_EXPERIENCE 2008 (August –) The Artel Group Specialising in the design and implementation of point-of-sale solutions for companies such as Uncle Tobies and Nescafé, The Artel Group employed me to rebrand their entire corporate image. 2008-2007 (April –) Electric Art Over the last couple of months that I have been freelancing at Electric Art, an internationally acclaimed creative retouching studio based in Surry Hills, I have participated on an assortment of projects that range from layout to retouching work. 2007 (January – April) Med.Ed(ge) During the four months I was employed at Med.Ed(ge), a print company servicing the pharmaceutical industry, I worked on projects ranging from reports, newsletters, fax-backs, varying mail outs and the occasional web project. In Addition to this I worked on in-house promotional content. 2006 (April – August) Wunderman Over the five-month period that I freelanced for Wunderman I worked on a variety of projects that encompassed print design, electronic mail outs (eDM's), online marketing banners, screen savers & mobile technologies. 2006 (February – June) Belle Magazine Belle Magazine, published 6 times a year, has a strong commitment to the essence of contemporary home and lifestyle. It is because of this that Belle seemed like a logical choice of employment as the magazines core philosophies navigate around: great art, architecture, décor and design. 2005 Project: Art Education Society Training Day (an initiative of the NSW Board of Studies) Type: Web Design Tutor The purpose of the training day was to provide secondary teachers with basic HTML/CSS skills within the Dreamweaver working environment. There were two main reasons behind this rationale: the first being to help teachers maintain an up-to-date technical proficiency & two, to provide their students with the sophistication of a technologically minded skill set, which could be further explored with classroom projects & assignments. 2005 Project: Robin Anderson Film Festival Type: Website As an initiative of MLC girls school, the development of the Robin Anderson Film Festival website originated not only from the desire to honour the late documentary filmmaker, Robin Anderson but to get other secondary schools in NSW to participate in the festival. As designer, I was responsible for producing the look & feel of the site as well as its structure. These components were significantly informed by the initial client brief & further discussions that developed with the client of the course of the project. 2004 Project: Art Education Society Type: Website The AES website was developed for art educators as an online resource, which would keep teachers informed via regular newsletters, journal articles & training modules. It is intended that the site be regularly updated & expanded in the future & thus grow as a greater resource. I was responsible for creating the aesthetic sensibility of the site attributed to client specifications, making sure that guidelines were met. 2003 – 2002 Project: After School Art Class Type: Part-time Tutor The after school art classes ran one afternoon a week over the course of the semester. During the 2-year period I was involved in the classes I held both photography & life drawing classes ranging from years 6 to 12. 2002 Project: Art in Education essay – When Art & Cinema Collide Type: Writing The essay stemmed from an opportunity to contribute to the Art in Education Journal. The brief elicited the importance to be: informative, educational & have a contemporary relevancy to the readership, that predominantly being secondary educators. What followed was a 6 thousand-word essay that examined Australian & International artists whose multi-disciplinary art practices had been influenced in some way by cinema. _EDUCATION Sydney Institute of Technology, Randwick Information Technology (Web Design) Interactive Multi Media University of Western Sydney - SoCA, Nepean Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts (Honours) Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts _SKILLS & OTHER DESIRABLES Software Applications: Dreamweaver CS3 Photoshop CS3 Illustrator CS3 InDesign CS3 MS Office 2008 Other: Excellent time management skills The ability to work independently or within a group environment Passionate about all things art & design Excellent communication skills – written & verbal Conceptual and problem solving skills _REFEREES On request		For further information, please download CV. Thank you. Info@nicholaskozma.com +61 [0]410 463 346 Recently completed a Final Cut Pro course at the new Apple store. Worth a look: www.vimeo.com/2849494/ Currently freelancing at Electric Art, Sydney. Attended Lavazza Coffee Connoisseurs course. I love coffee - still buzzing! The Folly by Arlo Mountford 5 February - 28 February, 2009 archive Journal of Art: Post-Medium by various contributors archive Doubt [2008] by John Patrick Shanley archive
_Nicholas Kozma © 2007