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Sydney, Australia

Employment that completely utilizes my creativity and experience within the Digtal Media industry and offers the opportunity for career advancement along with the expansion of relevant skills.

Please view my portfolio at: www.apokrino.com


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Experience

  • Digital Designer
    Sydney, NSW
    Jul 2008 - Present
    Amnesia Razorfish

    Working under the direction of the Creative Director, Art Directors and Producers I am required to work as part of a team to design and produce web sites, banner ads, edm's, flash-based web projects, video projects and print design. Working with and producing corporate guidelines and style guides where required.

    I effectively interpret client needs as outlined in creative briefs and translate them into compelling visual designs by combining design theory, content, navigational structure and usability issues to create a powerful and intuitive experience.

    Highlights include (but not limited to):

    - Design lead on P&O Cruises (Carnival Australia B2C) web site re-design
    - Design lead on Carnival Australia Intranet (brand + UI)
    - Design lead on Internet Explorer 8 Global Launch print & banner ads

  • Creative Designer
    Sydney, NSW
    Sep 2006 - Jul 2008
    Reading Room

    Involved in the creation and creative direction of websites, pitches, branding and collateral. Prototyping and making HTML adjustments to websites.

    I produced work for the following clients (but not limited to): Porsche UK, The United Nations, BBC, Ernst & Young, GSK, The Australian Museum, Bayer, Cancer Institute NSW, NSW Commission for Children & Young People, Hunter Water, The Prince’s Foundation.

    Highlights include (but not limited to):

    - Creation of Australian Museum CMS. 10,000 page CMS system requiring custom icons and highly developed UX / UI.
    - Elected to represent the company in .NET Magazine monthly build-off competition

  • Sydney, NSW
    Feb 2005 - Sep 2006
    Freelance

    Freelance design for various businesses and personal clients. Included web design, print media and corporate i.d.

Honors & Awards


  • .NET Magazine Build-Off Participant - 2007

    Out of 140 staff I was the chosen designer to represent Reading Room in .Net Magazine's monthly Design Build Off feature.

    The aim of the build off is to place three designers head to head with the same brief so readers of the magazine can see the different approach taken by each.

    The designers are also interviewed and are given the opportunity to give their rationale behind the design.


  • Interactive Media Awards (IMA) 2007, Outstanding Achievement Award in the Youth category

    The Interactive Media Awards™ recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement.


  • ARTEXPRESS Finalist in the Digital Media category, 2003 HSC

    ARTEXPRESS is an annual exhibition of artworks created by students from government and non-government schools for the Higher School Certificate Examination in Visual Arts. The works demonstrate exceptional quality across a broad range of subject matter, approaches, styles and media including painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, documented forms, textiles and fibre, ceramics, digital animation, film and video, and collections of works.

    The works chosen for ARTEXPRESS are a representative selection from over 12,000 examination submissions. It is one of the most popular exhibitions at the Art Gallery of NSW, competing with blockbusters and prestigious art awards.

Recommendations


  • Ian Clazie - Design Director, Amnesia Razorfish

    “Jono is a talented designer capable of clean, professional web interface and visual design. He works quickly under pressure and is tolerant of less than ideal briefs and can roll with a haphazard project management environment. Under my direction he executed digital design for clients such as P&O Cruises, Aussie Home Loans, Channel[v] and more. I would recommend Jono as a great asset to any design team.”


  • Leo Hillary - Senior Project Manager, Reading Room

    “Jonathan is a very talented designer who has delivered consistently excellent creative on a number of projects for a variety of clients. His work really is top rate and his approach ensures he really delivers against client or agency brief. Both his project and pitch work marks him out as a serious talent and he is a fantastic addition to any team.”


  • Ana Balta - Producer, Amnesia Razorfish

    “Jonathan is always pushing the brief and his creative solutions - offering great ideas and a positive attitude on all projects. A hard working designer who can get any job done.”

Software Proficiency


  • Software Proficiency

    Adobe Photoshop
    Adobe Illustrator
    Adobe InDesign
    Adobe Dreamweaver

    HTML, XHTML, CSS

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