I’m a multidisciplinary designer with 10+ years industry experience in editorial design, content creation and art direction. I mostly work across sectors, with companies, existing brands and creatives -helping them to expand, develop and deliver their work and identity, through engaging and purposeful design experiences.…

Michaela Pointon

I’m a multidisciplinary designer with 10+ years industry experience in editorial design, content creation and art direction. I mostly work across sectors, with companies, existing brands and creatives -helping them to expand, develop and deliver their work and identity, through engaging and purposeful design experiences.…

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I’m a multidisciplinary designer with 10+ years industry experience in editorial design, content creation and art direction. I mostly work across sectors, with companies, existing brands and creatives -helping them to expand, develop and deliver their work and identity, through engaging and purposeful design experiences.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Printing and Design Assistant at Newspaper Club
September 1, 2019 - October 1, 2022
Assisting customers throughout the printing and production process; providing step-by-step guidance on setting up print files inline with requirements for digital and offset printing methods.
Art Director of Illustration & Animation at Culture Trip
January 31, 2018 - September 24, 2019
On-boarding and managing interdisciplinary creative teams between London and New York; establishing brand identity at large and for all illustration and animation output. Establishing in-house and external brand guides and cross-collaborating with commissioners and editorial leads, copywriters and directors to align identity across global hubs and editorial campaigns. Project management and implementation of brand and identity across global offices and supporting the emergence of creative value and practices within the company and its culture.
Freelance, senior designer at self employed
January 1, 2023 - Present
Working across different industry sectors; helping and supplying organisations, small businesses, publishers and creatives to build and deliver their branding and identity through engaging, multi-disciplinary, design outputs.

Education

1st Class BA Hons Communication Design at Glasgow School of Art
September 1, 2008 - June 1, 2012
L3 Counselling Skills at Southport Tech
January 8, 2025 - July 8, 2025
Btec National Diploma at Southport College of Art
September 1, 2007 - June 1, 2008
Illustration
Btech National Diploma at Southport College of Art
September 1, 2004 - June 1, 2006
Fine Art
Level 3 Certificate In Counselling Skills at Southport College of Art
January 6, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Counselling Skills Level at Southport College
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
BA(Hons) Visual Communication (1st Class) at The Glasgow School of Art
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012

Qualifications

1st Class BA Hons Communication Design
January 8, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Level 3 Certificate In Counselling Skills
September 1, 2025 - September 25, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Government, Travel & Hospitality, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other
    uniE621 Glasgow Art Map
    Glasgow Art Map is an online map, archive and journal of contemporary art exhibitions happening in Glasgow. Brief: To design an annual, limited edition riso-printed map showing permanent art spaces in the city, used to connect people, galleries and artists.…
    uniE621 Music Space
    Music Space is a year-long bursary programme produced by Counterflows which launched in March 2022. It has been set up for young people aged 18–24 in the city of Glasgow, who are interested in exploring sound and music. The brief: To create a promotional series of posters and online assets to promote the programme and encourage young music-makers to sign up and participate.…
    uniE621 Culture Trip
    As an original in-house designer, I was responsible for developing the company's brand and creative outlook and establishing a unique identity which could be implemented at scale, across the product. The brief: To establish a brand identity and create immersive and memorable reading experiences between content creators and global audiences.…
    uniE621 Schule.
    Self-branded illustration and design work for print, interiors and apparel.…
    uniE621 Monocle Magazine
    Monocle is a global magazine covering international affairs; business; culture and design. ‘Let’s Do It Better’ – issue 141, is dedicated to industry creatives making their mark in the world, through sustainable methods and practises. The brief: to create a series of full-page ads in a singular and graphic style, incorporating Monocle’s branding to promote, “Monocle Minute on Design” - a weekly design newsletter mailed out every Wednesday; “Monocle Subscribe” - the most popular ‘One Year Plus’ package; “Monocle 24” - a podcast archive covering foreign affairs, business, culture and design, and “Monocle Shop” - a collection of branded - best sellers.…