Caroline Elisa H

Work Status

Freelancer / Self-Employed

Awards & Badges

Gold

Job History

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Reviews: 21   from 14 Clients
 
Earnings:$12,432
Hourly Rate: $63

Jobs Won:16
Jobs Cancelled:0 Help? Longest Job:
7 months

Member Since:Jun 2010

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Caroline Elisa H
 
Web Designer / Graphic Designer / Animator / Illustrator

London, United Kingdom

About Me

I am a design degree graduate with seven years commercial experience as a Web and Graphic Designer.

+ Strong eye for design and detail, adapting my style to the purposes of each project
+ Designing with User eXperience in mind, considering at each step how a website is interpreted and used
+ Accomplished in the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Flash
+ Confident in handcoding HTML and CSS, with some experience of JavaScript and jQuery
+ Practical knowledge of the principles of web accessibility and SEO
+ Experienced at designing, building and implementing websites from start to finish

My experience is solid and varied. I have worked on small projects on a freelance basis, as well as in-house for high profile businesses and charities.

Areas covered: London, UK, Europe, rest of world

Skills

PPH Certified PPH Certified Self Certified Self Certified
Skill Name Experience Proficiency (scale 1 - 10) Ranking
15+ Years
6 Years
6 Years
4 Years
6 Years
10+ Years
3 Years
3 Years

Job Ratings

  • Overall Rating
  • Work Quality
  • Expertise/Skill
  • Timeliness
  • Communication
  • All Time
  • Last 6 Months

Job Reviews on PPH

by Sarah C on 24 Jan 2012

Excellent, very happy with Caroline's work. Professional and good communication - recommend!

by Jenny M on 01 Dec 2011

Very professional, technically excellent, a pleasure to work with.

by Zoe C on 04 Sep 2011

Caroline produced a beautiful website for me. Great job.
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Work Experience

Since receiving a Bachelor of Design in 2003, I have gained over six years experience working on design projects in Wellington, Rio de Janeiro and London.

Web Designer, Shelter, Jun 2009 - March 2010
Shelter is a well-respected UK housing and homelessness charity. At Shelter I created housing advice, campaign and fundraising pages on shelter.org.uk as well as designing microsites, flash banners and HTML emails supporting their work.

Web Designer, Greenbee of the John Lewis Partnership, Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
Alongside a complete redesign of the site greenbee.com, including their award-winning travel pages, I produced HTML emails and print marketing and designed the John Lewis Partnership wedding blog.

Web Designer, Evans of Arcadia Group, Jun 2007 - Oct 2007
As Web Designer for clothing label Evans of Arcadia Group, evans.co.uk, my responsibilities included laying out the email newsletter and home and fashion feature pages each week, as well as designing web banners, online catalogues and the launch issue of the Evans Online Magazine.

Graphic Designer, Your London, Sep 2005 - Dec 2006
Your London aims to be the definitive starting point for access to all London public and community services. As Graphic Designer for Your London Portal, yourlondon.gov.uk, I worked on accessible web pages and produced marketing material such as flash movies and email newsletters.

Junior Designer, Redley, Jan 2005 - April 2005
Created clothing graphics for the Brazilian surf label Redley's Summer Collection of 05/06, celebrating the Brazilian way of life with the theme "Livre entre tropicos" or "Free in the tropics".

Freelance Designer, Jul 2003 - Dec 2004
Wellington, New Zealand

Mar 2010
Shelter

Caroline's designs are of a very high standard, showing great awareness of web usability issues and the need to focus on users' needs. She's also an extremely able account handler, with excellent organisational skills and a positive, can-do attitude that clients really appreciate. If you're looking for a designer who is warm, enthusiastic, articulate and reliable, I would definitely recommend Caroline.

Reviews for this job by:
Client
Sally O'Connell
Caroline\'s designs are of a very high standard, showing great awareness of web usability issues and the need to focus on users\' needs. She\'s also an extremely able account handler, with excellent organisational skills and a positive, can-do attitude that clients really appreciate. If you\'re looking for a designer who is warm, enthusiastic, articulate and reliable, I would definitely recommend Caroline.

Education

Bachelor of Design, Massey University, Wellington, N.Z., 2003
Major: Computer Graphics

B Grade Bursary, Sacred Heart College, Napier, N.Z., 1998
Proxime Accesit (Runner up Dux)

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