Contact details
2 Nash Road Worongary 4213
Gold Coast Queensland
m. 0450 649 990
h. 07 55 303 684
nickjohnbatch@gmail.com
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Senior Designer, Cooper & Westwood Advertising
CONTRACT: 1st July 2010 – Current
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Brand development and implementation across all touchpoints, graphic design, web design, HTML and CSS development, flash animation and basic actionscripting, corporate stationery.
SOFTWARE: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Streamtime, Microsoft Office.
Art Editor, Gambit Interactive Media
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT: 10th March 2009 – 5th April 2010
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Page design and concepts, typography, cover design, illustration, flash animation, web design, sourcing images, liaising with Editorial, Advertising and Sales department, Managing interns and coordinating with printers.
SOFTWARE: InDesign, Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Dreamweaver.
Designer, Gold Coast Bulletin
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT: October 2007 – December 2008
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Page layout, typography, cover design, illustration, flash animation, video editing and liaising with Editorial and Advertising departments.
SOFTWARE: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Avid.
Flash Animator, Logan City Council
FREELANCE: 1-month timeframe, 2007
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Illustration, animation and production
SOFTWARE: Flash, Illustrator and Premiere
Graphic Designer, Intervest Global Live
FREELANCE: 1-week timeframe, 2007
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Layout using style guide, image enhancement and liaising with printer.
SOFTWARE: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Business Partner for Art Policia fashion label
SELF-EMPLOYMENT: 2004-2006
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Fashion and print design, graphic design, marketing and promotion, account keeping, sales, screen-printing and basic sewing.
Multimedia, Video and Sound Technician
FREELANCE: International artists Bruce Reynolds (2006), and Judy Anderson (2007).
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Digital video/audio editing.
SOFTWARE: Final Cut Pro and Propellerheads Reason.
Murals
FREELANCE: Box nightclub 2005, Swingin Safari bar, restaurant and emporium 2006, retail store Cadillac Cowboy 2005.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design and Multimedia, Commercial Arts Training College, 2008.
- Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours, Queensland College of Art, 2003
ACHIEVEMENTS
Fine Art
- Second Prize Border Art Prize, Gold Coast, 2007
- First prize Contemporary Painting, Gold Coast Show Art Prize, 2002
- First Prize Contemporary Painting, Gold Coast Show Art Prize, 2001
- Third prize Drawing, Painting and Collage, Gold Coast Show Art Prize, 1999
- Third prize Contemporary Painting, Gold Coast Show Art Prize, 1999
Photography
- Photographs published in Desktop magazine, issue 240 July, 2008
- Photographs published in Not Only Black+White magazine issue 65 March, 2003
Video
- 1st Place Tertiary Experimental Short Film Youth and Culture Film Festival, 2002
- Winner, Cutting Edge Award, Future Fantastic Student Film Competition, 2002
- Work experience at Cutting Edge Post Productions Brisbane, 2002
Music
- Triple J Unearthed featured artist, 2007
- Airplay on Triple J’s Sound Lab 2006
- Sound Sculpture for the Gold Coast City Art Gallery 2003
References
You can download written references by clicking the names below.
- Bill Key - Art Director, Gold Coast Bulletin
- Ledetta Mariam - Features Editor, Gambit Interactive
Referees
Barry Edmonds
Paulini's Jewellery
0418 756 717
Michelle Keen
Vitality Magnetic
0434 146 496