graphicmichael designer • illustrator d • animatorunn mobile: 0400 905 383 email: [email protected] website: www.nicelydunn.com.au introduction I’m a graphic designer and illustrator seeking exciting freelance opportunities where I can apply my skills in a professional and engaging manner, and fulfill the requirements of the brief with passion, enthusiasm and efficiency. applicationsskills: & skills software proficiency: • Adobe Typography: CC InDesign Magazines, (advanced) editorial design, • Adobe CC InDesign (advanced) • Adobeannual CCreports, Illustrator catalogs, (advanced) business cards [Full command of character/paragraph styles, • Adobe CC Photoshop (advanced) tables and TOC] • Digital Illustration: Full knowledge of • Adobevector CCand Animate pixel-based (advanced) art creation • Adobe CC Illustrator (advanced) • Adobe CC Photoshop (advanced) • Adobe Branding CC Museand Logo (Intermediate) Design: Product • Adobeidentity, After packaging Effects (intermediate)and other collateral • Adobe CC Animate (advanced) • Adobe CC Muse (Intermediate) • Microsoft Web Design: Office Good (Advanced) knowledge of HTML5 • Adobe After Effects (intermediate) Good knowledgeand CSS of HTML5 and CSS. • Microsoft Office (Advanced) Competent• 2D Animation in both Mac and & PC Motion platforms. Graphics • Both Mac & PC platforms. employment history Teachers4Teachers, Taren Point (June 2018) Graphic Designer (contract) Edited pre-existing assets to create new 2018/19 catalog via Illustrator/InDesign; Exported web-optimized images for web-site use and created a teacher’s workbook resource to accompany recent textbook, My Wellbeing Journal. Three’s A Company (Feb 2018 – May 2018) Vector Artist (contract) Character/Prop builder (Animate); Background retake artwork (Photoshop) on animated TV series Nate Is Late. Beyond Productions (Jan 2017 – Feb 2018) Vector Artist (contract) Provided vector publicity and merchandising art for marketing department for 3D animated TV series Beat Bugs and the soon to be released Motown Magic. St. George Skin Cancer Clinic, Kogarah (2014–present) Practice Manager (permanent/part-time) Receptionist/administrative role. Phone answering, greeting/billing patients, start/end of day routine, cash handling, business handling. Business identity re-design jobs including business card, logo re-branding, reminder postcard re-design, clinic brochure re-design, etc... Three’s A Company (Jun 2012 – Mar 2013) Vector Artist (contract) Prop builder (Flash) for animated TV series Sally Bollywood. Toll Dnata Pty Ltd, International Airport Terminal (2010–2012) Ground Handling Agent (permanent) Performed as Check-in Agent for Singapore Airlines. Later promoted to International Luggage Handling. Church Street Medical Practice, Newtown (2009–2010) Receptionist (contract) Receptionist/administrative role. Phone answering, greeting/billing patients, start/end of day routine, cash handling, business handling, IT tech liaison. SLR Productions, Darlinghurst (2008 –2009) Vector Artist (contract) 2D animator, character/prop builder (Flash) for animated TV series “Gasp!” Da Capo Music & Books, Glebe (2005–2008) Assistant manager (subcontractor) Sales assistant, graphic/web designer, phone answering, greeting/billing customers, start/end of day routine, cash handling, web-asset handling. Sixty/40 Studios, Surry Hills (2005–2007) Flash animator (subcontractor) Various projects including Myth-busters Toon-Busters Episode, etc. Drawing Room One (2005–2006) Flash animator (subcontractor) 2D animator on various projects including Pro-max award-winning Nickelodeon shorts Fat Files. Animal Logic, Moore Park Studios (2004–2005) 2D concept artist (subcontractor) Provided 2D concept art for the Academy Award-winning animated film by George Miller, “Happy Feet” Fwak! Animation (2002–2003) Senior 2D animator (subcontractor) Flash animator/artist, score composer on Cosmic Baby Pilot Forest Interactive (1995–2002) Lead 2D Animator (Full-time) Roles included animation director, assistant animation, layout artist, storyboard artist, character design, graphic designer, on numerous CD-Rom products including Blinky Bill and the Ghost Cave, Extraordinary Balloon Adventure, Magician and Skippy and the Lost Temple of Ock. Energee Entertainment (1993–1995) 2D animator (subcontractor) Senior 2D animator, layout artist for numerous projects including Animated Classics Series, Early Learning CD-Rom products and Australian TV Series Premiere “Crocadoo”. Yoram Gross Film Studios, Camperdown (1998–1993) 2D Animator, layout artist and In-betweener (Full-time) Started as a humble In-betweener with mere pencil in hand and worked my way up to 2D animator on such shows as “The Magic Riddle”, “Blinky Bill: The Movie” and Blinky Bill the TV series. Brashs Pty Ltd (1986–1988) Sales assistant (Full-Time) First job out of university. education & training St George TAFE: Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design (Feb 2016 – Dec 2016) Cengage Online Learning: Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing (Mar 2008 – Jul 2008) WEA College Sydney: Touch Type with Typequick (2010): Nationally Recognised Touch Type Training course Wollongong University: Bachelor of Creative Arts Major (1984–1986) Majored in musical composition, minored in print-making/drawing about me I’m also an active professional musician (pianist and cellist), a Sibelius Training Partner, an accredited member of MAGA (Musician and Arrangers Guild of Australia). Plus I have basic Japanese language skills and I’m a lover of bad puns. references Lydia Kullik Head Teacher of Graphic Design, St George TAFE / [email protected] / 9598 6379 Geoff Watson Manager, Three’s A Company / [email protected] / 0408 601 339 Yasmin McConville Line Producer, SLR Productions / [email protected] / 0424 261 711.