
jonnythin design

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Jonathan Whittaker
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ABOUT ME

Graphic designer/production designer with over 15 years experience in retail advertising, design/advertising studios and publishing.
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My strength is layout/design using InDesign, with proficient PhotoShop, Illustrator and After Effects skills. Figma for digital online assets and animation.
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What I find exciting is the opportunity to unlock my creativity and be given chances to create an impact and conceptualise and provide winning design. I love coming up with fresh and interesting ideas, the process of looking for inspiration and putting the customer first.
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1. Creative for Vodafone and Noel Leeming collaboration TVC and all marketing collateral.
2. Designing the POS/print collateral and digital assets for Noel Leeming and The Block NZ collaboration.
3. Design the look for The Warehouse Takanini
in-store Cafe.
I am an open, flexible, optimistic person, willing to work with others and take onboard their feedback, in order to achieve a high-quality result.
Currently:
Freelance graphic designer/production designer:
Clients: The Warehouse Group (Art Director for the Annual Report, POS and digital asset design), Trimble, Datamars, Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, Civil Contractors New Zealand, NZ Health Group, Contrafed Publishing.
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Contrafed Publishing:
Contracting design/layout of
bi-monthly Water New Zealand magazine.
Previously:
2021 – 2023: The Warehouse Group:
Creative Chapter member as graphic designer/production designer for Major Trading Events.
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2020 – 2021: The Warehouse Group:
Graphic Designer for Corporate Affairs(Comms) squad.
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2019 – 2020: The Warehouse Group:
Production designer for Noel Leeming creating eDMs (using Salesforce), digital advertising, POS and social videos.
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2014 – 2019: 5 years contracting as a production designer to The Warehouse Ltd
and The Warehouse Stationery, mailer layout,
press ads and POS.
2014: Demand Generator Group
eDM design and icon development.
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2014 – 2019: Freelance mac operator/designer. Magazine designer for Contrafed Publishing design/layout of Local Government andWater titles.
2013 – 2014: Senior Mac Operator with
.99 Enterprises. This involved the layout of artwork/concepts/designs/storyboards in association with Art Director and or designer. Producing alterations, variations, client edits and final artwork working with the Art Director/Designer and or Account manager. Along with use of Quick Print to set up and dispatch files.
2009 – 2019: Freelancing as a mac designer for a variety of advertising/design agencies.
Please check out my resume below.