Suzanna Low Design Resumé

Note: Best viewed in IE browsers.

My name is Suzanna Low and I am a creative consultant based in Singapore. I approach graphic design with a background in strategic marketing and enjoy the strategic elements of design and marketing and how they merge to become corporate communications.

---

Resumé of Suzanna Low

Work History / Experience

• Jan 2003 - Current
  Freelance Designer

  Responsibilities

  • Worked for Ogilvy One, Wunderman & Stereotype Designs

  • Conceptulise, design and animate advertising banners and marketing campaigns for Nokia, IBM, Krisflyer/AMEX, Leehwa and DHL
  • Design and update MSN, Club Nokia website and online marketing campaigns.
  • Conceptulise and design Immigration and Checkpoint Authority website.
  • Engage in Creative pitches for potential clients.

  
  

• Jan 2003 - Current Suzz.com
  Online Shopping Mistress

  Responsibilities

  • Online Shopping Mistress
  • Shaping latest fashion trends for women within the 20-35 year age group by designing and conducting online promotion and sale of trend-setting fashion accessories.
  • Worked closely with offline and online media houses to execute marketing strategies in order to promote and market the website and its products. Media companies include; Fashion Magazines: Herworld, Elle, Cleo, Style, Woman's Weekly and USA EW Woman. News: The Straits Times Newspaper and Mediacorps. Yahoo! Southeastasia. eGuide Singapore. IDA.
  • Coordinate closely with online merchants for updates on current trends
  • Project manage, design and web master the entire website.

  
  

• NOV 2001 - Sept 2002 YAHOO! SINGAPORE
  Ecommerce Project Executive·

  Responsibilities

  • In charge of Ecommerce property in Yahoo! Singapore. Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Store.
  • Project manages merchants stores for regular product updates and design revamp of the websites.
  • Created promotional marketing materials and micro sites, e.g Christmas, Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Efest Homemakers and Mothers Day.
  • Conduct merchants and store resellers training programs on Yahoo! Store platform.

  
  

• AUG 1997 - Sept 2001 SILKROUTE VENTURES PTE LTD
  Jul 2000 - Current Creative Consultant
  Jul 1999 - Jul 2000 Senior Media Designer
  Aug 1997 - Jul 1999 Media Designer

  SilkRoute Ventures is Singapore's leading web publishing and interactive e-services firm.

  Responsibilities

  • Advised blue-chip clients such as Singapore Airlines, Levi's, Sony Planet MG, on methods for building corporate identities and develop effective and cost-efficient strategies for online branding and marketing
  • Created innovative and cutting-edge interactive designs and animations to enhance clients' online presence (see Awards section)
  • Created and restructured clients' information architecture for a more user friendly and easily navigable Web site.
  • Work well in a team structure; have delivered multiple projects with teams of Project Managers and Engineers.
  • Mentored Junior Web Designers and interns for various projects.
  • Conducted in-house skills development training programmes for software such as Macromedia Flash and DreamWeaver

  
  

• JUL 1996 - AUG 1997 SYSTEM EDUCATION CENTER (1983)
  Multi Media Designer

  Responsibilities

  • Created interactive creative elements for educational software
  • Created series of freehand illustrations, which were later digitised and animated, with the rest of the scenes.

Awards

• 2000
  Singapore Design Award 2000 - Distinction for Interactive Media (Internet) for Sony Planet MG
• Smart Investor Award - Best Insurance Website for Excellent Content and Visual Attractiveness for www.prudential.com.sg

• 1999
  Creative Circle Award (Bronze) 1999 - Web site and Interactive Demos for www.tigerbeer.com

• 1997
  Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in SilkRoute Ventures.

Achievements

• 2000 - present:
  Founder of an e-commerce site and webzine - www.suzz.com

  Shaping latest fashion trends for women within the 20-35 year age group by designing and conducting online promotion and sale of trend-setting fashion accessories and posting related articles and insights

• 1999 - present:
  Part-time Official Docent, Singapore History Museum and Singapore Art Museum

  Promoting Singapore's rich historical and cultural heritage to tourists and visitors.

• 1994 - 1995
  Vice-President of Advertising and Promotions for Nafa 13th batch graduation Student Council.

  Leadership role in managing the Advertising department, canvassing for sponsors for the graduation show. Canvassed for venue to hold the show, researched on price of short-listed venues inorder to fit the committees and graduated budget. Negotiate on terms and conditions with selected vendor.

• 1993 - 1994
  Assistant Art Teacher - Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Dance Department

Technical Skills

• Communications Design
• Corporate Identification
• Information Architecture

• HTML
• Javascript
• Cascading Style Sheets
• DHTML
• Macromedia Director and Flash Programming

Software

• Adobe: PhotoShop CS, Freehand 8, Premiere 5
• Macromedia: Flash MX, Director 6, Dreamweaver MX
• Ulead Web Razor Pro 2: GIF Animator, Photo Explorer & Smart Saver
• Allaire Homesite+

Education

• Diploma in Graphic Design from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts(Singapore)
  Graduated with Top 11 position
  
• O'levels from Bedok South Secondary School

References

• Mr. Shayne Pooley
  Relationship: Creative Director of OgilvyOne.
  Email address: shayne.pooley@ogilvy.com
  Contact: 6213 9990

• Mr. Andy Naylor - Creative Director of Stereotype
  Relationship: Creative Director of Silkroute Ventures.
  Email address: anaylor@hotmail.com
  Mobile: 9762 6907

Download PDF version