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I'm Victoria.

Profile

For over 17 years, I've worked as a designer and educator, holding both permanent and freelance positions in branding, packaging, independent event design, and editorial design. My experience spans London and Melbourne, Australia. Currently, I'm a senior lecturer in BA Hons Graphic Design at the University for the Creative Arts, specialising in editorial design, typographic design, concept development, client-facing briefs, and competitions.

I'm now eager to expand my freelance work into the world of TV & Film Graphic Design.

Experience

I have designed for licensed and non-licensed brands, independent companies, and I ran my own freelance luxury event design company (Slay & Maker Design) specialising in bespoke designs.

Clients included: Disney, WarnerBros, Nickelodeon, 20th Century Fox, GE Fabbri, HIT Entertainment, Mars, Hasbro, SKY, The British Heart Foundation, Chorion, Rainbow SpA, Target, Myer, Interactive Toys, and ReelTime Media.

I'm eager to reignite my freelance design career, leveraging my design expertise and problem-solving skills. My lecturing experience will also be valuable, allowing me to enhance client communication and collaboration with clear project management.

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Skills

Communication and Presentation Skills:

  • Clear and concise communication: explanation of complex ideas in an understandable way.

  • Engaging presentation: the ability to capture and hold an audience's attention is crucial for presentations and campaigns.
     

Content Expertise and Research Skills:

  • Subject matter expertise: possess in-depth knowledge within the field of Graphic Design History and innovation. This expertise can be applied to research and development, content creation (writing, editing), and consultancy services.

  • Research and analysis: the ability to gather information, analyse data, and draw conclusions is valuable in various fields like market research and complex problem solving. 
     

Learning and Development Skills:

  • Curriculum development: design and structure learning materials. A skill that can be utilised in training programs, eLearning development, and instructional design roles.

  • Assessment and evaluation: the ability to assess progression and provide feedback is applicable in performance evaluation, user-experience testing.
     

Organizational and Time Management Skills:

  • Project management & Time management: juggling design, lectures, research, and administrative tasks requires strong project management skills, valuable in roles with deadlines and deliverables, in any fast-paced environment.
     

Additional Skills:

  • Public speaking: the ability to confidently speak and hold attention in front of large groups. 

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving: excel at analysing situations and finding solutions. 

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Tools

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with expertise in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and XD, and Microsoft Suite. Actively expanding skillset by learning Figma, After Effects and Firefly.

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