Rachael Smith
224 Bakers Road
Bakersville SA 6000
T: (08) 4444 3333
M: 0044 4444 3333
E: rachael_e_smith@amail.com.au
Summary of professional experience
I am a qualified graphic designer with over five years experience in magazine design. I graduated with First Class Honours and completed a four-week internship at Space magazine in my final year.
I have experience in illustration and website design.
Education
| 2003–2007 |
Bachelor of Design with First Class Honours |
| South Australian School of Art, University of Bakersville |
| Majors in Graphic design, Illustration and Web design |
Employment history
June 2003 – December 2007
Graphic Designer, Crash Media
- Design and layout magazine pages, ads, brochures, flyers and marketing collateral for multiple clients
- Finished art and pre-press of files
- Assist Art Director with creative/conceptual ideas
- Create web design for several clients’ websites
- Design logos and brand identity for new clients
May 2001 – March 2002
Retail Sales Assistant, Baker’s Art Supplies
- Customer assistance of all art supply products
- Cash register duties
- Stock shelves and alert manager to low supplies
Computer skills
- Adobe InDesign CS, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS
- Acrobat 7.0 Professional and Distiller
- QuarkXpress 5.0
- MacOSX and Windows XP
- Extensis Suitcase X1
- PowerPoint
- Dreamweaver
Memberships and associations
- Member Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)
- Member Graphic Arts Services Association of Australia
- Volunteer for ‘Youth on the Streets’ working on community arts projects
- Volunteer RSPCA
Interests
- Live music
- Children’s book illustration
- Yoga and pilates
Referees
Claudia Rathborne
General Manager
Crash Media
T: (08) 5467 3333
M: 0422 2222 8888
E: c.rathborne@crash.com.au
Joseph Robbins
Program Coordinator
Youth on the Streets
T: (08) 5543 2222
M: 0436 6666 6666
E: joe.robbins@yots.org.au