Katie Merrills
Graphic Designer and Trade Marketing Assistant
Chester, United KingdomI'm a Graphic Designer with an enduring appreciation of great design, packaging, logos and typography. When I'm not using my Apple (pardon the pun!), I love to cook, eat and go hill-top walking.
Work Experience
Clogau
Graphic Designer and Trade Marketing Assistant
My role involves designing high quality advertisments in trade based and commercial publications, managing corporate identity, designing and managing Point Of Sale, producing business proposal presentations, to name a few...
March 2012
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Chester, United Kingdom
The Global Travel Group
Graphic Designer
In this role I primarily designed feature pages in travel and lifestyle magazine "BEYOND". I also designed themed travel campaigns which featured as brochures, Point Of Sale and e-blasts.
June 2010
- February 2012
Chester, United Kingdom
The Sharper Image
Junior Graphic Designer
In this role I was involved in many aspects of a small-scale design and print agency, from designing company logos and marketing collateral, digital print production, managing digital and lithographic paper stocks to quoting for jobs and processing invoices.
December 2008
- May 2010
Chester, United Kingdom
Education
Glyndŵr University (Formerly Known As NEWI)
BA(Hons) Design Communication - 2:1
2004
- 2007
United Kingdom
Sussex Downs College, Eastbourne
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Art & Design - with Merit
2003
- 2004
United Kingdom
Sussex Downs College, Lewes
A-A-Levels; Product Design, Fine Art, Critical & Contextual Studies in Art, Film Studies, Photography
2001
- 2003
United Kingdom
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Branding And Identity,
Corporate Branding,
Digital Printing ,
Logo Design,
Magazine Design,
Photo Retouching,
POS Material,
Stationery,
Typography,
Vector Illustration ,