CV | Lorraine Wood
Ideas. Design. Growth.
A small but perfectly formed creative freelance graphic designer,
based in East Yorkshire, with an unwavering passion for design
and providing the finest creative services, whether that’s designing
a website, creating the perfect corporate brochure, or exploring
new branding ideas.
Logo Design
Freelance Designer, Penement Design Ltd
• A key team player with over 20 years commercial design
experience, suggesting and delivering the best solutions to
meet client’s needs.
Website Design
Stationery
• A good communicator and organiser, experience of liaising
with internal and external resources, managing projects
ensuring they are within time limits and budgets.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Working directly with private clients to find the best solution
to their needs and creating unique design solutions
Brochures
• Working freelance within Design/Web agencies
• As part of a team alongside account handlers and
developers from start to completion
Leaflets
• As lead designer liaising directly with clients to understand
the project requirements
• Creating wire frames to map out the customer journey
Advertising
Freelance Studio Support
• Converting the wire frames into designs that help support
the brand and message
• Managing time sheets to ensure projects or on-time and
within budget
• Designing bespoke themes/styles for branding projects to
help deliver a more creative result for the client
Graphic Design
• Working with external suppliers to find the best solutions for
the project be the photographer, printers, developers
connect with ME
10 Beverley Road, North Newbald,
East YorkshireYO43 4SQ
GIVE ME A CALL ON:
-
@penementdesign
www.penementdesign.co.uk
OR EMAIL ME AT:-
/PenementDesign
Penement Design Ltd. Registered in England and Wales No-. Registered Office: 10 Beverley Road, North Newbald, YO43 4SQ
Work Experience
Education
DESIGN TEAM MANAGER | Feb 2005 – June 2010
Brackenhill Marketing and Design Ltd - York
BA Hons Graphic Design 2:2
The Nottingham Trent University
1996 – 1999
Leading and working closely with other members of the team delivering the best solutions
to meet clients’ needs. This encompassed website design, corporate identity, brochures,
leaflets, prospectuses, newsletters and educational packs.
I was involved throughout the projects from brief to concept to solution, organising and
managing internal and external resources. Liaising directly with clients and then briefing
in designers to take on the projects.
Managing the design team, responsible for time sheet reporting, budgets and external
sources, ensuring jobs were on time and within budget. Introduced new procedures to
streamline the studio.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Sep 2004 – Feb 2005
Scarborough Building Society – Temporary contract
My role was to create and update all new and existing literature to ensure that it
complied with new legislation. I worked alongside the in-house designer ensuring that
the work was corporate, within time limits and liaised with an external printer on the
production and delivery of the literature. I also had the opportunity to develop product
literature for a new Affinity Account the Society was developing.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Sep 2003 – Feb 2004
USI – Manchester – 6 month contract
My role was to create branding and packaging for existing and new products, to
communicate with the factory and buyers, ensuring that the design work was correct and
delivered within time scales. Creating designs for invitations and catalogues for trade
shows. I also managed time sheets for costing and budgeting design jobs.
HEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER | Feb 2001 - Sep 2003
The Gadget Shop Ltd – Glasgow
GCSE Photography C
Btec Diploma Foundation Studies Art &
Design
Beverley College
1995 - 1996
A Level
• Communication Studies B
• Design C
• Art D
Wilberforce Sixth Form College
1993 - 1995
GCSE
• Art & Design B
• CDT B
• English Language B
• French C
• English Literature B
• History B
• Mathematics B
• Science (Dual Award) C
• English Communication Grade 1
• Science (Dual Award) C
Hornsea School
1988 - 1993
As brand guardian I was responsible for the creation, production and overseeing external
parties of the graphical and marketing materials for the company. This encompassed:
stationary, product packaging, product displays, POS, PR releases, micro brands, above
and below the line campaigns, E-business, store layout and internal communications.
Communicating with the 48 nationwide stores enabled me to develop my communication
skills further not only verbally but also editorially.
ASSISTANT DESIGNER | 1999 - 2001
Design & Reprographics, University Of Lincolnshire & Humberside, Hull
Working closely with the Head Designer, on internal projects for the University from
marketing material to promote departments to desktop publishing projects setting
questionnaires, booklets and reports. This role taught me the workings of a repro house
and setting artwork up for print. I was also exposed to liaising with clients on a one to one
basis.
JUNIOR DESIGNER | 1999 | DCH Design - Beverley
As Junior Designer at DCH Design I was able to learn the workings of a designer in the
‘real world’, learning that unlike university you do not have the privilege of a three week
project!
connect with ME
10 Beverley Road, North Newbald,
East YorkshireYO43 4SQ
GIVE ME A CALL ON:
-
@penementdesign
www.penementdesign.co.uk
OR EMAIL ME AT:-
/PenementDesign
Penement Design Ltd. Registered in England and Wales No-. Registered Office: 10 Beverley Road, North Newbald, YO43 4SQ
