Curriculum Vitae (CV)

 
 

since 4.2020

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER

 
 

 
 

11.2019 – 3.2020

Attempted 12 month TRIP AROUND THE WORLD stopped in Australia because of COVID-19

 
 

 
 

9.2015 − 7.2019

USBORNE PUBLISHING, London (UK)
DESIGNER

Department: Foreign Editions

  • Conceptual design, layout, typesetting, final editing and final artwork of company specific marketing material such as advertisements, small print media, catalogues, displays and POS products for foreign markets including German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese.

  • Redesign of the original English book covers to match the requirements of the German speaking markets

  • Online marketing material for foreign markets

  • Cover design adaptations for foreign markets including German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese

  • Support UK market on their online and print marketing materials such as small print media, POS material, animated web banner

  • Book adjustments according to new printing specifications

 
 

 
 

4.2010 – 3.2015

NETSDIREKT, Stuttgart (Germany)
DTP-DESIGN

Department: Pre-Press

  • Layout setup, typesetting, final editing, final artwork of client-oriented advertisements, small print media, magazines, catalogues and financial publications; in-house and on client-site

  • In-house client training for Adobe InDesign according to specific client requirements

Department: Client services

  • Responsible for the integration of an external agency into the company structure

  • Client services and client care

  • Planning, realisation and monitoring of the print-projects and deadlines

  • Tendering and billing

  • Staff planning

  • Workflow optimisation

 
 

 
 

10.2008 – 3.2010

WERBEWELT AG, Stuttgart (Germany)
DTP-DESIGN

Department: Print

  • Layout setup, typesetting, final editing and final artwork of client-oriented small print media, magazines, catalogues

  • Final editing and final artwork of roughs from Senior- and Junior Art-Designer including small print media, magazines, catalogues, edition-books and packaging

  • In-house print approvals 

  • Colour proof approvals on-site printing companies

  • Cataloguing and archiving of customer-related data

 
 

 
 

7.2002 – 9.2008

CORPORATE EXPRESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Stuttgart (Germany)
DTP-DESIGN

Department: Advertising and Marketing

  • Conceptional design, layout setup, typesetting, final editing and final artwork of company-specific small print media, catalogues, packaging, POS material for shops and fairs

  • Internal and external print media coordination

  • Creation of a transnational catalogue in cooperation with other European branches

  • Winning of internal international design contest for Corporate Express own-brand packaging design

 
 

 
 

9.1999 – 6.2002

BIERBRAUER & NAGEL, Stuttgart (Germany)

Apprenticeship as a Wholesale and Foreign Trade Specialist

 
 

 
 

Education

 

9.2017 – 7.2018

Shillington College, London (UK)

Degree in Graphic Design

 
 

 
 

2013

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Homepage Optimisation for Google

 
 

 
 

2012

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Fonts and Typography

 
 

 
 

2010

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Indesign Special

 
 

 
 

2002

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Acrobat Exclusive

 
 

 
 

2002

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Freehand Exclusive

 
 

 
 

2002

Certificate, Stuttgart (Germany)

Illustrator

 
 

 
 

Languages

 

German, nativ / English, fluent / Dutch, conversant

 
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