Glenn Maguire - United Kingdom
About the artist
Member since the very beginning
Glenn Maguire
Personnel Details
Date of Birth 13.09.74 Nationality English
Marital Status Single Address 30 Hall Lane, Simonswood, Kirkby, Liverpool L33 4YS Email [email protected] Tel: please email for phone number On Line portfolio www.thelivingrooms.vze.com
Full clean driving license since 1991 and own transport
Experience 2003 – 2004 Liverpool, EnglandFreelance Designer· Self employed, dealing mainly in print, broadcast quality digital promotional material i.e. in house plasma screens and web design. Every day tasks include graphic design, layout design, illustration, , video animation retouching photographs, designing website interfaces and various promotion material.· Currently project manager of a independent freelance design team “Sparkle” 2002-2003 Sydney, Australia Design Consultant/ Freelance Designer· During my time in Australia I headed the design team for a local film production company (Aquacow) in the post productions stages of the film process. · Duties covered for Aquacow: DVD production, Cinema presentation, CD-Rom production, Web site Production, Compiling data to produce Marketing and advertising material, Logo design, Film Poster design. Work to be shown in Melbourne at the Small Poppies Festival on December 5th 2003 · Submitted work to Paragon Publishing (London) which resulted in four page exposure of myself and work to be published in February-March 2004.· AFA Insurance – Data Entry and Documentation Manager.
2001-2002 M.F.I. Liverpool Design Consultant/ Freelance Designer· Kitchen design in real time 3D CAD, corporate literature design · Job role includes dealing with the general public on a day to day basis both in store and via telephone, assessing customers requirements and bringing them to the most beneficial resolution. Entering customer data to produce high spec design plan to complete and process order.· Original design of brochures, catalogues
1998 -2001 Turners Ltd Liverpool Head of Design/Marketing Assistant· Design and distribution of printed and electronic literature.Overseeing and the design of literature, magazine, posters etc.. from concept to completion including scanning, retouching, overall design and print preparation.· Web Design and establishing corporate identity.· Worked through out the UK and Europe with well established companies. included designing and over seeing four major trade shows in Olympia, Donnington, Excel and Cologne.· Liaising with other companies to resolve briefs to tight deadlines.
1998-1999 Knowsley Community CollegePart Time Lecturer· Lectured in Graphic Design and Photography.· Teaching people aged 16-60 Advanced GNVQ and A-Level
Training Consultive sales training, Customer service training both person to person and via telephone. CAD design, Web Design, Multimedia CD production and Pre-press print
Software Experience · Over seven years experience in a working enviroment with some of the software listed below· Adobe Photoshop· Adobe Encore (DVD)· Quark Express · Adobe Illustrator · Macromedia Dreamweaver· Adobe In Design · Macromedia Director· Sound Forge· Audio Studio · After Effects· Cool Edit 2000· Macromedia Flash · Adobe PDF · Microsoft Word · Fully PC literate with over four years Apple Mac experience
Skills · Able to work as team member as well as individually· Work well under pressure with tight deadlines· Level headed and calm with confronting situations
Interests · Musician for over 15 years playing Guitar and Bass. · BMX and Body Boarding entering minor competitions around the UK and Europe. · Keen interest in the web from both design and publishing points of view, constantly studying the design and progress of the web and its content.· Travel. Travelled extensively around the UK, Europe and Australia for both business and pleasure Educated up to degree level in Contemporary Photographic Practice 2.1
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