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Athina Shields
athina@shieldscreate.com | (+357) 99 377453 | Paphos, Cyprus | phovos.net | spuf.org | shieldscreate.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pantopoleio Supermarket – June 2025 – Present
Cashier, general shop maintenance, Aphrodite Hills, Cyprus
Ran the main supermarket till
Kept shelves and fridges stocked
Main shop staff for solo night shift, running the shop on my own and closing the shop late at night
Opened the shop for morning shifts
Helped out in other roles (stock, managing deliveries, running the bakery till, cleaning, teaching new staff) as needed
Shields Create – May 2012 – Present
Head Graphic Designer, Head Manager, Remote, Paphos, Cyprus
Worked alongside customers in designing business-to-business materials, adverts, flyers and booklets, websites, signage, window stickers and shop decorations, full car wraps and more.
Helped clients brand their businesses, creating style guides, new logos and themes for customers.
Created WordPress websites for a variety of businesses, handled custom email addresses and SSL certificates.
Directly helped customers, talking to them face to face, to sell products and services.
British Tags – Jan 2018 – June 2025
Freelance Graphic Designer for British Tags, Remote, Guilford, UK
Produced preview visuals and factory-ready artwork for a wide range of clients
Products include bags, boxes and labels for boutiques and clothing stores, merchandise, tissue paper and ribbons, pin badges, pens and promotion items and more.
Accurately followed brand guidelines for larger clients.
FRESH exhibitions – Dec 2007 – May 2009
Organization assistant, volunteer, Paphos, Cyprus
Assisting businesses in setting up their exhibition spaces, running a help station for both visitors and exhibitors.
Greeted visitors as they entered the exhibitions.
Sold drinks and food to visitors
The Daily SPUF – Jan 2014 – Present
Writer, editor and website administrator for the Daily SPUF, Remote
Wrote daily articles (each article 500 words minimum) for a video game blog, published over 2500 articles.
Successfully published one article (or more) every day between Jan 2016 and June 2024.
Managed and edited articles written by other posters
EDUCATION
Open University – Graduation July 2019 (Part time study alongside full time work.)
BSc Open Degree – featuring Product Design, Graphic Design and User Experience and Interfaces
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Technologies:
Microsoft Office and LibreOffice
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw and similar programs
HTML and CSS
Audacity (sound software)
Managing email programs
Wordpress.org
SSL for websites
WHM and cPanel
General troubleshooting skills on PCs and printers
Skills and Traits:
Fluent in English and Greek
Copy-writing
Capable of working on multiple tasks at once
Capable of meeting deadlines
Enjoys helping people
Organized and tidy
Customer First philosophies
Good archiving and retrieval skills
Artistic skills in multiple medias
The ability to write 500 words about almost any subject