Carolyn King
Visual Communication Designer
Brisbane, AustraliaCreative design and communication professional with expertise across print and digital media, and a passion for lifelong learning and sustainable, socially-aware design. Recently attained Master of Design (Distinction), focusing on interaction design. I have also taught and managed design/IT courses, and hold a Cert IV Training & Assessment, plus industry qualifications in interaction design, data visualisation and social marketing.
Work Experience
Griffith University
Sessional Tutor
Teaching visual communication design subjects to undergraduates and Masters students.
March 2020
- Present
South Brisbane, Australia
Credos Associates
Communication designer
Freelance graphic design and visual communication consultancy. Recently completed Master of Design at Griffith Uni (graduated with Distinction in December 2019). Previous projects include marketing strategy, branding, information design, communication consultancy, web design, business and client management. Now focusing on projects related to online learning, sustainability and information design.
October 2011
- Present
Brisbane, Australia
Study Group
Academic Program Manager - Design & IT
Teaching graphic design (Diploma and Certificate IV level) and managing Design & Technology courses at Martin College (now closed). Role included academic admin, course timetabling, student management, RPL assessments, industry engagement, writing and design of online and classroom learning resources.
September 2015
- December 2017
Brisbane, Australia
Cazazz
Freelance Designer
Graphic design, communication and marketing consultancy for interactive media, print and marketing projects for a range of corporate clients.
February 2002
- January 2012
Flag Communication
Interactive Media Manager
Setting up and running a brand new digital media service within an established creative agency. Managing web and interactive media projects, designing websites, intranets and interfaces for computer software. Interaction design, icon design, online branding, sustainability report website design. Multinational clients including Ford, British Telecom, BP, Benetton, Epson, IBM, KPMG and others.
August 1998
- February 2002
United Kingdom
Education
Queensland College Of Art
Master of Design
Graduated with Distinction. Research project investigated how visual communication can enhance road safety, using interactive stories. Coursework covered experience design, emerging futures, design technologies, social innovation, design thinking, collaborative working, research methods and dissertation writing.
July 2018
- December 2019
Brisbane, Australia
TAFE Brisbane
Cert IV Training & Assessment
Vocational Education - training and assessment - required for vocational teaching in Australia
September 2016
- December 2016
Brisbane, Australia
Sydney College Of The Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communication)
Australia
Skills
Adobe CC,
Branding,
Communication Strategy,
Copywriting,
CSS,
Editing,
Fireworks,
HTML,
Icon Design,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Infographics,
Information Design,
Interface Design,
Learning Design,
Mac,
Marketing Strategy,
MS Office ,
Photoshop,
Powerpoint,
Presentation Design,
Prezi,
Teaching,
Visual Communication,
Web Design,