Martin Arrey Aiyuk

Martin Aiyuk Graphic Designer     Moundsview, Minnesota, United States --martinaiyuk.myportfolio.com SUMMARY Martin is an experienced designer passionate about creative visual storytelling. As a designer with 7 years of experience, he builds up creative brands with compelling visual concepts with the aim to engage with their current or prospective customers or clients. He typically approaches a task by adopting a problem-solving design concept and I usually perform best working in a team. WORK EXPERIENCE January 2022-Current DESIGN ALTERATIONS MANAGER  David's Bridal  Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States Key responsibilities include Leading and modeling a customer first culture across all team member roles. Hold the team accountable through assigning shifts, activities, reviewing results and providing feedback to maintain a five-star customer experience. Monitor individual team members performance and develops action plans for improvement and development. Provide ongoing coaching and training. Drive customer loyalty by making clientele calls to maximize appointments, builds and provides customer service. Builds relationships to meet or exceed customer satisfaction and loyalty. Manager the business on a daily bases during peak sales times to offer fit and alterations consultations. September 2021-May 2022 MERCHANDISER  Joanne Fabrics and Crafts  Woodbury, Minnesota, United States Key roles include driving sales through advanced product knowledge, innovative merchandising, and cutting counter accuracy. Ensuring that the sales floor is fully stocked and presentably designed for customers. Planogram stocking and organizing (innovative merchandising). Fabric cutting and recovering, Cash registry September 2021-March 2022 FREELANCE ART & GRAPHIC DESIGN  Bupa  London, United Kingdom Key responsibilities include visual arts and design. Collaborate with teams to create and digital design information, create print editorial designs for individual and corporate projects, logo design, technical drawings and illustrations, photography and photo editing, conceptual advertising, videography, product branding through creative design both in 2D and 3D, print cover designs, social media content creations and brand design, banner and flyer design creation. May 2018-August 2021 GRAPHIC DESIGNER and PHOTOGRAPHER  Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation, Yaoundé́  Cameroon Key roles included creating and innovative graphic design content for web, social media and print communication. Photograph every event and activity of the Foundation. Editorial design, illustrations and concept development of monthly articles and Magazines. Conduct and edit video interviews of Policy analysts within the Foundation. Developing the overall layout and producing designs for advertisements, websites, social media platforms, brochures, flyers and magazines April 2016-May 2018 GRAPHIC DESIGNER and PHOTOGRAPHER  AGS  Berlin, Germany Key roles included creating graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with clients to create vision and produce innovative graphic design ideas for marketing communication. Effectively build, motivate and direct design and production teams. Coordinate freelance designers, consultants, and vendors to meet project requirements. Designing and conceptualization of product sales and target market communication. Auditioning of models and photography concepts for advertising. January 2015-April 2016 ILLUSTRATOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER  Beutec Broderie  Douala, Cameroon Key roles included creating and design innovative tee shirt, polo and industrial workwear. Design and illustrate custom outfits for customers and do photoshoots that identify the company’s products for men, women and children. Designing and conceptualization of client brands and logos for embroidery and printing. EDUCATION- BA  STYLE DESIGN COLLEGE  Durban, South Africa FASHION DESIGN BA. DEGREE| 21 DEC 2012 (GPA 3.78/ 4) • FASHION DESIGN - GCE A' Level  Lycée Billingue D'Application, High School  Yaoundé, Cameroon GCE A' LEVEL CERTIFICATE| AUG 2005 Lycée Billingue D'Application, High School, Yaoundé, Cameroon SKILLS Advertising Brand Design Brand Management Retail Sales Creative Design Branding Customer Service Adobe Indesign Merchandising Stocking Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Word Google UX Design Professional Certificate High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design UX Research and Test Early Concepts Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes Web Design in Adobe XD LANGUAGES French - Advanced WORK AUTHORIZATION I am authorized to work in the following countries: • United States Marketing Product Sales Adobe Illustrator Project Planning CERTIFICATIONS English - Fluent Logo Design Digital Design Graphic Design Adobe Premiere Coaching WEB Design Illustration Illustrator After Effects Indesign Customer Service Oriented