Mike Nicholas

I am an Art Director within the Ramsay Health Care WA Marketing team which manages four hospitals. I have an holistic role within this orgainsation that requires me to be involved in campaigns, events and print and online publications in a directional and hands-on capacity. I manage most parts of a project from idea generation to production in all mediums such as print, online, branding and video for a quality-assured organisation.

Responsibilities:

Brand management: Supervising brand look and logo use within the organisation.

Project management:
- Scripting and editing corporate and event video productions.
- Organising and supervising photoshoots (including sketching artwork, sourcing talent and managing photoshoots)

Digital Media Design and Online Management:
- Flash animations for online advertisements such as mrecs, banner ads and digital invitations).
- Management of content and restructure of Hollywood Private Hospitals official website www.hollywoodprivatehospital.com.au
-Creation and management of microsite for the Mole Patrol Campaign including design and blogging and updating with made-for-web webisodes www.buggeroffmole.com.au
-Creation and management of a microsite for the Healing Tales Campaign, an interactive animated flash site. This included copywriting for web and writing poems for the flip-book. www.healingtales.com.au

Graphic Design:
- Print publications such as advertsments for magazines, corporate booklets and brochures, flyers, event invitations, postors and signage.
- Design for merchandise including stickers, stationary and T-shirts.
- Illustration and creation of a cartoon mascot for the Amazing Staff Campaign

Print Production management:
- Liasing with internal staff to determine their printing and publication needs
- Sourcing costs and managing inhouse print authorisation process
- Communicating with Printers and Supply Department.

Responsibilities:

Website and eNewsletter Design
- Negotiate clients needs into a design for a website (including campaign microsites and organisation websites and email newsletters and e-shots).
- Inhouse designs for the online element of a pitch to potential clients

Flash animations
- Designing and animating online advertisements, outdoor screens and eyelights for clients such as Lotterywest and Lancorp.
- Designing interactive presentations for pitches to potential clients
- Design of an interactive games.

Illustration and sketching.
- Illustration and cartoons for various projects
- Sketching for concept artwork and presentations

Write springboards, synopsis, treatments & scripts for US animated television series Maryoku Yummy.

Responsibilities:

- Brand Management
- Manage the production of GROK magazine (contribute content, manage magazine timeline liaise with staff writers and printers & design layout).
- Coordinate publications from text & artwork layout to production & print process, inclusive of brochures, annual reports & booklets.
- Design and layout of small and large-scale advertisements and posters.
- Create artwork for merchandise.
- Design and content manage the Curtin Student Guild website.
- Organise and schedule photography shoots.

Responsibilities:
- Brand management
- Corporate writing and layout for tender documents & presentations.
- Create cartoon characters for live stage show.
- Produce artwork for merchandise such as clothing.
- Project management of online website content & production.
- Production and project management of internal and external marketing publications from idea generation to print production.
- Concept artwork for centre playground equipment.
- Liaise with photographers & marketing agency about identity & branding.