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< Keen eye for detail

< Ability to work to full capacity, solo or in a team

< Working with digital and standard photography

< Freehand drawing skills

< Experience of managing artwork projects from brief to repro through to print

< Knowledge of agency picture sourcing and solving illustration problems with own photography and art

< Innovative, creative, versatile, and adaptable

Currently working as a freelance magazine graphic designer (often in an Art Editor position) on numerous various titles, both weeklies and monthlies, for the top London publishing houses. Titles include: Maxim, Toxic, Fabulous, Doctor Who Adventures, Sugar, Smash Hits, Ideal Home, Pick Me Up, Girl Talk, Go Girl, Webuser, Top Gear Turbo Challenge, Ben 10, Top Sante, Pregnancy & Birth, Star, Reveal, What’s On TV, TV Easy, Spirit & Destiny, Pregnancy & Birth, Horse & Hound, More, Real People, Bella, BBC Good Homes and many preteen titles for the BBC. I am currently working at the Bauer as Acting Art Editor on Top Sante magazine.

Industry skills• Thorough understanding of the magazine industry • Proficiency and working knowledge in the latest Indesign and Photoshop• Creating industry standard non destructive photo editing. Including retouching, skin /colour correction, cutouts, montages etc• Versatility in designing fast last-minute layouts whilst always maintaining original designs in style.• Propensity to take a pivotal role in

evolving the magazine’s look and direction• Ability to judge creative concepts and to clearly communicate creative direction to others • Awareness of impending deadlines and ability to always meet them• Superior communication, time-management, organisational and follow-through skills • Full working knowledge of photo sourcing from online digital stock photography sites • Cover design

Term: April 2004 to presentPosition: Freelance Graphic Designer/Art EditorEmployer: IPC, BBC, Bauer, Emap, Natmags, News InternationalTrade: Publishing

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= An experienced, imaginative and self-motivated magazine designer with highly developed presentation skills.

= Enjoys the challenge of devising, developing and presenting graphics. Continually maintains a high standard of work with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.

= An enthusiastic person possessing the skills to produce positive results who finds rewards in achieving high personal goals.

= Extensive experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines.0781 452 2974 beckharvey77@mail.com

BECk HArvEyLondon UK

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Top Sante magazine

< A whizz at Adobe suite CS5 Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and Bridge + QuarkExpress - Mac & PC

< Fourteen years experience

< Two years experience as Art Editor on Gay UK (Mens’ Lifestyle) magazine and acting Art Editor on Web User magazine, IPC.

< Experience on weeklies

< Fast

< Full knowledge of repro

< Full ability to ready a page for digital output. Industry standard photo-retouching

< Strong typesetting skills, including experience in typesetting foreign languages

< Understanding of print production process

< Essential Apple Mac maintenance and tech problem solving

< Knowledge of budget formation and expenditure monitoring

< General knowledge of web design programmes

< Scanning and photo correction and touch up

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<Claire WoffendenEditor: Web User MagazinePhone: 0203 148 3427 Email: claire_woffenden@ipcmedia.com

c/o IPC MediaBlue Fin Building110 Southwark StreetLondonSE1 0SU

<Louise BakerArt Editor: BellaPhone: 0207 241 8000Email: louise.baker@bauer.co.uk

c/o H. Bauer Publishing Academic House 24-28 Oval Road London NW1 7DT

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Interval International is a timeshare travel company. Being their senior designer I was responsible for designing two different monthly magazines, Network, a corporate time-share industry title and Interval, a customer-based title. I was also responsible for producing a annual 300 page resort directory. Each directory was

translated and artworked in 11 languages. My role also often involved me in designing adverts for clients. Generally from day-to-day, this included initial design, picture sourcing, sending to print and checking chromalins. The corporate design always maintained a recognisable Interval International look.

Term: August 1999 to October 2000Position: Senior DesignerEmployer: Interval InternationalTrade: Design studio for timeshare industry4

A Creative Experience is a packaging company, working mainly for the computer games industry. I was responsible for designing/artworking boxes, manuals, ads, point-of-sale and other printed material. Companies included Sony, Nintendo, Infogrames, Eidos, Virgin, Disney. Also specialised in working with licensed character products i.e. Disney, Lara

Croft. Work was varied, including logo designs, book jackets, storyboards for ad campaigns and record/CD sleeves. I also produced CAD illustrations for 3-D products. All production was carried out to the highest standard. Position also included overseeing the artwork department and ensuring all briefs, costs and timings were met.

Term: October 2000 to October 2002Position: Senior ArtworkerEmployer: A Creative Experience ‘A.C.E.’Trade: Packaging3

Term: 1994 to 1995College: Chelsea School of Art and DesignQualification: Masters of Fine Art - M. A.

Term: 1990 to 1993College: Manchester Metropolitan UniversityQualification: ‘First Class’ Bachelor of Fine Art Honour Degree - B. A.

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< Bicycles< Movies< Record Cover Design

< Berlin< “You’ve Been framed” < Fortean Times

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Responsible for the design, layout and production of a monthly young gay mens’ publication GayUK, AXM’s sister publication. I was also part of a small team that created the cover photography, ideas for features, photo retouching, photo sourcing, fashion shoots, and preparing all files for repro. My

daily art desk routine included; liasing with clients and ensuring all production was carried out to the highest standard achievable. Ensuring the Gay UKstyle was always retained. Overseeing the small artwork department and ensuring all briefs, costs and timings met.

Term: April 2002 to April 2004Position: Art Editor GayUK MagazineEmployer: Blue Maverick MediaTrade: Publishing2