Experienced Creative Artworker | Packaging Artworker | Graphic Designer… ///////////////////////////// An industrious and diligent Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker, who adopts a creative and analytical approach to problem-solving with an acute attention to detail, complemented by a comprehensive understanding of operational processes and techniques required to deliver artwork files consistently and efficiently. An effective communicator and supportive team player who is used to working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, with an extensive knowledge of the creative industries, and the flexibility to adapt to the unique demands of various business sectors, whether DIY, luxury beauty, fashion retail, FMCG, publishing or marketing.

Maxine Hayes

Experienced Creative Artworker | Packaging Artworker | Graphic Designer… ///////////////////////////// An industrious and diligent Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker, who adopts a creative and analytical approach to problem-solving with an acute attention to detail, complemented by a comprehensive understanding of operational processes and techniques required to deliver artwork files consistently and efficiently. An effective communicator and supportive team player who is used to working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, with an extensive knowledge of the creative industries, and the flexibility to adapt to the unique demands of various business sectors, whether DIY, luxury beauty, fashion retail, FMCG, publishing or marketing.

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Experienced Creative Artworker | Packaging Artworker | Graphic Designer… /////////////////////////////
An industrious and diligent Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker, who adopts a creative and analytical approach to problem-solving with an acute attention to detail, complemented by a comprehensive understanding of operational processes and techniques required to deliver artwork files consistently and efficiently.
An effective communicator and supportive team player who is used to working under pressure in a fast-paced environment, with an extensive knowledge of the creative industries, and the flexibility to adapt to the unique demands of various business sectors, whether DIY, luxury beauty, fashion retail, FMCG, publishing or marketing.

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Work Experience

Freelance Creative Artworker at Curious Universe
April 29, 2024 - August 2, 2024
Create artwork for a prototype box for a new range of children’s art materials. Create accurate cutter guides for new products. Adjust existing artwork to new cutter guides.
Freelance Creative Artworker at White Stuff
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Produce artwork for in-store swing tags and accessory packaging, aligning with the company re-brand. Design fabric label artwork using the new logo for various garments and accessories. Create artwork for a range of hair accessories and jewellery carding, following brand guidelines.
Freelance Graphic Designer / Retoucher at Covet Design
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Retouch images to create GIFs for an online advertising campaign for Bugaboo Strollers.
Freelance Graphic Designer at WIT (Rome)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Design and produce a short animated film for the company website using Adobe Premiere.
Freelance Packaging Artworker at Marmalade (London)
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Working remotely to create artwork for a new range of food packaging for Amazon Fresh.
Freelance Packaging Artworker at Windett Design
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Create artwork for a variety of giftware items for the Royal Palaces. Retouch scanned illustrations for new packaging.
Freelance Packaging Artworker at The Body Shop
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Create artwork for the 2020 Christmas range of giftware, ensuring colour consistency across all products. Create label artwork for several key brand items.
Freelance Creative Artworker at Monsoon
October 14, 2019 - November 7, 2019
Create label artwork for a range of garments. Create artwork for in-store graphics and promotions. Update campaign look-books with new imagery.
Freelance Creative Artworker / Retoucher at Design Group International (DGI)
August 23, 2007 - June 20, 2014
Create packaging artwork, labels, brochures, and internal communications for AkzoNobel (Dulux, Cuprinol, Polycell and Hammerite). Layout sections of the Trade Depot catalogue. Design press adverts for Brabantia. Image retouching and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop. Clients: CeDo Household Products (Tesco, Polylina, GHK, ASDA, Sainsbury’s), Future Publishing (Flexible outer film covers for magazines), and Pork Farms.
Senior Artworker / Layout Designer at Schawk Inc (Graphic Services and Pre-press Division)
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005
Design and create top quality print-ready packaging artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Manipulate and retouch digital images in Adobe Photoshop. Typeset English and both Western and Eastern European languages. Clients: CeDo Household Products (Tesco, Polylina, GHK, ASDA, Sainsbury’s), Future Publishing (Flexible outer film covers for magazines), and Pork Farms.
Artworker / Layout Designer at LS Bristol Limited (Reprographic Services)
January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2003
Barco Operator (Graphic Origination). Design variants for Jordans Cereals from initial artwork supplied. Create high quality print-ready packaging artwork in Adobe Illustrator. Manipulate and retouch digital images in Adobe Photoshop. Produce fully repro’d files for gravure, lithographic and flexographic print processes on Barco GRC/GRS High-end System. Clients: Jordans Cereals, Bass, Whitbread, Bulmers, Britvic, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, McCains, Weetabix, Crabtree & Evelyn.
Freelance Creative Artworker / Retoucher at Design Group International (DGI)
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2014
As above
Freelance Artworker / Designer at Wildfire Comms / Bristol 24-7
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Layout listings for a local interest publication. Create press adverts from existing templates or online resources. Create artwork for a brochure promoting a local grammar school.
Freelance Artworker / Designer at Soap & Glory
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Create artwork for in-store point of sale. Create artwork for a variety of physical items for a high profile promotions event. Amend existing artwork and typography to suit the international market.
Freelance Artworker / Designer at Bidvest Foodservice
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Layout and artwork a range of marketing brochures. Layout and artwork the Bidvest range of Christmas food and beverage catalogues, aligning with the requirements of different catering establishments. Retouch customer images in Adobe Photoshop.

Education

MA Sound Arts at London College of Communications (UAL)
October 3, 2022 - December 15, 2023
MA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins (UAL)
October 1, 2018 - June 21, 2019
MA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins (UAL)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
BA Fine Art at University of the West of England (UWE)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Other
    paper White Stuff - Re-brand

    https://www.twine.net/signin

    I was required to create artwork for in-store product carding and woven labels
    Swing tickets, over-riders, jewellery carding, accessory carding.

    paper The Body Shop - Christmas Range

    https://www.twine.net/signin

    A three-month freelance contract working onsite at The Body Shop in London. Working to create final artwork for the Christmas 2020 giftware range of packaging, from designs/illustrations created in-house.
    Special attention was paid to colour consistency across the different pieces, as well as ensuring the tiny details of the illustrations were correct.

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