For the past 11 years I have been working in both print and online media. Taking projects from concept to completion, as well as dealing with printers, attending press-checks, art directing photoshoots and other designers. I'm currently looking for full-time and freelance opportunities in Melbourne, AU.

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Contact:

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Mike Giesser

Sarphatipark 109-4

1073 CW Amsterdam

The Netherlands

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Phone:

+31 0614 832 335

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Email:

mgiesser@gmail.com

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Online:

www.mgiesser.com

www.behance.net/mgiesser

Education
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1995 —1999
Graphic Design
George Brown College
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1990 —1995
OSSD + 6 OAC’s
Beamsville Secondary
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Skills
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Print
10 years professional
print experience, working from concept to completion, as well as dealing directly with printers, attending press-checks, art directing photoshoots and other designers. I’ve had extensive dealings with clients, from creative presentations to managing
and co-ordinating projects.
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Software knowledge includes:
Quark Xpress, Illustrator, In-Design and Photoshop CS3
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Web
8 years professional experience of designing websites, multimedia
applications and presentations for a
diverse group of clients. I’ve been involved from the initial creative,
architectural development and final look and feel stages of the project.
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Software knowledge includes:
After Effects, a design understanding of the constraints concerned with Flash and many other programming languages.

Experience
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Reeves Integrated Communications
Art Director
Reeves develops integrated communications for business brands, creating campaigns that are relevant, authentic, credible and effective.
Duration: 34 months
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Dietwee Ontwerp & Communicatie
Senior Designer
Dietwee had interested
me for a few years now. Their blend of corporate and cultural clients was
attractive and the communicative nature of their work is what brought me to Holland.
Duration: 13 months
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Concrete Design Communications
Senior Designer
Concrete has long been regarded as one of the top design studios in Canada.
I was there for 10 months working on a host of identity,editorial and fashion/ retail projects.
Duration: 10 months
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Site 85/Liberty Street Creative
Senior Designer
Started at Site 85 right out of college as a junior designer, which a year later lead to a senior designer role. Site 85 is now under new management and known as Liberty
Street Creative.
Duration: 60 months
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Clients
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Elsevier, Springer, Postbank, Insinger de Beaufort, Döll, House of
English, Maxeda, Azure Magazine, Holt Renfrew,
Masterfile, Aritzia, Benefit Cosmetics, General Motors, Cingular Wireless, Flux Magazine, National Post, Macleans Magazine, Volkswagen.

Recognition
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Masterfile/Unbound 2
Book
Featured in the 2006 design annuals for the AIGA, Communication Arts, Red Dot, Good Design, the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, Applied Arts and Coupe Magazine.
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Aritzia.com
Website
Featured in the 2006 design annuals for the Advertising & Design Club of Canada and Applied Arts Magazine.
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Beatnyc
T-shirt Design
Competition
My submission of “The Cut-Up Method”, t-shirt design was one of the 9 selected to represent
this new company’s first collection of t-shirts.
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Typophile
T-shirt Design
Competition
This online typographic forum chose my design as part of each 2004 membership pack. It was also available to purchase online.
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Gallons of Void
T-shirt Design
Competition
Canadian online design- news website Ventilate put on a T-shirt contest for musician/designer,
Yohan Gringas’ new project, – Gallons of Void. I took 2nd place
in this contest.
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References
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Available upon request.