Emma Fawcett
Brisbane, AustraliaI am a graphic designer currently living and working in Sydney, Australia. My areas of expertise are corporate identity, illustration and web design.
Work Experience
Emma Fawcett Design
Freelance creative
My client based has provided scope for carrying out projects in the areas of branding and digital.
Key responsibilities:
• Graphic design: Logos and brand collateral, corporate publications, brochures, presentations and retouching.
• Illustration for infographics, brand identities, interiors.
• Digital design: UX interfaces, websites and e-commerce stores, e-newsletters,mobile apps, blogs.
• Production: sourcing and communicating with printers, developers and photographers.
Key responsibilities:
• Graphic design: Logos and brand collateral, corporate publications, brochures, presentations and retouching.
• Illustration for infographics, brand identities, interiors.
• Digital design: UX interfaces, websites and e-commerce stores, e-newsletters,mobile apps, blogs.
• Production: sourcing and communicating with printers, developers and photographers.
January 2014
- Present
Australia
Reddo Media
Designer
Specialising in tablet publishing, Reddo works with all the major Australian publishing houses to bring many of their publications to tablet.
Key responsibilities:
• Working with other creatives and upper management to create highly creative design concepts for the translation of print magazines to digital.
• Design of magazines for iPad and Android devices including: Miss Vogue Australia, RUSSH, Telstra Smarter Business Ideas, UTS Tower Alumni Magazine, Culture Magazine.
• Collaborating with technical professionals to utilize HTML and HTML 5 into the tablet publications.
• Using the Adobe InDesign digital publishing suite of software in addition to Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Applying a high level of finesse to typography focused projects.
• Video production and editing.
• Presentation of ideas and designs to high-level stakeholders and clients.
• Ensuring ideas progress from brainstorm stage to final product.
Key responsibilities:
• Working with other creatives and upper management to create highly creative design concepts for the translation of print magazines to digital.
• Design of magazines for iPad and Android devices including: Miss Vogue Australia, RUSSH, Telstra Smarter Business Ideas, UTS Tower Alumni Magazine, Culture Magazine.
• Collaborating with technical professionals to utilize HTML and HTML 5 into the tablet publications.
• Using the Adobe InDesign digital publishing suite of software in addition to Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Applying a high level of finesse to typography focused projects.
• Video production and editing.
• Presentation of ideas and designs to high-level stakeholders and clients.
• Ensuring ideas progress from brainstorm stage to final product.
February 2012
- April 2014
Sydney, Australia
Wallpaper* Magazine
Online design assistant
Working for the renowned design magazine, Wallpaper* in London was my introduction to both publishing and digital design. I worked closely with the commercial team to produce creative on-line advertorials.
Key responsibilities:
• Design of banner ads, ‘fireplace’ on-line ads for the homepage and brand takeovers for the site.
• Design of commercial partnership pages with brands including: Omega, Kartell, Audemars Piguet, Dior and Louis Vuitton.
• Developing creative campaigns for on-line advertorial.
• Reporting to senior designers, art directors and the ad sales team.
Key responsibilities:
• Design of banner ads, ‘fireplace’ on-line ads for the homepage and brand takeovers for the site.
• Design of commercial partnership pages with brands including: Omega, Kartell, Audemars Piguet, Dior and Louis Vuitton.
• Developing creative campaigns for on-line advertorial.
• Reporting to senior designers, art directors and the ad sales team.
August 2010
- May 2011
London, United Kingdom
George Patterson Y&R
Designer
As a designer in the creative department of the Brisbane office, I worked on large-scale advertising campaigns across a range of mediums including print, television, outdoor and guerrilla marketing.
Key Responsibilities:
• Creative brainstorming with colleagues including art directors, copy writers, account service and upper management.
• Designing for brands including: Suncorp Bank, Stockland Property and the RSPCA.
• Preparing final artwork.
• Presenting design concepts frequently to upper management and occasionally to clients.
• Working in high-pressure pitch situations.
• Meeting very tight deadlines.
Key Responsibilities:
• Creative brainstorming with colleagues including art directors, copy writers, account service and upper management.
• Designing for brands including: Suncorp Bank, Stockland Property and the RSPCA.
• Preparing final artwork.
• Presenting design concepts frequently to upper management and occasionally to clients.
• Working in high-pressure pitch situations.
• Meeting very tight deadlines.
January 2008
- January 2010
Brisbane, Australia
Education
Queensland College Of Art
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
I completed my 3-year bachelor degree at the premier creative university in Brisbane. After a foundation course in fine-art, I specialised in visual communication with peripheral studies in marketing and art history.
January 2005
- October 2007
Brisbane, Australia
Languages
French (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
Adobe DPS,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adone Photoshop,
Art Direction,
Branding,
Brochure Design,
Business Stationery Design,
Copywriting,
Corporate Identity,
Corporate Publication Design,
Icon Design,
Illustration,
Interactive PDFs,
Logo Design,
Magazine Layout,
Photography,
Presentation Design,
Press Advertisement,
Shopify,
Typography,
UX Design,