Braedon Millar

BRAEDON MILLAR Digital & Graphic Designer Portfolio Links: I am a highly skilled and motivated digital designer, with industry experience in brand creation, brand consistency, illustration, and web building. With five years of experience working both in-house and freelance capacities, I strive to create high level design solutions. breoco.au -- Additionally, I have industry experience in both photography and videography, and a healthy obsession with camera gear ranging from medium format to DSLR and mirror-less camera systems, all of which I own and use regularly. Career Expertise Established Brands: Experience working within the framework of already existing brands with strict brand guidelines, creating digital and print design. Brand and marketing strategy: Experience with marketing goal setting and implementation within the guides of sustaining brand image. This includes working within marketing teams to set targets and deliver quality working creative solutions. Creative/art direction: I have experience leading and completing multiple successful projects in the fields of design, photography & video. Use of programs/equipment: I consider myself to have a high level understanding of many Adobe CC programs. More specifically, Illustrator, Photoshop, XD, Premier Pro and InDesign. I also have experience with digital photography and videography, and experience using web building programs such as Wordpress, Squarespace, Shopify and Webflow. Education Bachelor of graphic design and photography, 2014 - 2015 Following high school, I studied graphic design and photography as a minor, which expanded my skills in both fields and helped me develop my strengths, paving the way for me to pursue a career in these areas. I deffered my 3rd year to travel in South Africa, where I picked up and internship that kicked off my design career. Soft Skills Consistency delivering high level of creative solutions that push design briefs to their full potential. Discipline working with a budget and time expectations. Taking initiative, pushing ideas to new heights. Multitasking working on several projects simultaneously. Compassion when working with others, understanding their needs and wants. Curiosity, always ready to learn something new. Life Overview I spent the first half of my childhood living in the outback town of Broken Hill. My family then relocated to the coastal town of Narooma where I grew up spending most of my time surfing, fishing, and camping. In high school, I took a liking to more creative classes such as photography, woodwork, and art, which gave me a sense of purpose. This led me to study graphic design and photography at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga. It has now been five years since university, and alongside bouts of travel and exploration, I pursue creativity as a career, focusing mostly on design while also exploring my interests in photography and Australian contemporary art. Professional experience to date Digital Designer Tech Studio, Ballarat VIC 2021 - 2023 Founder Breo co, Melbourne Aus 2018 - 2021 Freelance Athena Publishing, Sydney Aus 2020 - 2021 Freelance Life Is The Ceremony LLC, USA 2019 - 2021 Graphic Designer Design Bro, Netherlands 2018 - 2020 Junior Art Director The Earthess Co, Sydney Aus - Junior Designer Arctic Mirage, Melbourne Aus 2017 - 2018 Internship Bearded Villain Gaming, SA 2016 - 2017 1/3 BRAEDON MILLAR Digital & Graphic Designer Portfolio Links: Digital & Graphic Designer breoco.au -- Tech Studio, Ballarat VIC. Starting at Tech Studio in October 2021 my job involves being a designer and project manager for a range of clientele and projects, ranging from start ups to established local and state wide businesses & government sectors. Most of these projects involved design and website building, while others involved general web updates, SEO campaigns and technical troubleshooting. Responsibilities in detail: - Managing client communications (clear concise emails, phone communication & in-person meetings) - Managing time and client expectations in relation to a projects scale - Collaborating with another in-house designer and developer - Close communication with director regarding projects and internal goals as a business - Moodboarding & industry/competitor research - Wireframing for responsive design for both low fidelity & high fidelity - Building websites using Wordpress and Elementor - Sourcing plugins and solutions to support functionality needs of websites - Troubleshooting a range of technical issues that come from web development - Use of basic HTML & css to support design & build Founder / Creative Director Breo Design Co, Melbourne Aus. Founded in late 2018 to manage my current freelance clients, Breo Co Creative Studio has since expanded to service a growing number of return clients with high end creative solutions. Responsibilities included: - Managing client communications, including complex briefs, pricing and time management - Hands on art direction, design and producing high quality deliverables Graphic Designer Athena Publishing, Aus and NZ. A freelance client with head offices in Australia and New Zealand, Athena Publishing reached out to me in 2020 after discovering work they loved online. They were looking for outstanding design solutions for 2 of their upcoming (unreleased) book covers. Responsibilities included: - Managing client communications, including complex briefs, pricing and time management - Hands on art direction, design and producing high quality deliverables Graphic Designer Request Bar (Life Is The Ceremony, LLC) Montana USA. An ongoing freelance client since 2019, I met Makenzie Marzluff at an event in Sydney and we hit it off immediately. Since then, we've created three unique brands together. Makenzie is best known for her business 'Delighted By', which had a highly successful appearance on Shark Tank USA." Responsibilities included: - Taking small meaningful ideas and creating ambitious full scale brand identities - Hands on art direction, design and producing high quality deliverables Junior Art Director The Earthess Co, Sydney Aus. The Earthess Co was a collection of female leaders creating events and meet ups around all states of Australia with the purpose of making meaningful connections and networking. I was hired alongside the creative director for as a junior creative, my role was to create coherent creative assets, including product photography, videography, and illustrations. Responsibilities included: - Creating strong visual communication for a niche market - Capturing events beautifully without disruption or influence - Unique atmospheric product photography 2/3 BRAEDON MILLAR Digital & Graphic Designer Portfolio Links: Graphic Designer Design Bro, Netherlands. breoco.au -- Design Contributor since 2018 I’ve completed over 60 projects creating brand identities, and print design for startups and established businesses. Responsibilities included: - Managing client communications, including complex briefs, pricing and time management Junior Graphic Designer Arctic Mirage, Melbourne Aus. Junior Graphic Designer 2017/2018. Work mostly revolved around creating logos, brochures and typesetting to represent high end apartment build projects in the greater Melbourne region. Responsibilities included: - Working closely with the studio manager and in house architects - High attention to detail, managing images and copy for brochures Referees Anthony Lorkin - Director of Tech Studio- Andrew Sloan - Director Sloan Built (freelance client- Michael McPherson - Co owner of Life Is The Ceremony LLC (freelance client) +1 - Reviews from clients (Tech Studio projects I managed) Rhiannon Doolan - Rhiannon Doolan Life Celebrant “So impressed with the team at the tech studio. Lots of great advice. Friendly team who are ever so approachable. Craftsmanship is the best, chuck out the rest. Thank you in particular to Braedon who absolutely nailed the design brief. If you're very lay in the tech space- the tech studio are the people for you!” Tim Spicer - Director of Clear Choice Window Films “The Team from Tech Studios have been fantastic. From the very first meeting to the launching of the website they have been extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They built a beautiful website and ensured it worked perfectly. They carried the design through to the branding of my business and I couldn’t be happier with the result. They are a great team to work with very friendly and prompt to respond to any questions and queries.” Lariesha Beare - Director of Wovenlane “I honestly don't know where to start because the overall service I've received from The team at Tech studio has been second to none. I initially contacted Tech Studio to design a website for my new business, however I feel that due to Anthony & Braedon's Knowledge, attention to detail and down to earth Nature I have walked away with so much more. I found the team to go above & beyond, with nothing being to hard or my round about explanation's/silly question's being frowned upon. I'm so thankful to have stumbled across these guy's and can't thank them enough for all the effort put into my project. Thanks Guys!” 3/3