Gudrun Jobst

YOTE Design

London, United Kingdom

Work Experience

YOTE Design

Freelance Graphic Designer

Lending a creative hand to all design and publishing needs. Get in contact if you need one.
April 2012 - London, United Kingdom

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Marketing Communications Specialist

The in-house global Marketing team is supported by understanding their needs, proposing options and alternatives and providing a creative solution for all promotional activities online and in print, including packaging and sales tools. I project manage any necessary processes, software or resources within the international MarComm team to allow efficient execution of creative communication strategies.
June 2009 - Epsom, United Kingdom

Various: BMW, Men's Fitness

Freelance Graphic Designer

As Freelancer I was able to easily adapt to different design styles and collaborate with new design teams and agencies. Jobs included design and layout for newsstand magazine Men’s Fitness, Star City’s luxury custom magazine Casino, BMW Magazine Australia, adult fiction book covers and direct mail for Adidas.
June 2008 - April 2009 Sydney, Australia

Ten Alps Publishing

Art & Production Editor

I managed the design and print of two quarterly and one biweekly magazine and its supplements by liaising with editors, publishers, sales staff and/or clients regarding the editorial look and feel of each issue and delivered a high quality publication on time and on budget. This position demanded a high level of organisational skill managing photoshoots, freelancers and day-to-day design tasks.
October 2007 - April 2008 London, United Kingdom

The Society Of Chemical Industry

Art & Production Editor

I managed the editorial design and production of the biweekly scientific magazine, Chemistry & Industry, and all in-house marketing material.
Primary responsibilities were flat-planning and scheduling, liaising with authors, editors and advertisers and above all, delivering a high level of illustrations, layouts and conceptual design.
September 2006 - September 2007 London, United Kingdom

Education

Art Directors College

Diploma Graphic Design

January 1996 - December 1997 Cape Town, South Africa

Languages

German (Native),
English (Fluent),
Afrikaans (Advanced),

Skills

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Advertising Design, Book Design, Concept Development, Digital Photography, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Packaging Design,

Solution Provider

“Gudrun is a ‘solution provider’ when it comes to
creative work. She drives completion of projects
even when there are hurdles to overcome.”
Caroline Pritchard, Marketing Communications Manager,
Thermo Fisher Scientific - December 2011