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Freelance apparel/graphic designer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 2012 - Present (12 years 8 months)
• Freelance apparel/graphic designer for various clients
• Designed scarves for the Spring/Summer 2015 and Autumn/Winter 2016 collections for MomentbyMoment
• Textile Designer for Wild Poppies for Sky the Musical at the Theater Amsterdam
• Designed and hand painted a lamp for Cookie Bros to be displayed at the Fuorisalone Milano
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Owner of Genevieve Creigh Textile Designs Etsy Store
From I also create and sell repeat patterns on Patternbank, the online surface pattern marketplace Recent Freelance Design work
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Freelance Interior Stylist
London, United Kingdom
Nov 2017 - Mar 2018 (4 months)
• Refurbished the interior of a marketing office in London
• Redecorated 5 rooms
• Together with the Head of Marketing, transformed a plain office interior into a stylish, modern and contemporary space
• Created all the artworks myself and incorporated my own textiles into the decor
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Studio Executive
London, United Kingdom
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016 (3 months)
(remote work) * Quality checked advert copy for a Healthcare publishing company * Checked the original copy using Adobe PDF writer for print quality * Liased with the magazines' editors to ensure the copy arrived on time * Ensured the adverts were placed in the correctly allocated flat-plan of the magazine * Ensured monthly deadlines were met to ensure copy would be included
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Personal Assistant (Remote)
United Kingdom
Mar 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 6 months)
• Provided administrative support, scheduled meetings and planned travel itineraries
• Designed and formatted templates and marketing material
• Transcripted daily voicemails and messages
• Researched new business and maintained databases
• Assisted with marketing campaigns
• Carried out all duties using Outlook, Dropbox, Google Drive, Skype and Mailchimp
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Artwork Designer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 2 months)
* Produced four collections every season, Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall * Designed placement prints, all-over patterns and embroideries for the fashion designers * Was responsible for the design of the collection books covers an liasing with printers * Sourced fashion trends at the start of each season in 3 major European Capitals * Assisted the fashion designers with their drawings * Created size specs and style sheets * Created colour names and text together with the marketing team * Created the final mood boards at the end of each season to present to the Salesmen * Dressed models in the fashion shows and during the photo shoots for the look books * Liaised with the factories in Hong Kong and monitored the samples and strike-offs
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Presentation Designer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 2002 - Nov 2006 (4 years 6 months)
* Designer for one of Amsterdams largest Investment Banks * Formatting bankers pitch documents into the ABN AMRO style using PowerPoint, Word and Excel * Creating graphics using data in excel as well as flowcharts and other visual diagrams * Providing reprographic services, such as scanning, creating PDFs, ad-hoc presentation styles and design work using Photoshop & Illustrator
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Textile Designer
Suffolk, United Kingdom
Apr 1999 - Jan 2001 (1 year 9 months)
* Created designs in repeat, for both pret-a-porter fabrics as well as mens ties (woven silk) * Designing for high-end customers, including Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren and Paul Smith * Produced designs for the company's own season-to-season collection * Colouring for customer samples * Regular visits to London to source trends and ideas and a twice-yearly trip to Florence * Attended the Pitti L'Oumo menswear trade shows
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Linda Wood Designs
Essex, United Kingdom
Sep 1998 - Mar 1999 (6 months)
* Design Studio, where I produced furnishing fabric designs on a freelance basis * Sold designs at the 1999 Heimtex Trade Fair In Frankfurt, Germany * Spent a week at the trade fair selling designs to furnishing fabric manufacturers