I am happy, enthusiastic and capable with a desire for impactful design and good communication. I love the outdoors, the arts, environment and history, gardens and conversing with animals. Recently, as a production designer at New Zealand Doctor, I stayed up to date with technology and dedicated myself to delivering work at a high standard. I redesigned the publication to provide more visual interest for busy professionals and to encourage younger subscribers, incorporating a new masthead, branding, promotions, advertising, and a new website. Additionally, I redesigned Pharmacy Today by adjusting the size from A3 to a smaller format to reduce distribution costs and give it a fresh look. This helped inspire the diverse audience of makeup artists and pharmacists and encouraged new subscriptions. My design style remains upbeat and appealing, continuously adjusting to current trends while maintaining uniqueness.

Megan Colquhoun

I am happy, enthusiastic and capable with a desire for impactful design and good communication. I love the outdoors, the arts, environment and history, gardens and conversing with animals. Recently, as a production designer at New Zealand Doctor, I stayed up to date with technology and dedicated myself to delivering work at a high standard. I redesigned the publication to provide more visual interest for busy professionals and to encourage younger subscribers, incorporating a new masthead, branding, promotions, advertising, and a new website. Additionally, I redesigned Pharmacy Today by adjusting the size from A3 to a smaller format to reduce distribution costs and give it a fresh look. This helped inspire the diverse audience of makeup artists and pharmacists and encouraged new subscriptions. My design style remains upbeat and appealing, continuously adjusting to current trends while maintaining uniqueness.

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I am happy, enthusiastic and capable with a desire for impactful design and good communication. I love the outdoors, the arts, environment and history, gardens and conversing with animals. Recently, as a production designer at New Zealand Doctor, I stayed up to date with technology and dedicated myself to delivering work at a high standard. I redesigned the publication to provide more visual interest for busy professionals and to encourage younger subscribers, incorporating a new masthead, branding, promotions, advertising, and a new website.

Additionally, I redesigned Pharmacy Today by adjusting the size from A3 to a smaller format to reduce distribution costs and give it a fresh look. This helped inspire the diverse audience of makeup artists and pharmacists and encouraged new subscriptions. My design style remains upbeat and appealing, continuously adjusting to current trends while maintaining uniqueness.

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Work Experience

Production Designer at New Zealand Doctor (The Health Media)
December 19, 2019 - August 6, 2025
Responsible for redesigning the A3 publication for GPs and primary care by improving processes to meet deadlines more easily, commissioning photography and illustrations. After the redesign, New Zealand Doctor achieved Best Trade/Professional Publication at the 2014 Canon Media Awards, was a finalist for Best Cover at the Canon Media and MPA Awards, and was judged Best Trade Publication in the world at the 2017 TABBIES with special mention of design suitability for busy doctors.
Designer / Prepress at Philstic
December 2, 2009 - August 6, 2025
Designer and prepress for agricultural, horticultural, and a wide variety of product labels and instruction books. Created foolproof, print-ready files.
Page Designer at Pagemasters NZ
January 1, 2009 - August 6, 2025
Page design with fast, accurate turnaround for most New Zealand Herald pages and all regional titles.
Art Director at New Zealand Gardener (Fairfax Magazines)
September 1, 2006 - August 6, 2025
Maintained and redesigned the garden and landscape design magazine distributed nationally. Established new visual standards preparing the brand for expansion, directed design staff in repositioning the magazine to appeal to a younger demographic. The magazine won Supreme at the 2006 New Zealand Magazine Publishers Awards.
Senior Designer at Pacific Magazines (New Idea, NZ Weddings, Girlfriend)
May 1, 2005 - August 6, 2025
Senior Designer role working on multiple magazine titles.
Graphic Design Tutor at NatColl/YouBee
May 1, 2004 - August 6, 2025
Tutor for graphic design courses.
Art Director at Unlimited / NZ PC World / Computerworld (IDG Communications)
May 1, 2003 - August 6, 2025
Art Director for award-winning Unlimited magazine and other titles owned by IDG and National Business Review.
Production Designer at New Zealand Doctor (The Health Media)
December 19, 2019 - August 6, 2025
Worked as production designer for A3 publication for GPs and primary care. Introduced improved processes for meeting deadlines more easily. Responsible for most photography commissions and illustrations. Redesigned the publication, leading New Zealand Doctor to achieve multiple awards including Best Trade/Professional publication at the 2014 Canon Media Awards and judged Best Trade Publication in the world at the 2017 TABBIES. Also redesigned Pharmacy Today by adjusting format, style, and navigation to reduce costs and attract new subscribers.
Designer / Prepress at Philstic
December 2, 2012 - August 6, 2025
Designed and prepared print-ready files for a wide variety of agricultural and horticultural product labels and instruction books, ensuring foolproof files suitable for printing.
Page Designer at Pagemasters NZ
January 31, 2009 - August 6, 2025
Provided fast and accurate turnaround for page design of most New Zealand Herald pages and all regional titles.
Art Director at New Zealand Gardener (Fairfax Magazines)
September 30, 2006 - August 6, 2025
Maintained then redesigned the garden and landscape design magazine distributed nationally, immediately increasing newsstand sales. Established new visual standards and repositioned the magazine to appeal to a younger demographic. The magazine won Supreme at the New Zealand Magazine Publishers Awards in 2006.
Senior Designer at Pacific Magazines
May 1, 2005 - August 6, 2025
Designed for New Idea, NZ Weddings, and Girlfriend magazines.
Graphic Design Tutor at NATCOLL / YOUBEE
May 1, 2004 - August 6, 2025
Tutored graphic design students.
Art Director at IDG Communications
May 1, 2003 - August 6, 2025
Led art direction for Unlimited, NZ PC World, and Computerworld magazines. Unlimited magazine won multiple awards under my direction.

Education

Graphic Design at AUT
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025
Graphic Design at AUT
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025

Qualifications

Teacher effectiveness, online publishing, web design, negotiation and staff management
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Healthcare, Education, Consumer Goods
    paper New Zealand Doctor

    Redesign publication to meet growing youthful audience and to make the publication easily acceptable to readers from a busy industry. Responsible for all images and construction of publication and production process