Description

Hi, I'm Simon. I am passionate about all aspects of design, brand, communication and creating strong and effective visual solutions and stories. I am skilled across multiple design fields and I have decades of experience. My collaborative approach to working with clients from around the world has driven strong business outcomes through design.

I have worked on wide ranging projects throughout my 15 year design career. From branding for small scale companies to large international brands.

As a photographer, I have travelled internationally for commercial, architectural and portrait projects, as a photoshop specialist I have edited hundreds of thousands of images for award winning photographers and studios.

As a designer, I have contributed to fascinating, exciting, international design projects. From high end pro audio brands to truly awe inspiring large scale architectural and event overlay projects for major global brands including Coco Cola and F1.

I have had the great fortune to be involved and apply my design skills to major international bid documents and presentations for Olympics, sports infrastructure masterplans and major brand activation projects in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China and Europe.

As a content creator, I have created and curated imagery and copywriting for social media and professional networking platforms.

As a user researcher, I have been involved in conultant projects for major international sports clubs and brands to better understand audiences and effective engagement.

I'm not just a designer.

You can see my portfolio here:

simecrossley17.wixsite.com/simecrossley

I’m ready to hear from you and look forward to your brief.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Myburgh
Principal Graphic Designer
PRESS AND MEDIA
January 2018 - September 2022 (4 years and 8 months)
* Autonomously developed and launched an international high-end studio microphone brand

* Utilised extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite to design and develop Myburgh logo and brand guidelines

* Created designs for different screen types and media platforms including website, print media marketing assets, large format convention graphics and product packaging

* Designed and curated digital assets for social media

* Provided technical drawings to the product manufacturers, overcoming challenging production limitations to ensure the company logo was faithfully reproduced by cnc fabricators on microphones

* Provided marketing copy-writing for press releases and social media channels.
Design logo Branding Brand content Adobe Creative Suite Photography Photo retouching Copywriting Social media Webdesign
Populous
Graphic Designer
ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
January 2014 - February 2018 (4 years and 1 month)
Brisbane, Australia
* Developed a strong working knowledge of large scale sports and entertainment architectural projects

* Provided document and report design for successful multi-million dollar project bids for Populous, stakeholders
 
and Governments

* Utilised Keynote, Powerpoint and Adobe Creative Suite to design pitch decks, presentations and reports for corporate activation consultancy projects in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and China

* Designed large scale motivational interior graphics and activation spaces for elite professional sport training facilities in Australia, adhering to client brand guidelines

* Provided Photoshop post-production to 3D conceptualisations that helped secure millions of dollars of Government and stakeholder funding in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong

* Partook in fan journey user research and benchmarking for global sporting events such as Formula 1 and the Australian
 
Open Tennis

* Contributed graphic design to Brisbane’s successful 2032 Olympic bid.
Document Design Presentation Design Bid Document Design Design logo Adobe Creative Suite Photo retouching Microsoft Powerpoint Keynote Photo Editing User Research
Chris Hall Photography
Graphic Designer/ Photo Retoucher
RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
September 2005 - December 2013 (8 years and 3 months)
Brisbane, Australia
* Utilised knowledge of typography, grid systems, and page layout to produce hundred’s of custom designed wedding and portrait albums

* Designed and curated digital shop front marketing campaigns for multiple screen formats
* Remained committed to producing quality photo
 
post-production in accordance with tight deadlines

* Prepared and curated hundred’s of thousands of images for award winning in-house photographers

* Mentored and trained by master photographer, Chris Hall, my design role expanded to include successful international photography assignments in New Zealand, Italy and the United Kingdom

* Liaised with clients and print suppliers to produce end to end design solutions and products

* Photo retouching and post production that contributed to 5 international category award wins at the 2010 British Institute of Professional Photography Awards.
Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Photoshop Photo montage Photo retouching Photography Brand content Content marketing Display Ads