MAXWELL OSEI

P.O. BOX KN 18, KANESHIE

Mob: 0548 675 361

[email protected]

DATE OF BIRTH: 23rd, April, 1989

MARITAL STATUS: Single

GENDER: Male

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Persistence, thoroughness and precision are apt qualities that describes Maxwell Osei as an accomplished Graphic Designer and a PR Practitioner with over six years extensive experience in concept Advertising, publishing, layout and standard knowledge in computer usage. An energetic team-player with strong technical, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills is seeking to work in an environment where my professional and educational abilities will be fully utilized thereby contributing to the overall growth of the organization.

WORK EXPERIENCE

APRIL  2018-TILL DATE: NEW TIMES CORPORATION

Graphic Designer

• Design front pages of the Ghanaian Times and The Spectator

newspaper and some of the inside pages aswell

• General Designs for online and corporate designs

JANUARY 2017-APRIL 2018: EIB (Excellence In Broadcasting)

Graphic Designer

• Developed design concepts to be use on the company’s several social media platforms

• Corporate designs

AUGUST 2016-NOVEMBER 2016: MAURJOE CONSULT

Graphic Designer

• Editing of videos for clients

• Corporate Branding

• Graphic Designing

• Graphic Design Tutor

MAY 2014-DECEMBER 2015: THE SUN PUBLISHING GHANA LTD.

Head of Production and Senior Graphic Designer

• Responsible for general designs such as, magazine design, books, newspaper design etc.

SEPTEMBER 2012-JANUARY 2014: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LTD

Graphic Designer

• Responsible for newspaper design

• General Designs

JUNE 2010-SEPTEMBER 2010: TRAINING BUREAU (INTERN)

Graphic Design Tutor / Graphic Designer

• Teaching the students in the area of concept development and

design, Packaging Design, Corporate design and general

designs

• Planning and accessing student’s projects

EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 2017-May 2019: Ghana Institute of Journalism

Bachelor of Arts Communication Studies

(PR and Advertising option)

SEPTEMBER 2009- JULY 2012: Takoradi Technical University

Commercial Arts (Graphic Design) HND

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

• The originator of the re-branding of the Ghanaian Times newspaper in 2017

• An active member of  a group of designers who designed the re branding of the Daily Graphic newspaper in 2013

• A participant of the national logo competition for the National Theater

• Active member of the level 300 Events Marketing and Promotion Competition help on GIJ campus

• A class prefect at JHS 3

PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARES

• Photoshop

• Indesign

• Illustrator

• Adobe Premier

• Corel Draw

OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Mac OS

• Windows

INTERESTS

• Photography

• Watching football

• Listening to music

REFEREES

Micheal Adjei, Production Manager (EIB)

Rosemond Agyapong, Assistant Head of Design (GCL)

Mr. Calvin Coleman, Administrator (Training Bureau)