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Claire Kelly

clrklly@gmail.com61 Rosslyn Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1HF

+447933578466

I am a recent graduate with a degree in Graphic Design. I have gained practical work experience in retail and customer service,as well as with both agency and corporate design teams based in the Midlands, successfully producing ideas and final artwork foruse by clients. I am a confident, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a thirst for knowledge, looking to start a career

in a working environment where skills previously gained can be built upon.

Education

BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Grade 2:1, The University of Gloucestershire, Sept 2009 July 2012 Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design (Pass), Birmingham Metropolitan

College, Sept 2008 July 2009 A levels: Art (D), English Literature (D), Psychology (E), Bishop Walsh Roman Catholic School,

Sutton Coldfield, Sept 2006 July 2008 GCSEs: English Language (A), English Literature (A), Art and Design (B), French (B), D&T:

Resistant Materials (B), Biology (B), Chemistry (B), Religious Studies (B), Maths (C), Geography (C),Statistics (C), Physics (D), Bishop Walsh Roman Catholic School, Sept 2001 July 2006

Work Experience

Part-time Merchandise Associate, British Home Stores, Sept 2012 Feb 2013Responsibilities include:

Till trained to handle cash, credit/debit cards, gift vouchers, promotional vouchers and exchanges Fitting room duties, including the return of the clothing to the shop floor Experience with stock replenishment, recovery of rails, mark downs for clearance and promotional

offers, setting up shop with signage ready for event days and general customer service

Work experience: Graphic Design/Administration Assistant, Birmingham Dental Hospital, February 2013 and againpreviously in April 2011Two weeks total work experience in the Clinical Illustration department of the Dental Hospital.

Responsibilities included: Use of Adobe InDesign to produce posters, business cards, leaflets and roller banners Worked alongside the Clinical Photographers to gather images for Archway magazine and assisted

with the uploading and categorising of photographs Kept admin staff informed on projects so that they could be signed off upon completion General office duties including booking patients in for photographs and taking phone calls

Work experience: Graphic Designer, Atkins, Sept 2012One weeks work experience with the design team at Atkins.Responsibilities included:

Taking briefs from conception to completion with the use of Adobe Illustrator to produce logodesigns, invitations and signage

Attended client meetings to discuss ideas and progress with current briefs

Work experience: Graphic Designer, Adventure Graphics, Aug 2012 Sept 2012Four weeks work experience with design agency, Adventure Graphics.

Responsibilities included:

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Use of Adobe Illustrator to produce T-shirt and logo designs, web visuals and vector artworkrecreation and redrawing

Creating graphic design solutions from concept through to completion, including logo design,branding and production of promotional material, such as postcards and roller banners

Temporary Glass Clearer, Compass Group, March 2012

Responsibilities included: Collecting of empty and used glasses, washing and drying up, polishing of cutlery and clearing tables

ready to set up for the following day Assisted front of house team with serving food and beverages

Part-time Sales Consultant, Next Retail Ltd., Sept 2010 Oct 2010

Responsibilities included: Till trained to handle cash, credit/debit cards, gift vouchers and returns General fitting room duties, returning of clothes to the shop f loor, stock replenishment and tidying

of rails

Temporary Silver Service Waiting Staff, Regency Recruitment, March 2010

Responsibilities included: Welcoming guests on arrival and ensuring their coats and belongings were placed in the cloakroom Trained to serve food and beverages to Silver Service standard Clearing of tables and setting up the tent for the following day

Part-time Shop Assistant, Argos Ltd., Nov 2007 Dec 2007

Responsibilities included: General stock room duties, arranging viewings prior to purchase and dealing with queries Tidying of the shop floor and stock replenishment Till trained to handle cash, credit/debit cards, gift cards and vouchers

Work experience: Trainee Facilities Engineer, LDV Ltd., July 2005Two weeks work experience working with the Facilities Engineer at LDV Ltd.Responsibilities included:

Trained with CATIA to plot signage for the main office and develop site layout plans Developed a timing system for the Maxus Body Transfer Systems; trailer/sling modifications,

rearrangement of building block facilities, floor guide rails and general floor painting/line marking

Skills and Competencies

Adobe Creative Suite; Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and QuarkXPress Microsoft Office; Word, PowerPoint, Edexcel and Outlook Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS Highly proficient at using both MAC and Windows operating systems Experience with copywriting, blog management and social media Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and multitask Innovative, highly creative, good eye for detail and capable of generating ideas Willingness and ability to work independently and as part of a team

References available on request