Mikey Fleming

MIKEY FLEMING //SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER CONTACT- linkedin.com/in/mikeypups1979 Sydney, NSW 2515 KEY SKILLS • Team & Design Leadership • Print Collateral • Communication & Influence • Project Speed & Agility • Humorous Banter • Planning & Organisation • Graphic Design & Campaigns • Advertising & Web Design • Detail Focus • Multi-Platform Delivery • Stakeholder Management • Challenge Driven • Digital & Social Media Design • Creativity & Innovation • Art Direction • Technical Expertise • Level-headed in Crisis • Design Project Delivery Brings expertise in leading design teams in the end to end development and delivery of creative campaigns. Influential and creative graphic designer with 20+ years’ experience in digital and social media, advertising, graphic design, print collateral and web design, leveraging technical expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, Basic UX/UI and high-end retouching. Brings a track record of delivering a range of projects and campaigns across a range of formats (outdoor, print, web and digital), working closely with clients in ensuring high quality output and alignment with creative objectives. Composed, collaborative leader with the ability to bring humour and innovation to enhancing brand identities and art direction. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • • Designed and executed first patterns, designs and marketing materials, resulting in multi-million dollar growth for a newly founded, multi-national company. Expedited project completion with top-notch quality and timely delivery, rescuing a major project for the company and boosting team morale. Produced key art for multiple sales, leading to meeting all deadlines and satisfying various departments with the artwork’s distribution across platforms. Managed multiple projects and approvals from different departments while covering for the manager’s absence, resulting in meeting all deadlines and maintaining seamless business operations. Boosted website launch success with minimal issues, by tirelessly creating and perfecting content for dozens of programs during late nights in the office. CAREER SUMMARY Freelance Designer | The WOD Life Senior Designer and Key Artist | Network 10 Website Content Coordinator | Network 10 Jan 2013 – Present Jan 2008 – Nov 2024 Feb 2002 – Jan 2008 EDUCATION Advanced Diploma in Advertising & Graphic Design | TAFE, 2002 TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, Basic UX & UI, High-end Retouching, Prepress (magazine, newsprint, large format, transit) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Creative portfolio can be viewed at https://sites.google.com/view/mikeyflemingfreelance/home The WOD Life, Adelaide 2013 – Present Freelance Designer Worked closely with the owners of the company in creating the original brand identity and the ongoing design collateral for their original website, social media posts and advertising, as well as the original apparel prints and patterns. The company has since grown into a multi-million dollar fitness and lifestyle superstore. CONTACT- linkedin.com/in/mikeypups1979 Sydney, NSW 2515 KEY SKILLS • Team & Design Leadership • Print Collateral • Communication & Influence • Project Speed & Agility • Humorous Banter • Planning & Organisation • Graphic Design & Campaigns • Advertising & Web Design • Detail Focus • Multi-Platform Delivery • Stakeholder Management • Challenge Driven • Digital & Social Media Design • Creativity & Innovation • Art Direction • Technical Expertise • Level-headed in Crisis • Design Project Delivery Key Projects • Design and production of Seamless Patterns – design in Photoshop and final art in Illustrator. • Graphics for Tees & Hoodies – design and final art in Illustrator. • Motifs and Logos for Hats and Merchandise Network 10, Sydney Senior Designer | Jan 2008 – Nov 2024 Feb 2002 – Nov 2024 Developed and managed the design of all print, outdoor and some digital material as briefed by the Marketing department. Played an active role in the initial creative process, the brief for any photographic shoots and art direction during the shoots. Handled any design jobs that filtered through from other departments such as media gifts, fan cards, merchandise, event posters, invites, retouching etc., and created high-end key art with an emphasis on fine detail lighting and effects, which was rolled out across all platforms in market. Key Projects • Hunted: The Heist – art direction, deepetching, colour correction, image retouching, compositing key art, billboards, magazine and newsprint, web and mobile ads. • The Amazing Race: Celebrity Edition – art direction, deepetching, colour correction, image retouching, compositing key art, billboards, transit, magazine and newsprint, web and mobile ads. • Dessert Masters – initial concepts, art direction, deepetching, colour correction, image retouching, compositing key art, billboards, transit, magazine and newsprint, web and mobile ads. • Gladiators – initial concepts, art direction, deepetching, colour correction, image retouching, compositing key art, billboards, transit panels, merchandise, web and mobile ads. • Australian Survivor: Heroes V Villains – initial concepts, art direction, deepetching, colour correction, image retouching, compositing key art, billboards, transit, magazine and newsprint, web and mobile ads. • Magazine & Newsprint: full page, double page spreads, liftout booklets, strip ads – concepts, compositing key art, page layout, typesetting, finished art. Website Content Coordinator | Feb 2002 – Jan 2008 Took ownership of the initial design and input of all graphical content for the Network 10 website, entry of content for each program and page, as well as took care of the Flash animation updates. On occasion was asked to design invites and posters for certain events, press kits, as well as design, typeset and prepress for the internal network magazine, Take TEN. REFEREES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST