Thomas V Xavier

Editorial Design/ Production

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

As a versatile editorial design professional you will face many challenges in your career. With these challenges such as deadlines to tight production schedules and output issues, I have developed skills to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers. All these years of experience with a proven history of working across the different sectors, I have acquired the ability to make decisions on overall layout and production design of artworks to meet industry challenges under any pressures.

Experience

  • Designer at Studies Weekly
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    • Designed student publications up to grade 8 for an entire year as per state curriculum. • Researching and ordering photography, illustrations from Getty/Stock Images. • Managed Digital Asset Management tool and maintained the collections of artwork/images in DAM. • Worked on several US states curriculum based student publications.

  • Graphic Designer at Kenilworth Media Inc.; a subsidiary of FORUM MEDIA GROUP GMBH
    Apr 2021 - Nov 2021 · 8 mos

  • Trainee at BEMC - Bridge to Employment in Media & Communications
    Sep 2020 - Apr 2021 · 8 mos

    BEMC is a Media and Communication employment bridging program delivering a partnership with Ryerson University to empower professional immigrants with a media background. It helps the students to integrate into Canadian Media landscape by preparing internationally trained media and communications professionals to secure a meaningful career in Ontario.

  • Graphic Designer at Studies Weekly
    Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 · 8 mos

    • Designed student publications up to grade 8 for an entire year as per state curriculum. • Researching and ordering photography, illustrations from Getty/Stock Images. • Managed Digital Asset Management tool and maintained the collections of artwork/images in DAM. • Worked on several US states curriculum based student publications. • Created new Science publication designs which aligned with company’s standard.

  • Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed
    Apr 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Brochures, Books • Logos • Consulting • Branding