Claire Zimmermann

Experience

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  France Press Inc.

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2000

  Graphic Designer – Web Designer – DTP Operator

  Worked on Le Journal Français and France Today’s newspapers and their publishing house.• Newspaper layout and desktop publishing• Logotype and web design

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  ArtAndCulture.com

  Mar 2000 - Jul 2000

  Graphic Designer - Photographer

  ARTANDCULTURE.COM, San Francisco, USA, 2000 (5 months)Worked in a cultural start-up of the Financial District: an online arts encyclopedia.• Researched iconographic material• Translated French artists’ biographies to English • Created of a multimedia piece of work with Michael Chichi for theRemediProject.com #8 (Joshua Davis…)

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  Freelance

  Feb 2003 - Mar 2011

  Creative Graphic Designer

  Branding and communication for individual clients in the cultural field :• Brand assets (stationnary and website) • Event communication (posters, leaflets, signage)Clients : Kaori Ito (dancer and choreographer), Ha Cha Youn (artist), Mikrokosmos (young singers "choral arts' laboratory"), Le Concert d'Astrée (baroque music instrumental and vocal ensemble), Olivier Beijn (etching artist), Brigadoon Galery, Association Culture Corée (Korean Culture Association).

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  PUBLIRELAIS

  Jul 2003 - Jul 2005

  Multilingual DTP Operator – Graphic Designer (Dutch / English)

  Short-term missions in various firms. • leaflets and publishing material for communication agencies : Terre de Sienne (corporate), ND Conseil (medical) • mail to order catalogues for the Belgian and Dutch market (brands : JPG and Club Med).–> Flexibility, reactivity, capacity to adapt and rigour

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  Makheia • NetMedia Group

  Sept 2005 - Aug 2008

  • Multi-tasking support for the Art Direction team (4-5 people): creation of visuals, retouching, photo briefs, page layout, adjustments, preparation of tender presentations - Taking briefs, research and brainstorming- Development of creative ideas- Creation of media (magazines, annual reports) under the supervision of a senior AD- Trend watching about typographic design, photography, illustration, digital media and innovation> Collaboration with the creative, production, iconography and editorial teams, under the supervision of the Creative Director and the Client Directors> Flexibility, efficiency, team spirit > Creativity, emulation, knowledge sharing (artistic culture) Show less

  • AD Assistant

    Sept 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Layout artist - DTP worker

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2006
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  Makheia – Communication Agency

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2021

  Senior Art Director

  SEQUOIA, MAKHEIA GROUP’s corporate agency Paris, Aug ‘05 – Feb ‘21Designed magazines and publishing matter: BtoB, BtoC and employer brand magazines, annual reports, brand design systems, posters, global or social networks campaigns, newsletters, landing pages and interactive projects. • Watched trends and sourced assets • Designed printed and digital material with Brand Guidelines (creation in the context of calls for tender) • Worked collaboratively with client teams, project teams and creative partners to review project parameters and schedules • Occasionnaly presented work to clients • Refined design from initial brief to final production –> 20 CAC40 listed clients –> Wide range of economic fields: car industry, metal industry, agro-industry, bank, insurance, energy, health, public servicesClients : BNP Paribas, groupe Bouygues, Schneider Electric, groupe PSA, groupe Renault, EDF, Engie, Eramet, Arjowiggins, Heidelberg Cement group, Imeris, Air Liquide, Orange, Unicef Show less

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  Atelier Zim | Paris

  Feb 2023 - now

  Graphic Designer

  Galerie Roger-Viollet, Paris, Jul ‘23Designed panels for a travelling exhibition. • Creation of a visual identity for a series of exhibitions • Layout and choice of images for the 12 panels of a themed exhibition in accordance with the guidelines • Production, image correction and color managementHA CHA YOUN, artist, Vitry-sur-Seine, Jul ‘22Designed art catalogues for print and screen. • Graphic design and layout for multiple languages (latin and hangul alphabets) • Image correction and color managementCRÉDIT AGRICOLE ASSURANCES SA, Paris, Jul ‘21Designed various employer brand assets. • Multiple languages posters (latin and japanese characters) • Datavisualisation for an emailing • DTP Show less

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  Atelier Zim | Paris

  Oct 2023 - now

  Design and production of corporate communications (internal communications, annual reports and policies: SRI label, biodiversity, human rights, investments) • Graphic design • Design and layout • Production of computer graphics, diagrams and illustrations Clients : Crédit Agricole Assurances SA, Elogie-SIEMP, LBP AM Group DENOËL, part of Éditions Gallimard Group, Paris, Mar – Sep ‘21Designed a hardback illustrated book, published in oct ‘21 • Art direction / book design • Layout and iconography • Creation of infographics (maps) • Micro-typography, text processing, DTP –> 30 authors and 2 photographers –> Distributed in 4 countries –> Review by the Librairie de Paris: “This book is a feminist must-read.” RUBAN BLANC AGENCY, ParisDesign and lay out for financial communication (Universal Registration Document, Corporate and Social Responsibility Document, Integrated Report). • Creative follow-up • Design of graphic material (diagrams, graphs, tables, visualizations)

  • Art Director for corporate communication

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Book Designer / AD

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Graphic and layout designer

    Oct 2023 - Mar 2024