Candidate of the week: Graphic Designer, Queensland

Career Objective
My current objective is to gain steady employment within an industry that will advance my interests, skills and responsibility.

Education:
Completion Grade: Year 12, Marist College Ashgrove
University: Griffith QIBT; Diploma of Graphic Design, 2008
Bachelor of Interactive And Visual Design, 2009 - 2011


Work History:
Freelance Design - 2009 - Now
To accompany my studies at university I have been taking on as much design work I can find as a student. The most notable jobs completed this year include a complete corporate rebrand for a Brisbane based consulting agency, and a music video shoot I directed, scripted and managed for a melbourne musician, this was a large role as in the planing stages I was handling thousands of dollars and on the days of filming I was managing up to 40 people at a time.

Woodford Folk Festival - 2009 - 2010
This role was head barista within one of the larger venues at Woodford: The Duck and Shovel. Roles included the making of coffee, customer service, organising staff, keeping stock up and having fun doing it all.

Centenary Pool Cafe - October 2008 to September 2009
In this position I was required to perform a lot of barista work, food preparation, handling money, coping with many orders and people at once. This job also required the managing of stock, retail, waitering, looking after children and dealing with customer concerns.

Infront Solutions - July 2008
This position was work experience within a very influential print and design studio, my roles consisted of creatively interpreting instructions and making deadlines.


Computer Skills and Abilities:
I have an extremely educated understanding of computers, internet and email. I also have a refined level of skill in the following software:
MS Word
MS Power Point
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After effects
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Dreamweaver


Personal Skills and Characteristics:
As an employee I prioritize organisation and reliability within the workplace and when it comes to dealing with customers I am always sure to be fun, friendly and as helpful as I can be.

email. pagraham@live.com