jaysims

Remote worker with 23+ years of experience - Last seen 2 years ago

I am an Australian Senior Graphic Designer & Creative/Art Director primarily working in Fashion Design & surrounding Advertising & Creative industry for over 30 years, including packaging & further presentation material, Video, Photoshoots, web development, social media imagery & overall brand Identity.

Design experience includes many Intl & National brands of Australia & Overseas clients, Puma, Ben Sherman, Crusty Demons of Dirt, Freshjive, RipCurl, Lee, Billionaire Boys Club, Everlast, Lonsdale, Just Jeans, Jeanswest & major Department store brands, Target, (AUS) Myer & David Jones & Boutique chains.

I work with very little brief & expand on potential opportunities. I was employed by two of the largest fashion companies in Australia as Art & Creative Director overseeing & Designing fashion graphics, Pitch, Presentation & Company Identity also travelling internationally to research, project trends & Design for following seasons fashion market.

In addition to commercial work I have also been a speaker at several AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Assoc) & in conjunction with AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) & Lynda.com while working in Boston recruiting & exhibiting international Multimedia Artists in both the US & Australia.

I created the first commercial multimedia artists monthly exhibition space in Australia showcasing my own work & some of the most innovative designers & programmers from Australia & Overseas.

As a hands on Designer, Art Director & Project Manager I established an alternative creative company called Freestyle that ran for almost 20 years with clients from Vans to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

I am personally responsible for two of Target’s (Aus) largest selling brands in the last 10 years.
Designing, Producing, Pitch, Presentation & market entry for Travisty & Mooks spanning from initial Men’s wear & development into Women’s & Children’s clothing, shoes & accessories.

I designed graphics & clothing in partnership with DJ Dexter (from the band the Avalanches & winner of the DMC World DJ Champion for several years) for 2on2 basketball competition events which lead to design collaboration with Puma Germany & Aus.

Prior to Covid March 2020 & the previous 10 years I have focused on Art Exhibitions including Deus Ex Machina Gallery Bali & 3D product & architectural design whilst designing & producing fashion garments in partnership & retail store with Rhys Ulrich (Winner of Channel 7’s Make Me a Supermodel.)

In 2020 to now I have had a passion project reengineering Matti Suuronen’s Futuro House prefabricated fibreglass UFO shaped structure from 1968 which developed into a more modern design about to be produced & sold as a pop-up commercial store unit.

Recently I have been creating brand Identity for the European NFT, Crypto Currency & DeFi market, design & development, An Australian Italian made leather bag company & web, merch design for the largest rock band in Indonesia including running remote video & still shoots in the UK & Australia.

I operate with an End to End execution of many creative projects including Branding, Packaging, Market Positioning, All Graphic Design, Video, Photoshoots, Web, Social Media, Print or Product & always looking for new projects.

I have worked online for the majority of 15 plus years & as a contracted designer spanning most of the last 30 years while maintaining full time roles. I am very committed to client results in every element of business success.

Remote OK	rok.co/@jaysims
Instagram	/jaysims_art/
Skilled in	design graphic design art direction brand identity logo design print packaging design fashion design web design social media design art fashion music
Fluent in	english
Preferred timezone	0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, +8, +9, +10, -10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1
Preferred annual pay (min)	$42,000/year
Preferred hourly pay (min)	$36/hour
Last seen	2 years ago
Signed up	2 years ago
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