Gracie Healey

GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR

Liverpool, United Kingdom
Senior Creative Graphic Designer, illustrator and animator with over a decade of experience in the Middle East. Advanced skills in Adobe CC; talented in multiple visual design practices including illustration, graphics and photo-editing for web and print.

Exceptional art-worker and innovative design lead; with competencies in marketing, advertising and administrative fields.

Work Experience

Freelance

GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR

Visual design service creating engaging graphics and
illustration in Adobe CC, with varied applications for web and
print across multiple platforms. Recent clients include:
- Cambridge SU
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
- IHG Hotels Oman
- Oman Cancer Association
- Cluttons Oman & ME
- The British School Muscat
November 2014 - Present United Kingdom

White Label Studio

Graphic Designer

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Delivering high quality graphics for multiple brands, agencies & corporate clients across industries including web, digital and media
Bespoke illustration
Managing multiple projects to tight deadline Delivering high volume of print ready artwork and digital assets
Managing multiple client accounts across workflow tools such as Slack, Trello, Asana & Monday.com
August 2022 - November 2022 United Kingdom

GMM

IN-HOUSE DESIGN, OFFICE MANAGER

In-house graphic and project lead on brand design for all subbrands
within the company including logo and identity
creation; development of brand corporate guideline and
literature templates, copywriting for press release, bilingual
layout design for graphics and communications.

Spearheaded website redesign from wireframe and prototype
through to publish; sourcing WordPress and CMS training for
IT and admin departments, developing brand guidelines and
successful implementation of new DBMS.
June 2016 - March 2021 Oman

Cluttons

REGIONAL DESIGN & MARKETING MANAGER

Managed all areas of print and digital marketing activities,
responsible for delivering graphic content and promotional
material for large real estate projects.

Main duties included developing on-brand graphics,
marketing materials, copywriting for press release,
wireframing captivating media campaigns for local and
international projects to budget.

Key achievements include promotion to role of Regional
Design Assistant alongside existing marketing duties,
coordinating directly with the Lead Designer to create
bilingual marketing materials for teams across the GCC.
February 2015 - March 2016 Oman

TBWA Zeenah

GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT - INTERN

December 2013 - February 2014 Oman

Concept Oman

DESIGN ASST. - INTERN

June 2010 - August 2010 Oman

Apex Press & Publishing

CREATIVE DEPT. ASSISTANT - INTERN

June 2007 - September 2008 Oman

Education

Leeds Beckett University

BA (Hons) Graphic Design

FKA - Leeds Metropolitan University
BA Hons Graphic Design course

A full scope of Graphic Design program covering graphics, digital illustration, typography, print method & design, photography.
September 2009 - June 2012 United Kingdom

The British School Muscat

A LEVEL & GCSE

Higher Education Diploma (A/AS LEVEL)
Art & Design | Business Studies |English Lit

GCSE
Art & Design | Business Studies | DT Graphics | English Lit & Language | French | Maths | Science Double Award

September 2004 - June 2008 Oman

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Digital Illustration, Icon Illustration, Infographics, Layout Design, Logo Design, MSOffice, Procreate, Prototyping, Template Design, Visual Design, Wireframing,

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

M&C SAATCHI OPEN HOUSE 2022
7 Hours CPD
Completion 2022

DIGITAL MARKETING - LEVEL 4
Oplex Careers, CPD Certified
Completed 2021

WORKPLACE FIRST AID
CPD / IIRSM Certified
Valid until June 2024

WORDPRESS WORKSHOP
Onsite Training - 2019