An artist with Big Blue Bubble is responsible for creating the various graphical assets that go into their games. I have brought my years of web and interactive design to this role and have introduced a lot of the principles of usability, accessibility, and end-user thinking to our department. I also have brought with me an understanding of the agency process including approval points throughout. I introduced a method of wireframing and rapid prototyping as well as a selection of tools for doing so. I also pushed for the use of layer styles and vector art when designing interface elements to make edits and final optimizations more efficient. To improve the efficient and consistent use of styles, colours and assets, I implemented the use of shared libraries and a style guide. I am currently developing my skills in 2D illustration and 3D modelling.

This was an interim position where I was asked to step up and lead a small department and help it form into a team that an experienced marketing director could come in and take over. In the ten months, I held the position, I took a team of three including myself and grew it to a team of eight. I guided the team to set up a project management system, including schedules, work-backs, proposals, approvals and delivery check-offs. We documented the department’s strategies and set up resources for the rest of the company to better help them to maintain the company’s brand and maintain good relations with the marketing department. I also lead the team through the redeployment and redesign of the companies website to better follow industry standards and make it easier to maintain and update by the team moving forward.

Brought in as a graphic designer and as the first person in a fledgling marketing department, I helped to establish the department, create an initial project logging system, and a filing methodology for assets. I strove to educate a tech-based company about the importance of building a brand through being consistent and diligent about the message, image, tone, and quality. I was responsible for creating corporate promotional materials, social media assets, advertisements and app store assets ranging from printed materials, digital graphics, and videos.

As a Creative, I primarily delivered training sessions to ‘One to One’ members on a variety of Apple applications and technologies. These training sessions range from personal training sessions to group sessions. Due to my background in design, I also help with the many creative projects within the store such as developing presentations, communications and videos. In addition to my training and production duties, I would also assist at the Genius bar with some of their Mobile Device appointments offering technical service to customers.

Working alongside the Creative Director I aided them in the development of concepts by taking part in client meetings, brainstorming sessions, and sketching concepts. Once a concept is selected I am then responsible for realizing the creative director’s initial vision within the production environment. I achieved this by directing a designer and supervising their progress or by actually completing the production work myself. Our projects span the range of media from traditional print design to web experiences to video and animation.

Shared between the print and web design teams at JWA Group, I participated in projects that ranged from large-scale in-store marketing campaigns through to unique multi-dimensional direct mail designs with the print team. In addition to that, while with the web team I was asked to aid in a variety of projects from flash animations or promotional email design, through to web design and content population within some heavily regulated corporate content management systems.

Being a designer in a team environment, I was designated tasks such as interface design and implementation, web site content population, branding and corporate identity design, graphic design for print, rich media creation, photography, VR panoramas, as well as content writing and organization.

As a media designer, I fulfilled duties in all areas of production from print design through to audio & video production. I was also responsible for dealing directly with clients to discern their needs as well as creating and presenting design proposals and project outlines.

The MMDP program prepared me with effective oral and written communication skills as they relate to multi-media production environments. The program demands professional-level skills in the day-to-day use of hardware/technology specific to the production of graphic design, digital audio, digital video and computer-based interactive multi-media.

As a graduate of the MIA Sound Production program, I obtained a working knowledge of the commercial and technical aspects of the music and audio industry. The program also teaches the fundamental basics of commercial and legal music industry knowledge.