Jean O'Brien: Web and Graphic Design

About Me

Hi!I’m a web and graphic designer, with nine years experience, based in Dublin, Ireland. I currently work for Oxfam Ireland, as their Web Co-ordinator and Graphic Designer. It’s pretty much my dream job. I still do occasional freelance work, and am always interested in talking to people about potential projects.

I have worked in a wide range of genres and styles of web design, from elearning for kids to corporate work. I am particularly interested in working for charities and NGOs, and have done a lot of voluntary work.

Experience

I have been working in the multimedia design business since 1999, and have worked full-time or on a contract basis for the following employers:

  • Oxfam Ireland
  • Trinity College
  • The Digital Media Centre
  • Riverdeep
  • Ireland.com
  • ebeon

I have taught part-time multimedia courses in the National College of Ireland and Senior College Dun Laoire, and multimedia to postgraduate students in Trinity College. If you would like more details about my work experience or require a copy of my CV, please mail me on hello [at] jeanobrien.com.

Skills

I have acquired the following sofware skills:

Graphics Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Macromedia Freehand
  • Macromedia Fireworks
  • Quark Xpress
  • Microsoft Publisher

Multimedia Skills

  • Macromedia Flash
  • Macromedia Director
  • Adobe Premiere
  • SoundForge
  • The Apple Mac video editing suite (iMovie, iDVD)

Coding Skills

  • HTML coding
  • Dynamic HTML
  • CSS
  • XML, XHTML
  • JavaScript
  • Flash ActionScripting (Intermediate Level)
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Microsoft FrontPage

Web 2.0 Skills