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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


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