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I've been designing for nearly 15 years and I started my career in a adverting agency, branding and packaging and over the last few years acquired online and digital media experience. I also have extensive experience designing for a wide range of clients on a freelance basis with proven experience creating websites, banners, branding, and many print design projects.
Areas covered: UK, Europe
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Work Experience
NOVARISING -Digital Media and Marketing agency
(July 07 - December 08) Middleweight Digital Designer
Creating concept wireframes and front-end designs for websites, emails, CMS and interactive TV and IPTV interfaces. Producing Flash animations for online banners including downloadable widgets. Editing / optimising video for online delivery. Writing HTML for emails and Actionscript for Flash banners and widgets.
FREELANCING -(July 06 - June 07)
Designing marketing material, POS and various print material. Clients include Habitat, Kew Gardens and Superdrug.
MAKING WAVES DESIGN PTY LTD - Packaging and branding studio
(October 04 • June 06) Senior Designer for packaging and branding studio Producing concept designs and ï¬nished art in packaging, brochures, branding, POS and signage. Head of production for rebranding of Reflex Paper, Australia’s leading ofï¬ce paper(22 SKU’s). Produced animation presentations using Flash, brand standard manuals and illustrations for packaging and concept designs. Designed and built studio website.
http://www.jimmypownall.com/mwaves
HERMES ENTERTAINMENT GROUP - Artist representative and consultancy
(June 05 - June 06) Freelance Designer. Built and maintained various websites for Sydney bands. Designed CD covers, posters, flyers, branding and various marketing material.
http://www.jimmypownall.com/bullethead
DESKTOP DESIGNS - Print design studio
(March 04 - June 06) Freelance Designer Design and production of branding, brochures, calenders and stationary
MEDIAMANIA - CD/DVD production and multimedia company
(June 2004) Freelance Designer Designed initial branding and 12 icons to be used on website and across various marketing material.
FREELANCING -Worked and travelled throughout Europe, producing advertising for London magazines, CD covers, stationary and posters for small businesses and musical artists. Also received temporary assignments in DTP/artworking positions at large London corporations. Some examples listed below;
PHOTOMUNKI - Online photo sharing website (July 2003 - Dec 2003)
Designed branding, client user cards and stationary. Front-end designer for website.
GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL MEDIA LTD - Legal week publisher (Aug 2002)
Designing and typesetting press-ads published in Legal Week and various sister
magazines.
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS - Investment Bank (Oct 2000 / March & April 2001)
KPMG - Global Audit, Tax, and Advisory corporation (April 2000)
Producing reports and brochures and various corporate marketing material.
WORKSTATION SOLUTIONS plc - Recruitment consultancy (Feb 2000 & Aug 2000)
Designed a series of full-page colour adverts for print in London magazines, Design Week, GAT and LAM and reprinted on promotional mousepads for clientele.
EMS & ENS PRINTING SERVICE - Printer (December 1993 & March-June 1997)
Pre-press Designer producing brochures, news-letters, ofï¬ce stationary, business cards, typesetting & ï¬lm processing.
CLEMENGER TASMANIA ADVERTISING - Advertising Agency (July1994 - July1995)
One year Traineeship. Trained in all facets of creative and studio design/production. Illustrating conceptual designs and storyboards and producing ï¬nished artwork, client presentations and press adverts.
Education
SYDNEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Multi Media Certiï¬cate 4 (2005), 1 year
HOBART TECHNICAL COLLEGE:
Design and Desktop Publishing Certiï¬cate (1997), 18 weeks
Print Design/Career Start Traineeship (1994 - 1995), 1 year
Finished Arts Certiï¬cate (1993), 1 year
Vocational Skills Graphic Arts Certiï¬cate (1992), 18 weeks
(combined equivalent to Diploma in Graphic Design)
Multi Media Certiï¬cate 4 (2005), 1 year
HOBART TECHNICAL COLLEGE:
Design and Desktop Publishing Certiï¬cate (1997), 18 weeks
Print Design/Career Start Traineeship (1994 - 1995), 1 year
Finished Arts Certiï¬cate (1993), 1 year
Vocational Skills Graphic Arts Certiï¬cate (1992), 18 weeks
(combined equivalent to Diploma in Graphic Design)

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