Its hasnt been the best year for me, where is the restart button for this year
I was made redundant from my job about mid last year, and then got a job with another place, but only as a casual, which the boss said he would hopefully put me on full time soon.
The boss was the type who sometimes looked to far into the future with big hopes and dreams, but forgot to address what was actually going on in the present day to fix the little problems before they got worse.
Cancer hit me in december, and I was out of action for the next 6 months, even though I was doing a little bit of work at home for him which going through my treatment, as I wasnt getting any sick pay due to being employed as a casual, so most of my redundancy money went on normal household living expenses, ie bills, mortgage, food.
When I was allowed to go back to work, I was there for 2 weeks, and the company went broke.
I wasnt paid for those 2 weeks either and that is all in the hands of the liquidators at the moment.
Consequently, I am out of a job again and im currently looking around for work.
I have recently written up a resume and started handing that out, but heard nothing back yet, as its only been a week or so.
But im getting desperate for work, and neeeeeeed some money.
Most of my time has mainly been spent using Adobe Photoshop, with a bit of Quark & InDesign for designing adverts business cards etc, and a dabble in Dreamweaver and web stuff in my last job.
Anyone know of a job going for a 34 year young bloke, own car, 15 odd years in the newspaper/graphic design scene?
Or really, I getting to the stage where I will take up almost anything! (no Widsa, I will not do that... you dirty dirty man
)Life sucks a bit at the moment, and Im really in need of getting a job to keep the bank away from the house.
I live in Baxter, 5-10mins out of Frankston.
If anyone is interested or knows any one who is looking for someone to fit this criteria.
It doesnt have to be in this field though, im even willing to do some casual work for the moment to get some money again.
I have just applied for a meeting with centrelink, but I would rather find a job sooner rather than later.
This is a copy and paste from part of the cover letter to give you an idea of my background....
With over 15 years experience in print media, I am eager to expand my skills and knowledge of graphic design in a differing industry sector. I completed a traineeship and an apprenticeship in Graphic Reproduction with the Independent News Group, Hastings, then expanded my learning curve with Fairfax Community Newspapers, subsequently progressing to the imaging department where I was employed for 10 years.
Duties/projects undertaken in my role at Fairfax included production of new advertising designs, brochures, business cards, scanning, photograph colour correction and manipulation/touch ups. I also have experience with design and inclusion of newsletters, online and hardcopy versions for distributions and have assisted colleagues with website design.
I have experience in the use of a range of design software and other programs associated with graphic reproduction, including the Adobe Suite package, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and MS Office. Working to strict deadlines for newspaper publications at a continued high standard was expected at all times. Time management and efficiency was essential to the workflow and completing duties as required.
Being a positive, organised, enthusiastic, self motivated individual, I also take pride in my work. I believe I have the experience and knowledge to fulfill the requirements of this position and become a valued member of the team.
I am available for interview at your convenience and be contacted on the above number. I look forward to hearing from you.
and a slab from my resume...
Career Objective
To obtain a position as a graphic designer allowing me to demonstrate my creative and organizational skills with opportunities to develop them.
Career Summary
15 years working within the graphic design services industry, the majority in the newspaper sector.
Extensive experience in imaging and photo reproduction, working in high pressure environments and associated deadlines.
Skills
Design software skills
Print (Mac/PC) - InDesign, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Office
Web (Mac/PC) - Flash, (X)HTML, Dreamweaver
Other
Highly developed critical and analytical abilities
Experience working to deadlines
Information technology skills
Highly developed critical and analytical abilities
Excellent communication/ language skills - written, oral and broadcast
High-level organisational and time-management skills
Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team
Education
RMIT University
Certificate II Graphic Reproduction Traineeship 1995
Certificate III Graphic Reproduction Apprenticeship 1999
Work history
Somerville Graphics (1993-1994)
Graphic design assistant - business cards, letterheads, flyers, offset printer operation.
Independent News, Hastings (1994-1999)
Completion of traineeship and apprenticeship in Graphic Reproduction.
Work history (cont.)
Fairfax Community Newspapers (1999-2009)
Imaging Department team member; produce new advertising designs, brochures, business cards, photograph colour correction and manipulation/touch ups, scanning. Worked directly with sales representatives, managers and external clients.
The 4wd Shop (2009-2010)
In-house graphic design/eBay - web design. Use of Macromedia Dreamweaver, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.
Hummers4Hire/Hummer Wedding Cars (current)
Chauffeur driver of Hummer vehicles for weddings, debutante balls, and other special occasions.
Anything help will be great guys, I need to get back ontop of my bills so I can get back out on the water again!
Thanks,
Phil
ps... doing these serious posts suck!
Cant wait to do a funny trip report again of Will falling out of the kayak or something!
