0418 210 958
design@danielterry.com.au
Profile.
An accomplished leader in design, brand, marketing and production, with a solid 25 year career. My journey has been very diverse, performing in management and specialist advisory positions delivering marketing and communications projects, brand development & implementation, visual design solutions, and technical execution across digital, website & social platforms, video, digital & offset print, newsprint, outdoor, POS, event and merchandising mediums. I have experience operating within large corporate organisations, creative agencies, small to medium sized business operations and my freelance operation. I am a resolute, action-oriented team player, and a capable project and team director who is able to harness my technical skills, experience and interpersonal skills to deliver quality results for my customers whilst managing change, specification, time and budget constraints.
With experience servicing and creating for major corporate brands including QIC, Knight Frank, JLL, Queensland Government, Australian Government & The Trading Post, to highlight a few, I apply the highest standards to deliver exceptional results.
Proven Abilities.
• Team leadership, operations and management.
• Project management.
• Workflow management and economisation.
• Marketing and campaign strategy and execution.
• Design and production studio management.
• Managing pagination of print publications.
• Applied design and marcomms experience to an extensive array of traditional and digital user interface mediums, using industry-standard software and hardware.
• Brand strategy, logo & environment development, and creation of corporate brand guidelines, libraries & templates for delivering consistent user brand experiences.
• Expert in graphic design from concept creation and materials creation to implementation.
• An eye for detail and a drive for precision and quality while meeting budget & tight deadlines.
• Experienced Finished Artist with a high level of technical pre-press and production expertise.
• Building relationships, influencing & negotiating with key stakeholders to achieve objectives.
• Training, development & mentoring of colleagues in design & production software & skill sets.
Career Summary.
Brand Specialist, Marketing & Communications. QIC (Queensland Investment Corporation). (13 Month Contract)
Associate Director, Creative Services Specialist, National Marketing & Communications. Knight Frank Australia.
Senior Graphic Designer / Finished Artist. Blaze Advertising Pty. Ltd. (MediaCom / GroupM).
Design Studio & Print Production Manager. (Freelance Consultancy) - Signman Says.
Design Studio & Print Production Manager. United Voice.
Graphic Design & Pre-press Manager. MMT Print.
Graphic Designer / Finished Artist. Blaze Advertising Pty. Ltd. (Y&R Group)
Graphic Designer - Marketing Services. (Contract) Southbank Institute of Technology. Queensland Government.
Creative Director / Production Manager. (Contract) Vehicle Mania Pty. Ltd.
Senior Graphic Designer / Senior Paginator. Trading Post® - (Sensis Classifieds / Telstra Media).
Graphic Designer. Crystal Media Group.
Senior Graphic Designer. Stateside Distributors Pty. Ltd.
Graphic Design Freelance Operation. 2000 - Present
Skills Summary.
ProWorkflow / Bynder
FileMaker Pro - Adtrack system
DPS AdTracker
Atex Classified Pagination / Edition Builder / Edition Planner / CyberSell / Genera Man
Production & Workflow Software Abilities. An ability to adapt quickly to new software.
Design & Industry Abilities.
• Creative Direction
• Production Management
• Staff Management
• Team Leadership
• Branding / Corporate Identity
• Ideation / Concept Creation
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Campaigns
• Critical Analysis, Breifing, Proofing, Pre & Post Mortem.
• Print Design & Production
Design Application Experience.
• Digital Printing
• Offset Printing
• Press - Newspaper Printing
• Large Format Printing
• POS Signage
• Outdoor
• Facadè & Vehicle Wraps
• Expo Signage & Displays
Creative Software Abilities.
InDesign
Illustrator / Freehand
Photoshop
Acrobat Pro
Adobe Express / Canva
Premier Pro / Final Cut Pro
After Effects / Flash
Power Point
Xd / Figma / Dreamweaver
Wordpress / Squarespace / Foleon
MailChimp / Vision6 / Marketo / Dynamics
• Web/Digital UI Design
• Information Architecture
• Pagination
• Promotional Merchandise
• Vector Illustration
• Product Photography
• Image Retouching & Manipulation
• Finished Art
• Video Direction & Post Production
• Advertising & Branding Pitches
• Direct Embroidery
• Pad Printing
• Screen Printing
• Apparel & Fabric
• Pewter Sculpting
• Engraving & Etching
• Finishing & Embellishments: Binding, Embossing, Foiling, Diecut & Routing, Coatings etc.
• Creative Copy Writing
• Proposals / Submissions / Tenders
• Collaboration, Negotiation & Influence
• Sales, Client & Supplier Liaising
• Production & Post Production Processes
• PMS / DAM / CRM / CMS Systems Implementation
• Workflow Optimisation
• Training, Development & Mentoring
• Websites
• Corporate Intranets & SaaS products
• HTML & CSS
• Email Marketing
• Online Advertising
• Social Media
• Video & Animation
• Interactive Presentations
Professional Qualifications.
• 25 years’ industry experience. Tertiary.
• Institute for Design (IFD).
- Diploma of Art (Graphic Design)
- Web Design and Development
Professional Development.
• University of Sensis. (administered by Development Dimensions International).
- Leadership and Management Courses
• Atex Technical Training.
- System Manager’s Course (Genera Man)
- Cyber Sell Super User Training Course
Secondary.
• Iona College Alumnus.
- Year 12 Graduate Personal
It’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it. These are the qualities & values that I strive to uphold to ensure a positive, successful, professional and human-centred culture.
Personal Interests.
Family
Cars, mechanics
Sports
Film
Music
Photography
Travelling
History, architecture, culture & food
Art & Design (of course)