JAMES G.
Senior Print & Packaging Designer | Editorial | Magazine | Brochures
Hello, I'm a senior print & packaging designer with 15+ years experience, across luxury packaging, annual reports, conference brochures, magazines, books, exhibition design and brand identity. First in a leading Edinburgh agency working with Dalmore, Jura, Baxters, The Halifax, Standard Life to name but a few, then since 2018 as an independent designer for premium brands, publishers, financial institutions and charities worldwide. That includes designing and producing print-ready artwork for bars and restaurants across the US for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, America’s largest drinks distributor. Top Rated on Upwork with a 100% Job Success Score across 97 completed projects and 63 five-star reviews. What that experience actually gets you: A senior designer comfortable across packaging, publications, brochures, annual reports and editorial design Deep production knowledge, foiling, embossing, dielines, prepress, so no surprises at the printer Properly built InDesign files with named styles, organised layers and packaged assets A designer who understands the difference between work that looks good on screen and work that performs in the real world Message me with your brief and I’ll tell you straight whether I’m the right fit and exactly what I’d do with it.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $3.5k
Billed in all: $44,883$45k
$870 in the last 6 months
Across 5 contracts
Across 107 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 12% in Logo Design
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #20Artwork & Print Specs72 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #3Top 28%🇬🇧#3 of 11
- #60Print Production276 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #2Top 22%🇬🇧#2 of 5
- #61Print Advertising455 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #3Top 13%🇬🇧#3 of 18
- #85Print Layout319 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #4Top 27%🇬🇧#4 of 5
- #106Publication Design505 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #7Top 21%🇬🇧#7 of 22
- #129Print Marketing Materials635 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #5Top 20%🇬🇧#5 of 18
- #167Magazine Layout941 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #5Top 18%🇬🇧#5 of 34
- #184Book Design994 freelancers · 🇬🇧 #4Top 19%🇬🇧#4 of 30