I'm a highly experienced graphic designer who has specialized in PowerPoint for over 25 years. I create polished, professional templates and slide designs, including charts, graphs, infographics and diagrams. I also use my marketing and copywriting background to help clients clarify and improve their content. Additional skills include designing long-form documents such as annual reports, white papers, proposals and newsletters, using either Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign. I can create branded, user-friendly Word templates in addition to PowerPoint templates, or convert existing documents from InDesign to Word or PowerPoint. I guarantee high quality work, responsive customer service and strict adherence to your important deadlines, offering quick turnaround times for rush jobs. I've worked with global brands including Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Bloomberg, EY, Deloitte, and Novo Nordisk. Please get in touch to find out more about how I can help your business.…

Christine Ashton

I'm a highly experienced graphic designer who has specialized in PowerPoint for over 25 years. I create polished, professional templates and slide designs, including charts, graphs, infographics and diagrams. I also use my marketing and copywriting background to help clients clarify and improve their content. Additional skills include designing long-form documents such as annual reports, white papers, proposals and newsletters, using either Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign. I can create branded, user-friendly Word templates in addition to PowerPoint templates, or convert existing documents from InDesign to Word or PowerPoint. I guarantee high quality work, responsive customer service and strict adherence to your important deadlines, offering quick turnaround times for rush jobs. I've worked with global brands including Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Bloomberg, EY, Deloitte, and Novo Nordisk. Please get in touch to find out more about how I can help your business.…

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I’m a highly experienced graphic designer who has specialized in PowerPoint for over 25 years. I create polished, professional templates and slide designs, including charts, graphs, infographics and diagrams. I also use my marketing and copywriting background to help clients clarify and improve their content.

Additional skills include designing long-form documents such as annual reports, white papers, proposals and newsletters, using either Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign. I can create branded, user-friendly Word templates in addition to PowerPoint templates, or convert existing documents from InDesign to Word or PowerPoint. I guarantee high quality work, responsive customer service and strict adherence to your important deadlines, offering quick turnaround times for rush jobs.

I’ve worked with global brands including Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Bloomberg, EY, Deloitte, and Novo Nordisk. Please get in touch to find out more about how I can help your business.

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Freelance Graphic Designer, specialising in PowerPoint at Feed My Eyes (self-employed - freelance design services)
May 10, 1999 - Present
RESPONSIBILITIES: Create polished, professional PowerPoint presentations and templates. Format charts, graphs and tables; visually communicate complex information using infographics and diagrams; source images and icons to complement the content; incorporate advanced animation and slide transitions. Utilize copywriting and marketing experience to edit content for greater clarity and effectiveness and appeal to the client’s target audience. ADDITIONAL SERVICES: Design annual reports, white papers, newsletters, posters, trade show backdrops and logos, using Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office. Develop and write branding guidelines; help clients to implement new branding. Provide troubleshooting and training in Word and PowerPoint, both in person and through video meetings. Manage multiple projects simultaneously, with responsive customer service, strict adherence to tight deadlines and excellent attention to detail. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Certified in graphic design and presentation design by the freelancing website Upwork.com. Also awarded an “Expert Vetted” badge – limited to the top 1% of talent on the website – and frequently hand-picked to work with their most valued Fortune 500 clients, such as Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft and Novo Nordisk.
Presentations & Desktop Publishing Specialist at Deloitte
March 2, 1998 - May 7, 1999
RESPONSIBILITIES: Create complex PowerPoint presentations including graphics and animation; format reports and pitch documents in Word; design diagrams, tables, and graphs; write and layout department newsletter. Set guidelines for the use of templates, and implement new graphic standards. Act as an informal “help desk”, to answer computer software questions and provide branding guidance. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Improved workflow and processes, resulting in faster turnaround times and better quality.
Word Processing/Graphics Specialist at Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
January 6, 1997 - February 28, 1998
RESPONSIBILITIES: Produce PowerPoint presentations and complex documents in Word and PowerPoint. Format graphs, charts, and tables and source images and graphics. Add animation and slide transitions. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: Implemented consistent design standards for the department and helped staff members to deliver more effective presentations.

Education

Night school courses in copywriting and marketing at University of Toronto
May 1, 2001 - October 1, 2001
Courses in journalism and marketing at Vancouver Island University
September 1, 1993 - April 1, 1995
Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Winnipeg
September 1, 1983 - May 1, 1988

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Professional Services, Software & Internet
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