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Dave McLean’s Story

Hi there, I’m Dave McLean. I’m a digital designer with a passion for website design and development, graphic design, video, animation and engaging interactive experiences.

I currently work for Gravitas Media as a Graphic/Web Designer and Developer, working on a wide range of digital and physical projects.

My role before that was as a Graphic Designer for Fonterra Farm Source, working on various graphic designs, animated banners and video projects for Farm Source Fonterra.

My other recent role before taking a year and a half off to look after my daughter was a Graphic and Web Designer for Annah Stretton. I worked on various graphic design and web design projects for Stretton Clothing Ltd.

My previous employers include KT Design, Pumpt Advertising, Pont Media and Luvly Ltd.

I graduated in May 2011 with a Bachelor of Design majoring in Digital Media at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

Work Experience

Graphic & Web Designer / Developer | Gravitas Media | March 2023 – January 2024
I currently work for Gravitas Media as a Graphic/Web Designer and Developer, working on a wide range of digital and physical projects. I manage all of the company’s websites, as well as prepress printed client projects that come through to our in-house printers.

Graphic Designer | Fonterra Farm Source | March 2022 – March 2023
After spending a year and a half looking after my daughter, I took up a Graphic Design role at Fonterra Farm Source covering maternity leave. I designed for a wide range of media including for both Fonterra and Farm Source. These included posters, videos, animated HTML5 banners, visual merchandising, and flyers.

Graphic & Web Designer / Developer | Annah Stretton | June 2017 – June 2020
Soon after moving to Hamilton, I started work at Stretton Clothing Ltd as a Graphic & Website Designer/ Developer. I managed and improved websites such as Annah Stretton and developed new websites such as Doggy Daily.

Graphic, Web & Animation Designer | KT Design | March 2017 – May 2017
In the short period that I worked at KT Design, I worked with various clients such as the University of Waikato and WEL Networks.

Graphic, Web & Animation Designer | Pumpt Advertising | March 2014 – March 2017
At Pumpt Advertising my role included designing and developing websites, graphic design for various printed media (posters, business cards, flyers and booklets), creating HTML5 web banners and producing animated video content for web and displays. Other tasks I was responsible for included preflighting customer designs before they get printed and EDM design/management. Clients I designed for include Subway, Palmers, Toyota, Big Barrel and MusicWorks.

Web Developer & Animator | Luvly Ltd | May 2012 – January 2014
I worked as a Web Developer and animator for Luvly Ltd on the Kapiti Coast. I worked on numerous website projects, as well as a few video and animation projects. Regularly using HTML5, CSS3, PHP and jQuery, as well as the Adobe Creative Suite, was a big part of his role. He also worked on the occasional radio advertisement project, doing some audio editing work.

Skills

  • Website Design & Development
  • Digital & Print Graphic Design
  • WordPress & WooCommerce
  • eCommerce & Shopify
  • HTML5 & CSS3
  • Javascript & jQuery
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
  • Google Analytics & Search Console
  • Google Ads & Adsense
  • Web & Video Animation
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Animated Web Banners
  • Mailchimp & Email Campaigns
  • Prepress & Preflighting

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