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C l a i r e
A l o n g e MA Visual Arts (Digital Arts)
clairealonge@outlook.com
0208 764 9385 / 07956 233 366
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairealonge
p r o f i l e
A hard-working media strategist with over 15 years’ expertise in Print design. A very
approachable and courteous individual, who is strong with client-liaison, thorough in brief-taking
and has experience of supervising junior staff.
k e y s k i l l s
! Visual design: a trained eye for Print and Web page Layout & Colour blends
! Typography design, Photo-retouching, Video-editing, Animation
! Highly literate & numerate: H Grade Maths & English B, B.
! Excellent computer literacy in MS Word, Adobe Suite, Hand-coding
! Multilingual: English / Sixth Year Studies French (above A Level) / Italian / Yoruba / Lingala
! Touch-typing @ 50+wpm, Proof-reading
! Articulate communication / Account handling / Print-buying & Repro-liaison / Mentoring
q u a l i f i c a t i o n s
! MA Visual Arts (Digital Arts), University of the Arts, London: [80%, Merit] 2012
! Multimedia Access Diploma 2009
! BA (Hons) Design, Glasgow School of Art 1987
! Qualified Proof-reader 1991
! Secretarial Skills Diploma 1990
c o d i n g
! HTML5 with CSS & JavaScript video tutorials 2013–2015
! Java via Processing for animated films 2009–2011
! C via Pure Data with Wiring via Arduino for electronic circuits/range sensors: 2009–2011
! HTML for hand-coded site, and Wordpress blog 2008–2009
! ActionScript (Flash), LingoScript (Director) animated film and interface design 2008–2009
c o m m e r c i a l e x p e r i e n c e
Contract Designer 2000–2015
! Optimal Health: Packaging design
! All Under One Banner: Web Banners, Corporate ID
! Guaranteed Trust Bank, Lagos, Nigeria: Print design
! DJ Team Serge Badiamant: Website design, Web Banners, Print design
! ICOC Missions: Print design, Conference Design, E-mail design
! Teeps Designer Boutique, Lagos, Nigeria: Print design
! Company Secretary for DSJG Construction: Corporate design, Admin., Client liaison
The Bradford Exchange: Full-time Graphic Designer 1998–2000
! Page-layout and print-liaison for Sunday supplement ads, catalogues,
brochures, mail packs, stationery

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! Art direction on photographic studio shoots of products
CRU International Ltd: Contract Magazine Designer 1996–1998
! Front cover artwork / page-layout design for Jewelry International,
Basel News and Fertiliser International
Contract Design for: 1995–1997
! Book Club Associates ! LIFFE (The Stock Exchange) ! P&P Design Consultancy
! British Telecom ! Marketing Machine ad agency ! Royal Bank of Scotland
! Chambers, Culross & Barrow Lt ! Mather Graphics for Phillips ! Texie Bureau
! Grand Design consultancy ! Moray, Hill & Giltspur ! Tullo, Marshall, Warren Ltd
Burrows Communications Ltd: Book Designer, 1993–1995
! Front cover and typographic page design for British councils
! Client visits / Account-handling
! Production of film for in-house repro
Bucks County Council: Graphic Designer 1993
! Design, illustration, analog artwork for repro on leaflets and bookmarks
The Pixsel Company design consultancy: Graphic Designer 1991–1993
! Worked on Title sequence at Television Centre for BBC Television Film Services
! BAFTA Awards Souvenir pack for the BBC BAFTA Awards Ceremony
! Corporate stationery for BBC Television Film Services
! Art direction on location shoot. Supervision / training of two junior designers
! Fabric exhibition banners, print design and slides for Acrylic Signmakers
! Conference literature, client liaison & information packs for Unix System Laboratories
! Print design for Bailey Garner and IBM
Jockelsons: paste-up artist / typesetter / proof-reader / repro. worker 1991
! Documents for Bank of America, Nigerian Embassy,
Butterworths / British Petroleum: Contract Secretary 1990
Commercial Colour Press: Proof-reader 1989–1990
British Medical Association: Photo-typesetter 1987–1989
! Typesetting, paste-up artist on AGM programs and stationery
National Opinion Polls 1987–1988
! Calls, transcription, translation: French-to-English
Under-graduate
! Silkscreen printer / designer
v o l u n t a r y
SEN Governor, 5 years Classroom Volunteer, 5 years YVS Volunteer, Tunisia
i n t e r e s t s
! model-making ! hand-sewing ! hybrid bike
! digital painting ! The Marriage of Figaro ! A Midsummer Night’s Dream
! swimming ! reading the classics ! walking