1.
EXPERIENCE
Internship, graphic design/customer service
JFM Advertising (Design/Marketing agency) 2012
Responsible for liaising with clients & suppliers as well as under-
taking a variety of administration & creative functions. The core
role was graphic design based. In house briefs involved illustra-
tion, typography, artwork design/layout and client relationship/
management skills. The internship with JFM developed compe-
tence in new systems & technologies promptly, to further apply in
daily work.
Freelance, graphic design
‘LYFE’ (Youth festival event) 2013
A call out for local designers was raised to submit their ideas for
a fresh rebrand of a youth festival in Christchurch, New Zealand.
My concept and logo design was chosen by majority vote
allowing me to create a mass of advertising/media promotion.
Such promotion involved A2 poster design, website design,
facebook page graphics, event signage, tee-shirt artwork, and
stencil artwork. This work was pro-bono, which as a designer
makes a proud portfolio piece.
Freelance, graphic design
Blue Earth (NZ skin care products) 2013
I have been working with the Blue Earth, New Zealand, on a
casual freelance basis. Tutoring lessons were given by myself for
using the adobe suite, improving the owners own methods for
product label design. Following this, Blue Earth contracted me
to update their website graphics; giving them a fresh, clean and
professional brand appeal. This resulted in proven sales success.
Contract/commercial, graphic design
Motivationz (Sports coaching) 2011/12/13
“Motivationz” is a small business that runs training, coaching
and education programs ­— both through schools and privately.
Since 2011 I have been creating a diverse range of materials
for them. Examples include: corporate documents, booklets,
posters, flyers, cards, certificates for a younger audience and
everything in-between. I have been exposed to the demands of
time management, commercial work and client interaction. This is
an authentic professional experience that has been essential to
my growth as a designer.
EDUCATION
2013
BDVA (Graphic Design & animation)
Level 7, (Currently studying)
Cross crediting into the final year following
my previous qualification, this Bachelor
programme educated myself in design/
visual communication using text and images.
This involved scripting and constructing
animated stories using motion design,
exploring 2D and 3D narratives. Drawing,
inventing and manipulating imagery and
typography through illustration, photography,
printmaking, painting, and animation. We
were given the openness to discover our
own design projects and undertake a live
project working with a local design agency.
2011/12
Digital Media Advanced Dip.
Level 6/7
‘DMA’ was a creative studio environment.
With room to extend my existing technical
skills, I learnt how to further develop ideas
and produce high end digital design work;
broadening my skills as a visual communica-
tor. This course armed me with the skills and
confidence to manage my time effectively,
work with real clients, produce industry
standard work and gain valuable experience
in the professional industry itself.
2010/11
Graphic Design Dip. Level 6
This Diploma programme introduced a
focused learning in graphic design, giving
me a beneficial creative skill-set. I began to
develop my own design style and build my
passion for design into a great new career
pathway. The course involved multiple briefs
that were to be delivered at a Pre-
press standard.
PHONE: +6427 765 9495
E-MAIL: jessebody1@gmail.com
SITE/PORTFOLIO: www.jessebody.com
LINKEDIN: Jesse Body
TWITTER: jesse_body
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jesse.body
JESSE
BODY
DESIGNER | ILLUSTRATOR

2.
EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
Freelance, graphic design
Mantis (NZ hard rock band) 2012/13
I have been working with the Christchurch, New
Zealand, band “Mantis”. The opportunity required
design and production of many gig and tour posters.
It is also within my brief to create all of the band’s
merchandise and social networking identities. The
commission of design and illustration is a long term
freelance employment contract.
Freelance, graphic design
Spiderhands (Record label) 2012
Created a professional identity for this music tuition
and recording company in Christchurch, New
Zealand. This commission was for a logo and symbol
with accompanying business cards and Facebook
page identity. A following opportunity was to create
promotional posters to be put up around relevant
universities. My designs were created as a small
business promotional package and to generate brand
awareness.
Commercial, graphic design
Light Up Christchurch (Charity music gig) 2012
For this brief I worked with a not-for-profit organisation
on promotional material for the Light Up Christchurch
Charity Gig. The aim was to exceed the previous
benchmark through innovative design and promotion
of the event. I developed and produced the logo
and branding identity for this event; taking on a new
approach through three dimensional tactile illustration.
Freelance, graphic design
Trade Aid (Fair trade organisation) 2012
Designed packaging and promotional material for a new
high end chocolate bar that Trade Aid was establishing.
This was not used commercially but it was a great
opportunity to create this concept and learn more
about Trade Aid’s practices. The aim was to endorse
an organic and pure product. A dominant part of the
branding was my hand drawn typographic illustration;
directly influenced by the patterns and objects of the
cultures that produced the cocoa beans.
PHONE: +6427 765 9495
E-MAIL: jessebody1@gmail.com
SITE/PORTFOLIO: www.jessebody.com
LINKEDIN: Jesse Body
TWITTER: jesse_body
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jesse.body
JESSE
BODY
DESIGNER | ILLUSTRATOR
EDUCATION (CONT.)
2010
iCreate Cert. Level 3
‘iCreate’ for me, was a direct entry into
tertiary study at an early age, fast-tracking
my career pathway. The course gave me
the skills that I needed to move on to
diploma level study. The focus was on digital
illustration techniques, how to create images
and pages suitable for web publication, how
to capture and edit video, and how to create
and animate 2D and 3D objects.
2009
NCEA Level 1, NZQA

3.
EXPERIENCE (CONT.)
Competition, graphic design
D&AD (Design and Art Direction) 2012
My co-graduate team had taken on a D&AD
competition brief set out by global design agency
Pentagram. We were to invent a supplement series
for The Typographic Circle that would be distributed
with a larger magazine. The supplement’s purpose
was to showcase high profile designers that had
given talks for the The Typographic Circle. This
was a challenging and demanding project involving
strategic and creative thinking; in which we had
regular consultation from the Creative Director of
Christchurch, New Zealand’s, ‘Hairy Lemon’ agency.
Freelance, illustration
Dianne McTigue (Netball NZ) 2011
Illustrated a series of T-Shirt designs for Dianne’s
Netball team, Mt Hutt New Zealand. These
illustrations were for the benefit of the netball
teams’ fundraising efforts, and were a fresh way to
communicate sport related messages to the young
female audience. I fashioned the T-Shirts’ with
vibrant and contemporary illustrations to appeal to
the target audience.
Freelance, graphic design
Mactier Photography (Photographer) 2011
Created an identity campaign for a freelance
student photographer at CPIT, Christchurch. Firstly,
we worked together to build his identity — the
brand name, persona and logo. Following this was
the creation of all associated material (Catalogue,
advertisement, portfolio package, House style).
Freelance, design/illustration
The Scott family (Private appointment) 2011
Illustrated, designed and hand crafted a sizeable
quantity of invitations for a celebratory event.
The invitations were required to have a natural,
organic feel. The illustration was developed from a
personal study on Indian Mehndi tattoo design — a
cultural inspiration.
Commercial, graphic design
Wayne Goldsmith (Sports speaker) 2011
Designed a flyer/poster for Wayne Goldsmith’s
seminar in sport and business. This was a one off
job commissioned through ‘Motivationz’ as they
hired Goldsmith to hold this seminar.
Freelance, graphic design
Ellens Cupcakes (Small business) 2011
Created a small business identity for Tactix netballer,
Ellen Halpenny. I developed a logo for her small
cupcake start up business. This brief included
the creation of promotional materials such as
packaging, brochures and flyers.
Student project, graphic design
Human Conflict (Exhibition catalogue) 2012
After researching various movements in art history,
I curated various art pieces relevant to my desired
theme. It was a requirement to write a critique and
biography of one of the artists and their painting
involved in the theme. From there I put together eight
art pieces based around the idea of ‘human conflict’.
These pieces were showcased in an original
exhibition catalogue supported by a rationale for
their inclusion. This curation of an exhibition would
guide the viewer, telling them a story as they make
their way around the gallery with the booklet in hand.
Student project, graphic design
DINZ (Designers Institution) 2011
My goal was to produce promotional pieces for a
DINZ (Design institute of New Zealand) seminar
covering the topic of “International Typographic
Style” movement. The work was to reflect a
thoughtful analysis and original visual application of
my chosen movement’s style. After researching the
movement and writing a critique and biography of
‘Rudolph Deharak’ and his design piece from that
movement, I created a promotional campaign that
put all of my research and development in context.
Examples include: Poster series, street sticker
series, seminar flyer, seminar booklet and
event website.
PHONE: +6427 765 9495
E-MAIL: jessebody1@gmail.com
SITE/PORTFOLIO: www.jessebody.com
LINKEDIN: Jesse Body
TWITTER: jesse_body
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jesse.body
JESSE
BODY
DESIGNER | ILLUSTRATOR

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PHONE: +6427 765 9495
E-MAIL: jessebody1@gmail.com
SITE/PORTFOLIO: www.jessebody.com
LINKEDIN: Jesse Body
TWITTER: jesse_body
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jesse.body
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THANKS!
JESSE
BODY
DESIGNER | ILLUSTRATOR