Joel Peeters

Desktop Publishing Manager

Enjoy those few works showing you the diversity of my illustration skills. I'm also used to work with computer as well as pen drawings. My overall work experience, of more than 15 years, is also linked to the Desktop Publishing area, with the day to day use of X-Press, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter and other software.

Resume

FCSS, Communication (07/2001 - Present)
Brussels-Capital Region
DTP Manager/Graphic Design - Computer Network Manager

The FCSS (Federation des Centres de Service Social) is an organization federating 26 Private Social Services and 51 local offices. As a Social Federation it is a lobby group and a patronal Federation, offering improvement formation for the Social workers, proposing colloquium and "study days" about Social and European matters.
As such, the Federation as also to inform the Belgian Administration about her activities.
My job, as DTP Manager is linked to the Communication part of the FCSS. My task are :
Responsible for the creation and design of all the documents (Internal & external documents) - Folder, Booklets, Poster, Activity Report, Political Notes,... (Layout, Page setting,...)
Since my arrival I made a global upgrade of all the publications to improve lisibility and visibility.
Contact with the printers.
Management of the website (actually working on a draft for a new website : ergonomy, structure, interactivity, etc)
Yet, with time my work took some evolution with an added function : Management of the Company's computer network. Due to that function I'm responsible for all the computer equipment of the Federation (buying and maintenance).

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Jacques Mercier (Author & Media Animator) (11/2008 - 07/2009)
Brussels-Capital Region
Comics and Character Designer

Since November 2008, the novel "Année 13" (from the Belgian Author & Media Animator - Jacques Mercier) is being adapted into a comics format.
I work on all the graphics research : Urban Design, Art Concept, Character Design and Creation of the comics itself.

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Editions Crapouilles (07/2008 - 01/2009)
France
Free-Lance Illustrator

Editions Crapouilles is a Frensh publishing house specialized in Children books.
I worked on all the illustration of the book titled : Matthew et la tortue. References can be seen at - http://www.crapouilles.net/albums.html


Editions Luc Pire (04/2008 - 10/2008)
Brussels-Capital Region
Free-Lance Illustrator

Beside my work as Desktop Publishing Manager, I also worked as a free-lance Illustrator for Luc Pire Editions. This Editing Company publish, each year, a great number of Book collections. (http://www.lucpire.com/)
One of those collection is a Scientific Vulgarisation Series called "Tout s'explique" related to a Television show of the same name on RTL-TVI Channel (http://www.rtltvi.be/).
I was responsible for all the illustration with a humorous twist inside the book titled : "L'Espace" about everything related to Space.
Reference can be foun at - http://www.rtleditions.be/portail/?inner=detail&pageNum_selected_ouvrages=3&e=4


Association Rêves (09/2006 - 06/2008)
Hainaut
Author, writer and Illustrator

"Association Rêves" is a French association (http://www.reves.fr/) with a local office in Belgium. The main goal of this Association is to realize the dreams of sick children (Cancer, Leucemia, etc).
As an author and writer of a children story, I contacted them to propose the possibility to put the story into a comics format. Yet, they propose a better idea - to create a show inspired by the story and played by school children.
As benevolent, I worked on the writings structure of the lay, and create the poster and the illustration announcing the play in 2007. The result of this project was five dreams realized.
The project to creat a comics based on my story as not been abandoned.
The next year, 2008 I create the poster and the Illustration for another show.



Papier Glacier asbl (04/1997 - 06/2001)
Brussels-Capital Region
Administrator - Graphic Designer & Writer

This non-profit association had the development of diverses artistice creations as a goal (Script, illustration, novel).
As Founder & Administrator of the association I had to look at all the administrative management.
As a Graphic Designer and Author I develop ideas who give birth to diverses comics synopsis, and a children story in 7 volumes "Rendez-Vous with Zephyr" - the writing of the first volume as been finished and served as a base for a play. (see above Association Rêves).
Some of my graphic works can be seen on my blog at - http://www.joelpeeters.com
Design and Illustration
Comics and children books writing
Drafting of a magazine


Infor-Femmes asbl, Education Permanente (10/1999 - 06/2001)
Brussels-Capital Region
Coordinator- Desktop Publisher

Coordinator of the "Education Permanente" sector.
Agenda planning for the quarterly activities.
Rooms and schedules management.
Design of the activities booklet.
Media diffusion.
Drafting of a new logo and letterhead;
Prospecting the printers and webdesigner market.
Comics workshop animator for children.


Jerry Rubin Consultant & Recruitment (11/1993 - 04/1997)
Brussels-Capital Region
Secretary & Database Encoder

Jerry Rubin Consultant & Recruitment was responsible of the search of Middle and High Managment candidates for diverses company such as Belgacom Proximus, Telindus, Swift, Dupont Nemour...
As Secretary and Encoder, I had the responsibility to encode all the Resume and Candidatures we received, and then to manage the archives of more than 10,000 Resume.

Location

Brussels, Belgium

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Print
  • Art Direction

Experience

15+ years