Professional CV

Greg McCarthy

Graphic & UX designer.

Updated 05/23/26

An emerging Graphic & UX designer with a foundation in digital imaging, layout, and production management. I’m experienced in translating complex workflows into clear, accessible artefacts and customer-facing materials, and bring strong documentation habits, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on delivery across print and digital.

Summary

What I bring to a team.

  • Graphic and UX design across mobile, web, and AI-assisted interfaces.
  • Foundation in digital imaging, archival workflows, and high-volume print production.
  • Strong documentation habits and a track record of training staff, customers, and collaborators.
  • Parallel art practice — brings a visual and editorial eye to product work, and a working understanding of the cultural sector.

Education & certificates

BDes Graphic Design — OCAD University

2025

BFA Drawing & Painting — OCAD University

2015

Google UX Design Professional Certificate — Google Careers / Coursera

2025

UX Design Skills Micro-Credential — OCAD U School of Continuing Studies

2024

Core skills

Practice

  • User-centred discovery: problem framing, competitive and environment scans, stakeholder interviews.
  • Interaction & prototyping: user flows, wireframes, low- and high-fidelity prototypes.
  • Design systems & documentation: component specs, usage notes, version control, file hygiene.
  • Accessibility & inclusive design: plain-language documentation, contrast and legibility best practices.
  • Visual & production: typography, layout, image editing, asset prep for web and print, photography and video.
  • Collaboration & delivery: cross-functional communication, training staff, estimating scope and timelines.

Tools

  • Design: Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Framer, Balsamiq.
  • Productivity: Microsoft and Google office suites, Notion.
  • Code: HTML, CSS; comfortable in a static-site codebase.
  • Photography: Capture One, Lightroom, tethered studio capture.

Professional experience

Roles in reverse chronological order.

Freelance — Greg McCarthy Studios

2016 – present, Toronto

  • Design, documentation, and digital imaging services for artists, institutions, and brands.
  • Deliver scanning, layout, and publishing file prep.
  • Advise clients on technical requirements for publishing, fabrication, and documentation.
  • Instruct on design tools and file formatting.
  • Photograph and retouch artwork for preservation-focused, archival workflows.

Art Handler — Superframe

2022 – present, Toronto

  • Specialised handling, transport, installation, and documentation of high-value and archival materials.
  • Collaborate with conservators, corporate, and private clients to ensure safe handling and storage.
  • Support digitisation and preservation through proper preparation and logistics.
  • Work with designers on the layout and placement of artwork.

Print Production Manager — Jam CRM

2025 – 2026 · 4-month contract, Toronto

  • Ran direct-mail marketing campaigns end-to-end in an agency setting.
  • Helped the production team develop standard operating procedures for direct-mail campaigns, formalising handoffs between designers and account managers to keep jobs consistent and on schedule.
  • Wrote and reviewed print specs alongside designers and account managers.
  • Enforced brand compliance, print compatibility, and machinability across campaigns.
  • Managed scheduling and work-back timelines, keeping jobs moving from press date back to brief.

Digital Imaging Specialist — Toronto Image Works

2018 – 2022, Toronto

  • Digital capture, retouching, print production, and design for artists, institutions, and publishers.
  • Converted slides, film, and hard-copy documents for publication or archiving.
  • Advised customers on design and technical specs for print and web.
  • Prepared documents in Adobe CC with attention to layout, editing, and presentation.
  • Maintained digital asset libraries with metadata entry and quality checks.
  • Trained staff in tools and workflow standards.
  • Designed instructional resources for internal and customer use.

Print Finishing Department Lead — Pikto

2015 – 2018, Toronto

  • Led a team of four delivering print finishing services.
  • Developed new products and refined workflows.
  • Trained technicians on client interactions, image conversion, layout, and file prep.
  • Oversaw print production, CNC file prep, and large-format imaging operations.
  • Balanced stakeholder expectations on scope, budget, and timelines.
  • Implemented quality-control standards.

Contributor / Designer — OKAY Collective

2015 – 2018, Toronto

  • Produced publications and delivered public workshops for youth and adults.
  • Facilitated sessions on graphic design, photography, documentation, and digital imaging.
  • Supported Toronto Public Library community outreach and engagement with local archival materials.
  • Designed publications, advertisements, and other media for print and web.
  • Contributed to community-driven publishing projects.

Selected projects

Case studies on this site.

  • Artpilot — AI-assisted tool for art professionals. UX, prototype, brand.
  • Trail Sections — Designing around trail closures. Research, mobile UX, system extension.
  • Signalchain — AI-assisted messaging. UX, tone-of-voice system, prototype.
  • GMS Site rebuild — Rebuilding the studio site by prompting, not pushing pixels.
  • Photographing art — Service practice for artists and galleries.

Awards & recognition

Selected grants, acquisitions, and honours.

Toronto Arts Council — Artists in the Library Project Grant

2017

Library of the National Gallery of Canada — Collection Acquisition

2017

Toronto Artist Coalition / The Power Plant — Sponsored Artist Membership

2016

OCAD University — Robbie Award

2015

References

Available on request.

Professional and client references can be supplied on request. For the fastest route, email me with a short note about the role or project you’re hiring for and I’ll match you to the most relevant referees.

info@gregmccarthystudios.com