pattern/Digital/Illustration design/Knowledge of design psychology and neuromarketing Systems thinker - able to adapt swiftly to new systems/and introduce where process requires for productivity and communication.…For the past 8 years I have been the Director of my own ltd. business SO Brand Creative. Born to fulfil a need for work/life balance, but also to feed my creativity. I networked and benefit heavily from word of mouth business recommendation and past employment. My experience working independently and managing projects from concept to completion and beyond to retained contracts and returning customers is a joy. I’m spread across all aspects of running my business from business development, team and client meetings, to invoicing, brief taking and client follow on. I’ve always had the ability to communicate and collaborate well with others, asynchronously and synchronously, and revel in working autonomously and instinctively to solve problems. It is a daily workload to be able to switch hats, between the type of work I am involved in, which could be working on packaging designs, layed up on detailed cutter guides, to full XD website redesigns. No one day is ever the same and it ensures I have the up-to-date knowledge of design trends and systems to create innovative and deliverable solutions to whomever needs it. I am proud of strong sense of design fundamentals, carried through with me from my graphic design degree and employment experience. My adaptive and agile experience for designing across multiple platforms and systems for multiple industry sectors has been a necessity with my field of work (and a techy itch itched.) - I was always ‘that’ person who fix the printer in the office. I work hard. I put in the hours (and I have put in many more), I would not have got this far without doing so. I have had big wins! and I have had fails, but my mantra... “There’s no limit to how much you’ll know, depending how far beyond zebra you go” Dr Seuss This is now, but I am looking to the future, and where I can spread my creativity further, and use it for the benefit of other businesses. 8+ years of experience running a design business 20+ years of experience in Graphic Design A leader and collaborator, capable of developing and executing a comprehensive brand designs, working and communication with all skill levels and leadership Proficient in various styles and mediums, with the ability to communicate design concepts and decisions to senior leadership and stakeholders. Skilled in managing projects with multiple timelines and expectations. Detail-oriented, problem solver, and trusted partner. Proficient with design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, MS, Wordpress). Bonus: Experience in AI/Pattern/Digital/Illustration design/Knowledge of design psychology and neuromarketing Systems thinker - able to adapt swiftly to new systems/and introduce where process requires for productivity and communication.WWWW…