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Candy's passion and talent for creative is second to none.
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Candy is not just a brilliant Senior Creative Manager, but she is a great mentor and friend. She also has a genuinely great attitude, sense of humour and style that makes it very fun to collaborate with her.
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Candy knows her trade extremely well, is very creative and has a keen eye for the detail. She has respect for her team/s and her team for her.
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Candy is a truly remarkable talent, that brings a number of assets to the table when it comes to both creative & design elements - which culminates to a final product that is a near guaranteed triumph!.
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It was great working under such a capable manager and I now consider Candy not only a colleague but also a great friend.
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Candy's undeniable talent for creativity and design, combined with a clear vision for the end result has always ensured the client's objectives were always exceeded.
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Candy is incredibly creative always thinking well outside the normal scope and with this flare and unique ability she amazed us. It's Candy's attention to detail that makes what she does so great.
ME
Hello. I’m Candy Brophy. I’m a graphic designing art director from Melbourne, Australia. I’ve worked as a Art Director, Marketing Specialist and Designer for 15 years and have gained broad range of skills and experience in branding, print, television, advertising, packaging, fashion, and web-based digital mediums. I’ve worked for Advertising agencies, Design Studios, Digital Agencies and In-House Creative Departments in addition to running my own Creative Advertising & Design service since 2004.
I’ve created award-winning work for small start-ups to worldwide brands, including Cotton On Group, licensing for Disney, Cotton On Kids, Typo, National Tiles, Winchester, Beretta, ABC Kids.
SKILLS
Advertising
Concept Development
Creative Direction Art Direction
Creative Copywriting
Graphic Design
Branding / Logo Design
Web / Digital Design
Information Graphics
Fashion Graphics & Printmaking
Typography
Marketing EDMs B2B and B2C
Packaging
Visual Merchandising
External Signage Development
Digital Content Development
HISTORY
Self-employed Freelance Design & Art Direction
National Tiles Senior Creative Manager 2017 – present
Beretta Australia Web & Graphic Design, 2015 – 2017
Cotton On Group Senior Graphic Designer, 2009 – 2015
Australian Children’s Television Foundation Graphic Designer, 2008 – 2009
Self-employed Freelance Design, Since 2004