1. - Communicating with the sales and management teams to follow briefs from clients.
- Creating sub-brands focusing on increasing turnover in various sectors.
- Design point-of-sale, roll-outs and exhibition displays such as, menu communication and way-finding.
- Constructing and developing brand catalogues for clients and management teams for future orders.
- Branding innovative shop-fit and kiosk concept proposals and increasing potential sales through signage.
- Take designs from concept through to ‘print ready’ artwork for the in-house large format production department.
- Setting jobs ‘print ready’ for production including cut-paths, bleeds, crop marks and pre-press tiling.
Supporting other design agencies to create corporate brochures, express point-of-sale, site proposals and
advertising solutions through to ‘print ready’ and packaged artwork.
Independently freelancing for a variety of companies in the South West creating visual shop refits, re-brands, mail
merges and distribution advertising through to supplying signs, banners, window graphics, vehicle graphics and
hoardings.
Atlantic Group
Creative Artworker: 2014 - Present
A multi-discipline design agency, specialising in the
food and beverage sector for a range of blue chip
companies such as:
Sainsbury’s, Háagen Dazs, Old El Paso,
Coca-Cola, Tesco, Manchester United and a range of
universities. Consisted of three individual departments:
Creative, Interiors and Shop Fitting, each providing
innovative solutions in their own specialist areas. My
role in Atlantic Creative included:
Distinct Graphic Designs
Freelance Designer: 2013 - Present
- Sales, marketing, advertising, promotions and design.
- Working on a one-to-one basis with clients from start to completion.
- Quoting incoming jobs, ordering relevant material from suppliers and checking stock levels.
- Setting out and laying up artwork ‘print ready’.
- Operating in-house machinery such as Roland wide format printer.
- Helping production with weeding, application, laying up, fitting, vehicles and on-site installation.
- Assisting with managing accounts, filing and organising production schedules through the Clarity software.
RM Signs Limited
Graphic Designer and Office Manager: 2012 - 2013
Produced final artwork for screen printing, embroidery
and large format digital printing to businesses,
schools, colleges, sports teams, charities and
councils. Main duties included:
- Attending client meetings and understanding the business objectives and client requirements.
- Developing mood boards to reflect concepts.
- Designing a variety of options for approval.
- Estimating time required to complete jobs and provide quotes to clients.
- QC checks of print for installation.
- Operating in-house machinery such as Mutoh wide format printer, Graphtech plotter, Bizhub printer and guillotine
including operating programmes such as Postprint and Composer.
- Clients included: NHS, Yates, Weston Hospicecare, Domino’s Pizza, Bristol International Airport and M&S.
The Print and Sign Shop
Graphic Designer and Office Manager: 2011 - 2012
A small but creative team provided a variety of
specialised skills working with tight deadlines
throughout design and production. Integrating clients
ideas to achieve effective end results. Main duties
included:
For the last 3 years I have worked as a Creative Artworker with ‘Atlantic Creative’ and I have been
involved in a number of high profile projects. I believe that my unique blend of commercial knowledge and
experience gained from a diverse range of industries, has provided me with a solid foundation and the
necessary skills to understand each client’s perspective, desires and design requirements, enabling me to
produce innovative graphics as a result.
With over 13 years experience in the industry I have acquired the knowledge, creative skills and
understanding of most aspects of the graphics industry, including, brand awareness, material
specifications, and the importance of meeting deadlines and the finished article. This, together with
my working knowledge of the majority of software programmes including: Adobe CC Suite: InDesign,
Illustrator, Photoshop and CorelDraw Graphic Suite, provides the versatility to enable me to offer support
to the other aspects of the business if the need arose.
I enjoy the personable environment of smaller companies, however, unfortunately these small companies
have not been able to sustain the current level of business and consequently I have not benefited from
remaining at these companies for longer periods of time. I hope this explains the number of changes in
my employment. I am very much looking forward to dedicating myself to a dependable company.
Graphic Designer
07966 336451
donna_quick2003@yahoo.co.uk
Donna Quick
employment history
personal summary
- Organising the print and production teams, delegating work on projects.
- Managing quotations, invoicing and credit control.
- Creating stationery, shop signage, marketing material, vehicle designs and promotional products.
- Setting jobs ‘print ready’ for production including cut-paths, bleeds, crop marks and pre-press tiling.
- Preparing jobs for manufacturing using: Roland VS and RS 640 and Graphtech.
- Clients included: JC Decaux, North Somerset Council, Weston College and Mercedes Benz.
Printfactor UK
Graphic Designer: 2009 - 2011
A fast expanding business which offered direct to
rigid prints, CnC cut sub-straights, sign trays,
illuminated displays, vinyl graphics and wraps. My role
was to take a client from start to completion giving them
a point of contact and progress report on their orders.
This continuity enabled me to understand their unique
requirements for design and ensured a speedy and
efficient service. Main duties included:
- Meeting clients to discuss their needs, objectives and budgets.
- Designing and creating a wide variety of graphics and promotional material.
- Setting jobs ‘print ready’ for production including cut-paths, bleeds, crop marks and pre-press tiling.
- Producing designs for both internal and external communications.
- Interacting with the client for approval.
- Preparing jobs for manufacturing using a range of machines including: Roland RS 640, Agfa, Mutch and Vutek.
- Reorganising and updating database systems and introducing new procedures to improve the departments’
production process.
- Clients included: Star Radio, Grand Pier, Wessex Water and Puxton Park.
Colour Werx
Graphic Designer: 2007 - 2009
Colour Werx a ‘one-stop-shop’ offering a
comprehensive range of solutions to suit most
requirements. Designing the complete consistent
graphics package from stationery through to vehicle
graphics and shop signage. Main duties included:

2. Graphic Designer
07966 336451
donna_quick2003@yahoo.co.uk
Donna Quick
work experience
key skills
advanced training
further education
achievements
- Designing corporate campaigns to boost sales for Housing Agencies such as Barratt, KingsOak, Westbury,
Bryant, George Wimpey and Persimmon Homes.
- Designing the hoardings, way-finding signage and promotional event signage.
- Assisting and supporting the production team in meetings, creating an understanding of each job for print.
- Implementing seasonal and monthly marketing ideas to increase signage sales.
Eco Signs / Pennycott Signs
Creative Designer / Artworker: 2005 - 2007
Reporting directly to the Managing Directors of these
two rapidly expanding businesses, liaising with clients
and ensuring that the graphics team, production and
fitting departments interpret and adhere to the client’s
needs. Main duties included:
- Promotional campaigns, exhibitions and events.
- Internal and external window displays.
- Press advertising.
- Promotional leaflets, posters and newsletters.
Global Independent Travel Agents
Graphic Designer: 2003 - 2005
Reporting to the General Manager and working
closely with their PR company to create consistent
brand awareness throughout their six branches of
Independent Global Travel Agents.
- Design concepts for Somerfield’s food packaging sleeves.Taxi Studio Limited
Blue Marlin Packaging Design
Surrey Institute of Art and Design
Westcliff Art College
- Imperial Leather bath time packaging re-brand. - Durex Condom re-brand.
- Adobe CC Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Versa-works, Postaprint and Composer.
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Prezi (Presentation software)
- Mail Chimp (Email advertising software)
- Clarity Professional (Data input software)
- Aproove One (Online proofing system)
- Brand development, perspective drawings and marker rendering.
- Creating cut-paths, laying up and tiling for pre-press.
- Weeding, application, laying up, vehicle graphics, laminating and vinyl fitting.
- Stock checking and ordering.
• Unique to Westbury Homes, I designed a challenging Christmas campaign by wrapping a new
home as a Christmas present. This was so successful that they ordered a further seven wraps,
accruing £55,000 of sales. The promotional event was so innovative, it received press coverage
and huge local interest.
• On behalf of Wessex Water, I designed a ‘fuelled by poo’ Volkswagen Beetle car, shown on
TopGear and featured in a mainstream newspaper.
• Created a roll-out food kiosk promotion for Manchester United increasing their sales by 38%.
• Produced a innovative presentation package for Earl’s Court, London, for the design industry and
YCN Entry 2005 and D&AD Entry 2004.
• Landlady of two award winning pubs. Managed the running of a further six pubs around the
South West, which entailed organising and designing promotions for events and charity fundraising.
- Roland digital 540i trained
- Spandex vehicle wrap course
- Dreamweaver course (Basics)
- QuarkXpress course (Basics)
- First Aid trained (2013 - 2015)
- CRB checked (2012)
- Health and Safety trained (2005)
- Fire Safety trained (2002)
- B.A. (Hons) Packaging Design and Graphics Communication.
- Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. - Diploma in Creative Skills. - AS Level in Fine Art and Photography.