1. Blair Britstrar e s u m é / c u r r i c u l u m v i t æ
blair.britstra@gmail.com
blair-britstra-designer
+1 236-985-2451
BlairBritstraDesign
474 E 64th Ave. Vancouver BC V5X 2N1
CareerObjective
Skillsets&PROGRAMS
I seek to build a career in graphic arts and illustration towards creative
direction, utilising the skills I have garnered over two diplomas and
many years in the industry.
Graphic Designer, Graphic Pre-press, Production Manager / Brisbane Screenprinting & Displays
February 2007 - August 2016
Sole designer, responsible for managing all artwork at customer request, producing proofs, liaising with clients and preparing artwork
for various forms of printing, including: screen, offset and digital. Also functioning as production manager for two years, looking after the
quality of production, making sure deadlines were met and customer/client satisfaction.
Freelance Graphic Artist & Web Designer / Blair Britstra Design
Employer, college facilitator and freelance client references available upon request
2003 - Present
Providing freelance services for businesses, schools and groups in graphic/web design and illustration.
Also offering print services through affiliation, website maintenance and social media marketing.
• Advanced skills in various creative suites on Mac and PC, including Adobe and Corel
• Time and workflow management, including production estimates
• Critical eye for detail and accuracy, artistically and proof-reading
• Creative conceptualising techniques
• Knowledge of printing requirements/process for screen-printing, offset and digital
• Customer contact/liaison skills
• Web skills in HTML, CSS, WordPress and social media
• Roland & Mimaki Digital Printing Software
• WordPress
• QuarkXpress
• PageMaker
• Signlab & SignPal Apprentice
• Microsoft Office
Roland XC-540 & XF-640, Mimaki JFX-200, desktop dye-sub printers, Fuji-Xerox copiers, various finishing equipment
TransferableSkills
WORKEXPERIENCE
Diploma of Graphic Design
Martin College Brisbane, Australia 2014
Advanced photo manipulation, interactivity/multimedia, web design, art direction
Diploma of Printing & Graphic Arts
QSPGA Campus, SBIT Brisbane, Australia 2005-2006
Graphic/Web design, multimedia, general printing press operation
e d u c a t i o n
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
MACHINERY
COREL GRAPHICS SUITE
HTML/CSS
OTHER