John Bowden | Sacred raymaker
4 Macgibbon Place, Spreydon, Christchurch 8024
Phone: +64 3 331 7525 | Mobile: +64 21 158 5349
www.sacredraymaker.yolasite.com
innovation | creation | production
Permanent NZ Resident | Full Drivers Licence
25 years experience in Design & Photography
• With solid work experience, I have been involved in the production of a wide variety of material,
including both graphic design and photography to produce results to meet & exceed client needs
• Equipped with marketing training and impressive conceptual, technical, branding and job
management skills, I can handle projects from beginning to end or work as an integral member of your team to get the job done
• I have been closely involved in brainstorming and project development on various extremely diverse briefs, and enjoy nurturing as well as maintaining client relationships and their requirements from the ground up
• A passionate communicator, I thrive under pressure and take pride in an empathic, dedicated work ethic, keen eye for detail and constant aim to exceed expectations with a positive, sensitive and flexible outlook
1987 GCE A Level Art (Graphics)
1985 GCE O Levels in Maths, English Language, English Literature, French, History, Physics, Geography & Art
2003 Diploma of Contemporary Photography at Design & Arts College, Christchurch, NZ
1996 LBS Marketing at London Business School
2009 - 2011 freelance graphic designer for clients including PGG Wrightson
2004 - 2009 senior graphic designer wickliffe ltd
Design, Artwork, Prepress, Copywriting & Photography
2003 - 2004 cloisters gallery the arts centre staged 2 successful photography exhibitions
2002 - 2003 diploma of photography design & arts college
2001 - 2002 photographer waimak gorge alpine jet
1999 - 2001 art director / designer the paul barker consultancy, chelsea
small advertising & direct mail agency
Advertising Design Copywriting
Clients including BBC CCF The Telegraph YMCA
1998 - 1999 freelance Barclays Bank Blakes Menswear Channel 5 TV Colgate
Eastern Energy ELF Morgan’s Rum Volkswagen Audi
1997 - 1998 art director / momentum integrated communications, edgware
designer sales promotion, direct mail & advertising agency, part of AMV/BBDO group
BT Next Ribena Smirnoff SmithKline Beecham Wella
1995 - 1997 art director / electronic arts ltd, slough
designer computer games manufacturer
Press, Outdoor, TV & Radio Advertising
1994 - 1995 freelance marks & spencer plc, baker street
working in their vast state of the art studio
Corporate Identity POS Packaging
1990 - 1994 graphic designer falmer jeans ltd, southend
looking after all in-house creative requirements
Advertising, Corporate ID, Photo-Shoot & Production
1988 - 1990 artworker amstrad plc, brentwood
in-house studio
Production Brochures Exhibitions
Organised, produced and art directed numerous fashion brochures for Falmer Jeanswear, carried out a nationwide audit of Marks & Spencer's logo usage, worked in Print, TV and Radio Advertising for Electronic Arts, redesigned all of Barclay's Bank collateral, worked on a project for the BBC TV services promotion, photographed tourists at Waimak Gorge Alpine Jet, held 2 exhibitions at Cloisters Gallery, The Arts Centre, Christchurch, serviced all of PGG Wrightson's creative requirements...
I have always exceeded clients' expectations and delivered work ahead of schedule and under budget. Written testimonials are available upon request.
referees
work
NAME Simon Raines
POSITION Territory Manager @ Carter Holt Harvey
RELATIONSHIP Former Account Manager
CONTACT NUMBERS 03 349 1946 / 027 220 2532
work
NAME Anne-Marie Sharpe
POSITION Senior Designer / Freelance
RELATIONSHIP Former Colleague
CONTACT NUMBERS Dunedin 03 476 2181 / 027 257 8692
additional
NAME Rosalind Gunn
POSITION Retired Salvation Army Captain
RELATIONSHIP Friend of Family
CONTACT NUMBERS 03 206 4157
NAME Anne Kodu
POSITION South Island Account Manager @ MYOB
RELATIONSHIP Friend / Former Landlord of Partner
CONTACT NUMBERS 03 983 2660 / 029 201 3900
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