Freelance Graphic Designer
Freelance
Total years of experience :31 years, 10 Months
- Continued working for IOM publication as external consultant on a per project basis.
- Worked and completed several textbook layout projects for DIWA Asia Publishing Group.
- Manage and maintain own graphic design blogs, designfreebies.org and weluvdesign.com. Singlehandedly worked on design and development, content creation, monitoring, SEO, social media network buildup, and advertising. Both design blogs are now continuously gaining web traffic and providing steady revenues from online advertisements.
• Responsible for conceptualizing, design, execution and production of all publications (local and global) of the organization.
• Coordinates and works closely with different authors, editors, department key personnels and global missions requesting for publications.
• Coordinates language translation services for multi-lingual publications.
• Performs proofing and editing to make sure publications adheres to the existing publication house style guidelines.
• Coordinates with external suppliers/printers for the production and delivery of publications and other marketing or promotional materials.
• Responsible for providing creative direction and supervision to the entire design team.
• Coordinates and works closely with lead members of the project team from sales to production.
• Responsible for maintaining the quality of all projects based on the agreed delivery time and budget.
• Manages, develops and motivates the entire design team, guiding and mentoring designers throughout the whole conceptual and design process.
• Handles the entire design team schedules and traffic in coordination with the entire project team.
• Also handles design execution as graphic designer when needed.
• Develop and lead creative effort for proposals and projects
• Works in collaboration with sales and marketing managers to ensure that creative solutions area appropriate for projects and proposals.
• Responsible for conceptualizing, design, and production of all corporate and sales/marketing communication materials such as: posters, signages, flyers, brochures, banners, ads, display systems, booth layouts, multimedia presentations, reports, manuals, technical drawings, diagrams, corporate website, on-line projects and other visual materials.
• Directs and supervises multimedia services team on execution and rendering of projects.
• Responsible for the conceptualization, design and production of all the company’s marketing materials (prints, AVPs & presentations)
• Designs, creates & maintains company’s corporate website.
• Overall management and control on the quality, materials, man-hours and scheduling of all jobs (i.e. print production, misc. collateral materials, AVP, staging, etc.) handled by the Creative and Production Department.
• Assists the Art Director on creative planning and design.
• Responsible for the overall design and pre-press production of Portfolio magazine (a monthly investment advisory magazine) and various external projects. Tasks includes design development, organization, layout, illustration, typography, photo commissioning to supervision of color separation and printing.
• Leads, supervises and monitors a group of DTP/Graphic artists.
• Liaises with clients on amendments, instructions and other concerns with regards to the project.
• Coordinates with film casting/imposition and printing division personnel.
• Performs proofing and QC from DTP to final press run.
• Responsible for the training and job orientation of new DTP/graphic artists.
• Performs page layout and graphic design.
• Provides computer graphics and desktop publishing services for the whole San Miguel Foods group of companies and managed affiliates in the layout/design and production of various external/internal communication materials.
• Develops, implements, maintains and manages computer and DTP system of Corporate Communications Directorate.
Officer, Association of Civil Engineering Students (ACES)