Hello!
my name is Michelle
"The goal of a designer is to listen, observe, understand, sympathize, empathize, synthesize, and glean insights that enable him or her to
make the invisible visible."
–Hillman Curtis
"Design is not just what it
looks like and feels like.
Design is how it works.”
–Steve Jobs
GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER
Hello!
my name is Michelle
The goal of a designer is to listen, observe, sympathize, empathize, synthesize, and understand the insights that enable him or her to make
the invisible, visible.’
–Hillman Curtis
Design is not just what it
looks like and feels like.
Design is how it works.”
–Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
DESIGNER & WEB DEVELOPER
MY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL IN SOFTWARE
INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
EDGE ANIMATE
ADOBE ANIMATE
HTML & CSS
95%
60%
70%
80%
85%
PLUS MORE
40%
WHAT TO SAY
ABOUT ME? UM
DO I SOUND LIKE SOMEONE YOU COULD WORK WITH?
This is a great place to start, to tell a story about myself and for you to get to know a little more about me.
Hello! My name is Michelle Thomas, I am a designer. I've worked for one of Auckland's top agencies,
FCB, New Zealand’s, most highly awarded agency. I specialise in design and advertising and all that goes
with the brand experience. Lately I have up-skilled in the digital interface design for clients.
I've had the privilege to work as Mitre 10 Brand champion and team leader for many years. I have also
work on a wider range of brands such as Air New Zealand, Mercury, Massey University, Pak 'n Save, Prime
and many more, focusing on their retail, print, brand and digital design.
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ABOUT
EXPERIENCE
HOW ABOUT IT?
Whether its freelance work or you just have
to have me join your team because I am
just what you've been looking for...
freelancing - senior designer
DESIGNER + DIGITAL
FCB (AGENCY VARIOUS BRANDS)
Creating animated banners
and social media assets.
Designing print mediums for agency brands
www.fcb.co.nz
TOMMI
RETAIL X + THE WAR ROOM
ESSENCE
BRAND CHAMPION +TEAM LEADER
DESIGNER + MAC OPERATOR
All retail brand creation and execution
for Bunnings Warehouse brand
www.brandagency.com.au/
Collaborating and managing a team to produce and provide artwork according to
the Mitre10 brand standards (including the Propriety brands).
Trafficking work and managing workflows.
Agile workflows.
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Created and designed all print mediums.
(Catalogue, Point of sale, Press, In-store
sign-age , Ticketing, creative concepts, templates)
Assisting Creative in the “tone” for the brand.
SALES ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
MEDIA NOVA (THE PROPERTY MAGAZINE)
Qualifying client's advertising and
marketing needs. My responsibilities were to:
research and source new business, using sales strategies, negotiate and
using good closing techniques.
www.thepropertymag.co.za
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Maintaining sales for the publication
and overseeing accounts.
Forming relationships with customers.
Design adverts for the publication.
www.homemakersonline.co.za
EVENTS & EXHIBITION COORDINATOR
Develop the overall event program from planning, conception to successful delivery, whilst ensuring significant media, corporate and public interest for the event were met.
I managed the overall marketing and Brand sponsorship strategy whilst also providing strong direction regarding event
operation.
www.homemakersexpo.co.za
designer +studio manager
mac operator
In-house studio producing stores point of sale and weekly store catalogues country wide.
www.massmart.co.za
Over seeing designers.
Dealing with publication production.
Pagination and production.
Designing adverts.
Brand awareness for publication and Exhibition.
Exhibition signage and stands designs.
Exhibition print collateral.
www.homemakersonline.co.za
