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I’m an MS Office expert with over 20 years’ experience in the financial and professional services industries across Australia and the UK. I specialise in designing and formatting complex Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents — including templates, pitch decks, capability statements, EOIs, tenders, proposals, and reports.
As the founder of Creative Page Design, I help businesses create professional, user-friendly templates and documents that maintain brand consistency and improve usability. Calm under pressure and meticulous with detail, I deliver high-quality work on time while being friendly, approachable, and always eager to learn.
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Founder / Business Document Specialist | Owner at Creative Page Design
July 1, 2024 - PresentFounded Creative Page Design specializing in designing and formatting professional Microsoft Office documents for Financial Services, Professional Services, Government, SMEs, and startups. Expert in creating user-friendly templates for Word and PowerPoint, ensuring brand consistency and optimizing document usability.
Virtual Assistant – Design Specialist (Part-time) at Victoria Eve. & Co.
July 1, 2024 - August 26, 2025Designed and formatted documents in Word, InDesign, and PowerPoint for Victoria Eve. & Co. and clients. Led social media design using Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud. Developed user-friendly templates across Word, PowerPoint, InDesign, and Google Drive ensuring brand compliance.
Virtual Assistant | Freelance at The Contented Copywriter
December 31, 2022 - August 26, 2025Recommended and implemented document system improvements to enhance efficiency. Created and updated client presentations and guidelines in Google Slides and Docs, ensuring brand consistency. Managed social media content design and scheduling via Canva, Later, and Linktree. Administered blog uploads to Squarespace website and coordinated daily tasks in Asana.
Desktop Publisher | Freelance at Direct 2 Consumer (D2C) Marketing Agency
March 1, 2020 - August 26, 2025Produced PowerPoint reports from raw Excel and Google Sheets data including charts and tables, edited and proofed content, and generated PDFs. Converted InDesign reports to PowerPoint presentations for campaigns. Assisted with in-store campaign preparation involving Brand Ambassador monitoring, roster scheduling, and liaising with supermarkets for stock availability.
Desktop Publisher / Office Manager at Liverpool Partners
April 1, 2019 - August 26, 2025Designed and formatted pitch books, bid documents, flyers, information memorandums, minutes, and agendas using MS Office and Adobe Creative Cloud. Managed daily office operations including client interactions and meeting preparations. Handled team onboarding, IT procurement, workspace management, executive diary support, and maintained the company website.
Desktop Publisher | Freelance at Bluestar Group, Creative Services
April 1, 2016 - August 26, 2025Contracted initially for six weeks, extended to assist with formatting and proofreading large documents including flyers, forms, bid proposals, presentations, and InDesign files. Created Word and PowerPoint templates for a prestigious investment bank to ensure brand consistency.
Administration Assistant / Desktop Publisher at The Royal Bank of Scotland, Research Equities
November 1, 2013 - August 26, 2025Managed daily operations of the Production Department, including file management and distribution of research reports via email and websites. Formatted reports in MS Office using in-house templates for consistency and accuracy. Authored and designed the Research Department's Style Guide in PowerPoint to guide analysts in applying house style rules.
Desktop Publisher at Macquarie Group, Business Development
May 1, 2010 - August 26, 2025Formatted pitch books, presentations, bid proposals, training materials, and flyers using MS Office. Created and formatted complex Excel charts using bankers’ source files. Worked on large bid documents managing multiple file formats and document control. Arranged printing and binding through in-house print center and compiled multiple PDFs.
Desktop Publisher at Ord Minnett, Research Department
August 1, 2008 - August 26, 2025Formatted PowerPoint presentations using in-house templates and liaised with printers for timely production. Formatted monthly, quarterly, and daily reports, flyers, and forms using InDesign and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Created charts in Excel and collaborated on image sourcing and layout design with marketing.
Presentations Operator / Contracting at Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Ernst & Young, ING, UBS, Goldman Sachs
June 1, 2006 - August 26, 2025Produced high-quality PowerPoint presentations from briefs and bankers’ source materials. Promoted at HSBC to point of contact for top bankers, responsible for briefing and producing presentations. Worked day and evening shifts ensuring smooth document handover.
Founder / Business Document Specialist | Owner at Creative Page Design
July 1, 2024 - PresentFounder of Creative Page Design, specialising in designing and formatting professional Microsoft Office documents for Financial Services, Professional Services, Government, SME’s and startups. Expert in creating user-friendly templates for Word and PowerPoint, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines and optimising document usability.
Virtual Assistant – Design Specialist (Part-time) at Victoria Eve. & Co.
July 1, 2024 - August 26, 2025Designed and formatted documents in Word, InDesign, PowerPoint presentations, flyers and brochures for VEC and its clients. Lead social media designer utilising Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud. Created user-friendly templates in Word, PowerPoint, InDesign and Google Drive ensuring adherence to brand guidelines.
Virtual Assistant | Freelance at The Contented Copywriter
December 31, 2022 - August 26, 2025Recommended and implemented improvements to document systems and process flows to enhance efficiency. Created and updated client presentations in Google Slides and guidelines in Google Docs, ensuring brand consistency. Managed social media schedules, designed content in Canva, scheduled posts through Later and Linktree. Uploaded blog posts to Squarespace and handled daily tasks in Asana.
Desktop Publisher | Freelance at Direct 2 Consumer (D2C) Marketing Agency
March 31, 2020 - August 26, 2025Produced PowerPoint reports by formatting raw data from Excel and Google Sheets, creating charts and tables, editing and proofing content and generating PDFs. Converted InDesign reports into PowerPoint presentations for various campaigns. Assisted in preparing in-store campaigns, including monitoring Brand Ambassadors, scheduling rosters and coordinating with large supermarket chains for stock availability.
Desktop Publisher / Office Manager at Liverpool Partners
April 30, 2019 - August 26, 2025Designed and formatted pitch books, bid documents, flyers, Information Memorandums, Minutes and Agendas using MS Office and Adobe Creative Cloud. Managed office operations including client interactions and meeting preparations. Handled team functions such as onboarding, IT procurement and workspace management. Provided executive support including diary management, board meetings, travel arrangements, and team events. Maintained the company website.
Desktop Publisher | Freelance at Bluestar Group, Creative Services
April 30, 2016 - August 26, 2025Contracted initially for six weeks, extended to assist with formatting and proofing large Word Documents such as flyers, forms and bid proposals, PowerPoint presentations and InDesign files. Created templates in Word and PowerPoint for a prestigious Investment Bank ensuring brand consistency across materials.
Administration Assistant / Desktop Publisher at The Royal Bank of Scotland, Research Equities
November 30, 2013 - August 26, 2025Managed daily operations of the Production Department including file management and distributing research reports to a large client base via email and websites. Formatted reports in MS Office using in-house templates to ensure consistency and accuracy. Authored and designed the company’s Style Guide in PowerPoint to assist analysts with applying house style rules correctly.
Desktop Publisher at Macquarie Group, Business Development
May 31, 2010 - August 26, 2025Formatted pitch books, presentations, placemats, bid proposals, training materials and flyers using MS Office. Created and formatted complex charts in Excel using riders and source files from bankers. Managed multiple file formats for large bid documents, arranged printing and binding within the in-house print centre, and compiled multiple PDFs.
Desktop Publisher at Ord Minnett, Research Department
August 31, 2008 - August 26, 2025Formatted PowerPoint presentations using in-house templates and liaised with printers to ensure timely production. Formatted monthly, quarterly and daily reports, flyers and forms using InDesign and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Formatted charts in Excel and collaborated with marketing to brainstorm ideas for image sourcing and layouts.
Presentations Operator | Contracting (UK working visa) at Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Ernst & Young, ING, UBS, Goldman Sachs, London UK
June 30, 2006 - August 26, 2025Produced high-quality PowerPoint presentations from briefs and source materials provided by bankers. Promoted at HSBC as the point of contact for top bankers responsible for brief taking and presentation production. Worked day and evening shifts ensuring smooth handover of documents to colleagues.
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Financial Services, Professional Services, Government
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