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Illustrator // Graphic Designer // Art Director
Nicola Lyon
Brooklyn, NY
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About
I am an Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Art Director, previously based between Sydney and London, having just recently relocated to Brooklyn, New York.
I have over 7 years experience in the industry, primarily advertising and marketing, print production and digital, and more recently the music industry. In previous roles I have worked for clients such as Sky and Vodafone, and worked in large advertising agencies right down to charity organisations. I am a friendly and positive person with a passion for art and design, combined with a strong work ethic and a commitment to client satisfaction.
I have a keen interest in all creative industries and wish to work in a position where I am challenged and given the opportunity to learn from new tasks. My philosophy is to never stop learning and gaining new experiences by trying new things, and I apply this to every aspect of my life.
Specialties:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator & Indesign etc)
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Education
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Diploma Graphic DesignHornsby TAFE2006 - 2008
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Higher School Certificate | Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Textiles, EnglishStella Maris College2000 - 2005
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Experience
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Creative DirectorSan Francisco, CAApr 2013 - Present (11 years 7 months)• Designed, built, coded and continue to maintain our website, blog and social media platforms
• Conceptualised and designed the logo, corporate identity, promotional and marketing materials
• Created online campaigns to expand our reach to the UK, US, Australia, Malaysia, Europe and worldwide
• Continue to oversee creative aspects of the business, ensuring all media and marketing releases are on brand
• Work with venues, event promoters, media companies, band management and lifestyle brands to come up with boutique projects and series for marketing, promotion and PR -
Freelance CreativeMar 2006 - Present (18 years 8 months)I have worked as a freelance creative all over the world including Sydney, London, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Some people I've worked with:
Sky, Vodafone, Free People, Squarespace, Paper Garden Records, HEARD Entertainment, Lose Control, Summer Moon, 750mph, NSPCC, Childline, BHS, Mail Online, Hunter New England Health, Southern Health, Questacon, Australian government divisions, Thiess, Frucor, Toll,
Some of the work I've done:
• Logo design & corporate identity
• Website design (& some HTML)
• Events, marketing and promotional material
• Advertising and marketing materials
• Band artwork & merchandise design
• Set design
• Commissioned illustration work
• Fabric and textile design
• Annual reports and corporate documents
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Senior CreativeLondon, United KingdomJun 2012 - Dec 2012 (6 months)As a Senior Designer I was given my own briefs to work on, either directly from the account handlers or once the project had been briefed to the Art Director. I worked with the other senior designer to help improve the small studio's processes and we both stepped in as Art Directors to sign jobs off if the Art Director was away. I also helped oversee projects the Junior Designers were working on, give advice, and collaborated as a group on some of the larger projects.
During my short time at the NSPCC I was lucky enough to work on a range of different projects, most of which i was given complete creative freedom with, allowing me to incorporate Illustration and my own style, whilst still staying within the company's style guidelines.
I got a good insight in to the inner workings of a large charity organisation and was able to see my work making a difference to Children's lives throughout the UK. It was a truly rewarding job. -
Creative ArtworkerLondon, United KingdomSep 2011 - Jun 2012 (9 months)Artworked signed-off ads in preparation for print, following studio processes and publication specifications. Worked to enforce studio press processes to ensure high quality work was always sent out on time, for all clients.
Helped organise daily press workload internally after liaising with media booking agencies. Established good working relationships with contacts in production departments at newspapers, magazines and media owners. Managed technical production information and deadlines to support account teams. -
Press Production Assistant ManagerDigital and DirectLondon, United KingdomSep 2010 - Sep 2011 (1 year)Organised daily press workload internally after liaising with media booking agencies. Established good working relationships with contacts in production departments at newspapers, magazines and media owners. Managed technical production information and deadlines to support account teams. Helped to enforce studio press processes to ensure high quality work was always sent out on time, for all clients.
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Graphic DesignerPancetta Web DesignsSydney, AustraliaMay 2009 - Feb 2010 (9 months)Pancetta is a Sydney-based web design company who developed website solutions for a range of clients. The role as a freelance Graphic Designer was to work with the web designer to come up with Graphic solutions for client websites.
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Junior Graphic DesignerEdmoreSydney, AustraliaApr 2008 - Feb 2010 (1 year 10 months)Created still and animated graphics for the on-screen flash-based training for a variety of clients. Developed full-working menus in flash-based programs including graphics for all headers, buttons etc. Selected and Photoshopped appropriate pictures to display throughout the training programs. Created icons in Illustrator to have move around the screen and become interactive button hot-spots. Helped re-design/refresh company logo and website, as well as whole corporate identity pack.
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On Coroflot@nicolalyon, member since 2013
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