Oli Leung
Freelance Graphic/Product Designer
Cambridge, United Kingdom
07873219588
be.net/olileung
Graphic Designer with four years of experience designing for digital, print, and web.
Has a highly creative edge, a keen eye for detail, and a pragmatic approach to developing digital solutions for the likes of businesses and entrepreneurs.
Looking for a new challenge in the graphic design and gaming industry to demonstrate design and business skills within a passionate and driven environment.
Remote roles highly desired.
Has a highly creative edge, a keen eye for detail, and a pragmatic approach to developing digital solutions for the likes of businesses and entrepreneurs.
Looking for a new challenge in the graphic design and gaming industry to demonstrate design and business skills within a passionate and driven environment.
Remote roles highly desired.
Work Experience
Flashbay
Graphic Designer
Designer for a company specialising in B2B sales of branded promotional technology.
• Greatly involved in the 3D rendering of all company products
• Supported and assumed design direction responsibility for 17 different languages and regions encompassing sales and marketing
• Designed images for web and internal administration/sales distribution for over 120 different products.
• Greatly involved in the 3D rendering of all company products
• Supported and assumed design direction responsibility for 17 different languages and regions encompassing sales and marketing
• Designed images for web and internal administration/sales distribution for over 120 different products.
February 2022
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London, United Kingdom
Amazing Graphics
Graphic Designer
Lead designer for a company specialising in vehicle graphics, corporate branding, and vinyl solutions.
• Built and maintained a brand image for a new company
• Established, practiced, and refined design and production processes from conception to completion
• Designed solutions for over 200 different brands ranging from small to large businesses across various industries
• Launched and maintained social media channels using skills in photography, video editing, and copywriting.
• Designed in-house marketing collateral including signage, flyers, business cards, and numerous digital and physical ads.
• Heavily involved in project management, including arranging and leading meetings, design and business consultation, and smooth transitions between design, production, and handover phases.
• Built and maintained a brand image for a new company
• Established, practiced, and refined design and production processes from conception to completion
• Designed solutions for over 200 different brands ranging from small to large businesses across various industries
• Launched and maintained social media channels using skills in photography, video editing, and copywriting.
• Designed in-house marketing collateral including signage, flyers, business cards, and numerous digital and physical ads.
• Heavily involved in project management, including arranging and leading meetings, design and business consultation, and smooth transitions between design, production, and handover phases.
February 2021
- January 2022
Haverhill, United Kingdom
Self-Employed
Freelance Graphic Designer
Providing product design and graphic design services in the forms of logo and branding design, web/mobile app design, and business development.
• Designed and created a brand for 3 start-up companies.
• Took 3 refresher courses on Skillshare for Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Created social media accounts and ads for a real estate company and increased its online traffic by 20%.
• Designed and created a brand for 3 start-up companies.
• Took 3 refresher courses on Skillshare for Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Created social media accounts and ads for a real estate company and increased its online traffic by 20%.
November 2019
- Present
United Kingdom
Innova Systems
Territory Sales Engineer
Worked as part of a sales team to sell the 3D design package known as SolidWorks within the UK region.
• Prospected for new customers and sales opportunities in existing business via cold calling, email marketing, and meetings.
• Organized and tracked client and prospect relationships in CRM databases.
• Generated new leads through extensive research on industry trends.
• Prospected for new customers and sales opportunities in existing business via cold calling, email marketing, and meetings.
• Organized and tracked client and prospect relationships in CRM databases.
• Generated new leads through extensive research on industry trends.
September 2019
- November 2019
United Kingdom
B. Tap Baron
Brand Executive
Spear-headed company rebranding and franchise expansion for a local dessert café.
• Reduced stock wastage by 12% by switching suppliers and standardizing recipe creation.
• Optimized staff hours and workflow by 50% by switching to another time management software.
• Created processes and documents encompassing 4 departments to re-train junior staff.
• Rebranded company image by redesigning their logo, marketing material, recipes, stationery, social media, merchandise, website, shop interior, and shop exterior.
• Promoted brand and established links to 3 new business partnerships.
• Reduced stock wastage by 12% by switching suppliers and standardizing recipe creation.
• Optimized staff hours and workflow by 50% by switching to another time management software.
• Created processes and documents encompassing 4 departments to re-train junior staff.
• Rebranded company image by redesigning their logo, marketing material, recipes, stationery, social media, merchandise, website, shop interior, and shop exterior.
• Promoted brand and established links to 3 new business partnerships.
September 2018
- August 2019
United Kingdom
Northumbria University
Graduate Enterprise
Set up a limited liability company as part of a university project selling bath and body products.
• Created spreadsheets using Excel to strategize and calculate appropriate profit margins up to 33%
• Created and managed retail stands for 2 trade events in Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Won “Best Trade Stand 2017/2018” at the Northumbria University Enterprise trade show of December 2017
• Prospected for new customers and sales opportunities in existing business via cold calling, email marketing, and meetings
• Researched heavily into new trends to determine accurate market size, value, and potential
• Created spreadsheets using Excel to strategize and calculate appropriate profit margins up to 33%
• Created and managed retail stands for 2 trade events in Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Won “Best Trade Stand 2017/2018” at the Northumbria University Enterprise trade show of December 2017
• Prospected for new customers and sales opportunities in existing business via cold calling, email marketing, and meetings
• Researched heavily into new trends to determine accurate market size, value, and potential
September 2017
- May 2018
United Kingdom
Westar Architects
Design Intern
Had a one-month internship at a design agency in Macau. Worked closely together with graphic design and architecture teams.
• Updated design portfolios to increase readability and optimize space efficiently.
• Modified renderings for use in websites, presentations, and portfolios according to company standards.
• Created and modified AutoCAD drawings for large scale developments in the casino/gaming sector.
• Gave creative input on major design decisions such as timescale, colour palettes, formatting and layout.
• Updated design portfolios to increase readability and optimize space efficiently.
• Modified renderings for use in websites, presentations, and portfolios according to company standards.
• Created and modified AutoCAD drawings for large scale developments in the casino/gaming sector.
• Gave creative input on major design decisions such as timescale, colour palettes, formatting and layout.
July 2017
- August 2017
Macau SAR of China
Sabeti Wain Aerospace
University Placement
Worked together with a team specializing in the production of aircraft seat covers.
• Created new utilization and nesting of seat patterns to lower material wastage by 8% by using AutoCAD.
• Made patterns and cuts using GERBER and Accumark.
• Inspected and ensured final products fulfilled internal quality standards.
• Conducted internal audits to assess company standards and procedures were in accordance with EASA standards.
• Identified new areas of concern and improvement within the production and development process.
• Created new utilization and nesting of seat patterns to lower material wastage by 8% by using AutoCAD.
• Made patterns and cuts using GERBER and Accumark.
• Inspected and ensured final products fulfilled internal quality standards.
• Conducted internal audits to assess company standards and procedures were in accordance with EASA standards.
• Identified new areas of concern and improvement within the production and development process.
July 2016
- April 2017
United Kingdom
Education
University Of Northumbria At Newcastle
Product Design Engineering BSc
Graduate Enterprise (80%)
Product Design Project (70%)
Product Design Practice Competition (70%)
Product Design Practice 2 (70%)
Electronic Product Design (61%)
Digital Product Design for Designers (73%)
Engineering Product Design 2 (68%)
Product Design Project (70%)
Product Design Practice Competition (70%)
Product Design Practice 2 (70%)
Electronic Product Design (61%)
Digital Product Design for Designers (73%)
Engineering Product Design 2 (68%)
September 2014
- May 2018
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Languages
English (Native),
Mandarin (Conversational),
Farsi (Beginner),
Cantonese (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
3D Printing,
AccuMark,
Autocad,
Branding Desing,
Gerber,
Graphic Design,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Logo Design,
Microsoft Office,
Photoshop,
Product Design,
Sketching,
Solid Works,
Website Design,