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Stephanie Gunn

Graphic Designer

Stephanie Gunn

Specializes in editorial, branding, web, & marketing design.

Stephanie Gunn is a graphic designer who specializes in providing editorial, branding, web, and marketing (both print and digital) services. With over a decade of experience, she has worked with startups, right through to large corporates from a wide range of industries. Her clients include Shaparency, WHABBY Music, AJ Bell, ATD, Bayeco, North Shore Insurance Brokers, iGeno, Harris Mackay, PropertyMint, Pegasus Legal, BioGenesis, and Definiti. Stephanie is proficient with tools such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, and Dreamweaver.

Graphic Design
Editorial Design
Branding
Web Design
Digital Marketing Design
Print Design
Creative Direction
Magazine Design
Brochure Design
Booklets
Flyer Design
Annual Reports
Logo Design
Poster Design
Logo Animation
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Dreamweaver
Stephanie Gunn

Stephanie Gunn

Specializes in editorial, branding, web, & marketing design.

Graphic Designer

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Employment Highlights

Graphic Designer

Independent

March 2020 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Senior Graphic Designer

Popdot Media

March 2018 - March 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Designer

Popdot Media

July 2015 - March 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Designer

Funmags Media

July 2014 - May 2015 (11 months)

Education Highlights

BA (Hons), Graphic Design & Illustration

University of Hertfordshire

September 2005 - May 2008 (2 years 9 months)

Portfolio

Branding | Brand Guidelines

Digital Marketing | Information Memorandum

Digital | Illustrations

Digital Marketing | Proposal Document

Print Marketing

Digital Marketing

Branding | Brand Guidelines

Digital Marketing | Information Memorandum

Digital | Illustrations

Digital Marketing | Proposal Document

Print Marketing

Digital Marketing

Resume

Graphic Designer

Independent

March 2020 - Present (4 years 1 month)

  • Provided editorial, branding, web, and marketing (both print and digital) services. 
  • Worked with startups, right through to large corporates from a wide range of industries.
  • Clients: Shaparency, WHABBY Music, AJ Bell, ATD, Bayeco, North Shore Insurance Brokers, iGeno, Harris Mackay, PropertyMint, Pegasus Legal, BioGenesis, and Definiti.

Senior Graphic Designer

Popdot Media

March 2018 - March 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Popdot Media is Sydney-based graphic design agency helping businesses leverage the power of design to communicate, connect, and convert.

  • Liaised with clients to determine their requirements and budget.
  • Managed client proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production.
  • Worked with clients, briefing and advising them with regard to design style, format, print production and timescales.
  • Handled staff management and delegation of tasks to achieve a streamlined, efficient and enjoyable working environment.
  • Solely managed the business when required.
  • Developed concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, marketing materials, magazines and websites.
  • Determined size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, including font style and size.
  • Prepared rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief.
  • Reviewed final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
  • Conducted quality control checks of all work produced.
  • Liaised with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality.
  • Created email marketing campaigns using Campaign Monitor and MailChimp for client events, promotions and announcements.
  • Provided invoicing and general financial management.

Designer

Popdot Media

July 2015 - March 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Popdot Media is Sydney-based graphic design agency helping businesses leverage the power of design to communicate, connect, and convert.

  • Liaised with clients to determine their requirements and budget.
  • Managed client proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production.
  • Worked with clients, briefing and advising them with regard to design style, format, print production and timescales.
  • Developed concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, marketing materials, magazines and websites.
  • Determined size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, including font style and size.
  • Prepared rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief.
  • Reviewed final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
  • Conducted quality control checks of all work produced.
  • Liaised with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality.

Designer

Funmags Media

July 2014 - May 2015 (11 months)

Funmags Media, based in Phuket, Thailand is home to the only pocket-sized publication on the island 'Phuket Pocket Guide'. Alongside the magazine, the company also produces tourist maps in both English and Russian.

  • Completely redesigned the ‘Phuket Pocket Guide’, working with, and adapting the original structure of the publication whilst implementing new fonts, layouts and colors.
  • Applied the redesigned elements of the magazine to both the English and Russian maps.
  • Performed image sourcing.
  • Redesigned existing advertisements and designed original artwork for new advertisers.
  • Liaised with advertisers and worked with specific design briefs.
  • Produced media packs.
  • Assisted the redesign of the company website and gained basic HTML knowledge with the input of text and imagery.
  • Designed and produced an interactive iPad app of ‘Phuket Pocket Guide’ using Digital Publishing Suite in InDesign. Learnt and developed all the necessary skills in order to competently create the app and then update each edition accordingly. Also learnt how to add interactivity in the form of slideshows, videos, scrollable frames/menus, hyperlinks and pop-up features.

Designer

Shares Magazine

May 2012 - March 2014 (1 year 11 months)

Shares Magazine is a weekly publication for stock market professionals and private investors.

  • Worked alongside the head of production and junior designer.
  • Redesigned 'Shares' which involved sourcing new fonts and implementing new layouts, colors, design elements and creating templates.
  • Sent the weekly publication to print whenever the head of production was absent.
  • Worked on external design projects and created online supplements for two corporate clients such as Alliance Trust and Equiniti. With both projects, Stephanie liaised closely with the design teams to ensure the projects were completed on time and successfully fulfilled the specific brief. She was asked to work closely with the company's brand guidelines, while also incorporating fresh design ideas throughout.
  • Redesigned the 'Shares Awards' promotional material, including the invitation, program, menu and supplement.

Junior Designer

Shares Magazine

May 2011 - May 2012 (1 year 1 month)

Shares Magazine is a weekly publication for stock market professionals and private investors.

  • Worked alongside the designer and head of production. Took an active role in all aspects of the design processes.
  • Designed page layout in Adobe InDesign.
  • Developed weekly front cover ideas, using Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Created advertisement designs for external clients, as well as for in-house events and promotions.
  • Designed web banners for in-house events and promotions.
  • Assisted the production team with designing and creating event supplements, annual bookazines and other additional projects.
  • Conceptualized and created logo design.
  • Performed image sourcing.
  • Handled weekly production files and PDF management using Acrobat Pro.
  • Liaised with the sales team to create mockup advertisement/page design for clients.
  • Worked to weekly deadlines and handled multiple tasks simultaneously throughout each week.

Design Intern

Players Publishing

March 2011 - May 2011 (3 months)

Players Publishing is considered one of the biggest gaming publishers in the world and currently produces magazines in Europe, US, and Canada.

  • Created page layout in Adobe InDesign.
  • Designed illustrations in Adobe Illustrator in response to specific design briefs.
  • Worked alongside the designer to redesign new sections of the magazine.
  • Shadowed the designer and gained an understanding of the print processes and main print production stages.

Education

BA (Hons), Graphic Design & Illustration

University of Hertfordshire

September 2005 - May 2008 (2 years 9 months)