Profile
I am a highly dedicated, dynamic and established Designer and Communications professional, with valuable work experienced gained to date within leading design agencies and businesses in the Auckland area. I am capable to demonstrate a positive and productive attitude combined with a logical and extremely creative approach to all working tasks. Furthermore, I am quick to familiarise myself with the latest technologies and industry developments and to grasp new ideas and concepts while consistently developing innovative solutions to suit client needs. I possess exceptional interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities and can demonstrate a high levels of motivation required to meet tight deadlines and budgets. I enjoy working independently in addition to working as part of a successful and productive team and thrive in highly pressurised and challenging working environments.
Objective
Currently looking to relocate from New Zealand and seeking a new and challenging position in graphic design, production design and brand management, one which will best utilise existing skills and experience while enabling further personal and professional development.
Skills
• Advertisements • Fashion Photography
• Billboards • Commercial Photography
• Posters • Lighting
• Logos
• TV Commercials
• Film and Video
• Product Packaging • Photo Editing
• Computer Graphics
• Digital Design
• Magazines / Book Covers / Newspapers
Career Summary
April 2015 – Date
DIGITAL DESIGNER, PwC New Zealand | Williams Lea, Auckland, NZ
• Create, design, and manage a wide variety of digital output including video, onscreen animated presentations, mobile apps and web.
• Networking with the global design team to bring innovation and insights to the client.
• Direct interface with client in taking briefs and presenting design solutions.
July 2012 – 2015
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Sovereign Insurance, Auckland, NZ
• Responsible for creating new ideas and concepts for brand development and create a consistent marketing and brand identity, providing guidance around best-practice and implementation of brand guidelines.
• Interpreting and translating client requirements and ideas into concepts and effective communication mediums, planning and organising work including all production methods to ensure completion in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Providing professional recommendations and effectively presenting ideas both verbally and visually for design, art direction and production, consistently monitoring all products for quality control.
• Utilising computer design techniques and traditional techniques for a variety of graphic design activities, including desktop publishing and layout, production, illustration, photography and typography.
• Regularly updating with clients and ensuring specific requirements are met and agreed deliverables successfully achieved.
2009 – July 2012
CONTRACT/FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Auckland, NZ
• Responsible for many graphic design, web design, illustration and photography projects for leading business within New Zealand to include Sovereign, Ocean’s Apparrel and IAG Insurance.
• Conceiving ideas, concepts and campaigns, designing work in collaboration with businesses to create multifaceted communication materials in print, online and other mediums for a variety of instructional and promotional purposes.
• Interpreting and translating client requirements and ideas into concepts and effective communication mediums, planning and organising work including all production methods to ensure completion in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Providing professional recommendations and effectively presenting ideas both verbally and visually for design, art direction and production, consistently monitoring all products for quality control.
• Utilising computer design techniques and traditional techniques for a variety of graphic design activities, including desktop publishing and layout, production, illustration, photography and typography.
• Regularly updating with clients and ensuring specific requirements are met and agreed deliverables successfully achieved.
2008 – Mar 2012
RETAIL ASSISTANT AND LAB OPERATOR, Kodak Express St Lukes, NZ (part-time/weekends only)
• Performing sales duties and photographic lab equipment operation, providing customers with a range of technical services and support.
• Ensuring photographic negatives are developed and processed correctly, developing digital films into hard copy materials and enlarging, refocusing, and retouching photographs to make specific images clearer or more stylized.
• Maintaining computers, equipment and software in order to best serve customer requirements efficiently.
• Prioritising orders, assisting customer with product choice and responding to all enquiries quickly, always maintaining customer confidentiality.
Further Experience
2008 TELEVISION AD PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Ditto, Albany Auckland (internship)
• Assisting with the creation of a TV Commercial, which aired across Cinemas for two weeks during The Olympic Games.
• Responsible for all video editing and television advertisement production tasks to include project management, graphic design and chief illustrations.
2008 SALES REPRESENTATIVE, Pixi Foto Albany Auckland (part-time/weekends only)
• Responsible for sales and telemarketing for a busy branch, promoting all services effectively and providing exceptional levels of customer service.
2006 – 2007 PROJECT MANAGER / VIDEO EDITOR, ETC TV, Auckland (internship)
• Responsible for all video editing and cinematography for a project screened on Triangle TV.
Qualifications & Education
BA Visual Arts (On Hold)
University of Auckland, NZ
Diploma In Graphic Design (Graphic Communication) (2009)
Auckland University of Technology, NZ
Certified Infiniti 8.4 Specialist (2013)
Intelledox
Acting (2002)
Arian Cinematic School
Other
I.T. Skills:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro.
Language:s
English (fluent), Farsi (fluent)
Interests and Activities:
Currently include: Sports (basketball & badminton in particular), car and motorcycles restoration, photography, video editing, cinema and music.
