I’ve worked in advertising and marketing communications both above and below the line ever since I graduated in 1991. Right now, I’m happy freelancing and can thank the following companies, their staff and clients for making my life exciting and rewarding:
February 2008 – present (as a freelance art director/designer)
DM, CRM, POS art direction & design.
ADT/Armourguard, DVS, Farmers, Farmlands, Ferrit, Finance Now, Fix (Starmetro), Fuji Xerox, GIB, IBM, ING, New Zealand Bus, Red Cross, Subway, UDC, Vodafone, Ziera
May 2007 > February 2008
G2 Auckland
TTL.
AstraZeneca, Department of Corrections, GE Money, GSK (Ribena, Macleans), Sara Lee (Moccona)
May 2004 > April 2007
TEQUILA\ Auckland
DM & CRM.
ASB, Bridgestone, F&P Finance (Farmers Card, Q Card, Yourcard), Farmers, Westfield, Woosh
October 2002 > December 2003
Target Interactive Marketing
Dublin, Ireland
DM, CRM & POS.
Permanent TSB, Guinness UDV, Chiquita, Unilever (Knorr)
August 2002 > October 2002
K2 Creative (part of Kingram Group)
Dublin, Ireland
POS & packaging.
Kingram Group, Mars Inc. (Skittles, Starburst), Unilever (GB Glace)
July 2000 > July 2002
Dialogue Marketing Communications
Dublin, Ireland
DM, POS & PRINT.
Bank of Ireland, BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board) Celtic Hampers, Dialogue, Eircom, Family Hampers, MBNA
June 1997 > May 2000
Ammirati Puris Lintas
Helsinki, Finland
TTL.
Arla yoghurts, Kespro (FMCG wholesale),
Mercuria Business School, Unilever (Bio Luvil, Omo)
February 1995 > May 1997
Bates Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising
Helsinki, Finland
TTL.
Atria meats, Jamont/James River (Lotus, Lotus Professional),
Orion Pharmaceuticals
October 1994 > February 1995
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
Vantaa, Finland
Product catalogues, DM and press ads in the advertising department of a big Finnish bookstore chain
May 1991 > October 1994
SOK
Helsinki, Finland
DM, CRM, print, press ads and product catalogues in the advertising department of one of the biggest Finnish retail groups
January 1991
LM McCann
Helsinki, Finland
Work placement
Before 1991, apart from studying to become a graphic artist in The Vantaa Institute of Arts and Crafts, Finland, I was deejaying in clubs and my home town radio station plus doing guest appearances as a teacher’s substitute in my old school!
