I’m an emerging creative based in Melbourne with a vibrant enthusiasm for editorial aesthetics, spatial design, and visual identity. Whether in personal projects or professional settings, I bring a strong attention to detail and take pride in delivering accurate, refined work. My organisational skills allow me to manage multiple projects with efficiency, while my sociability, curiosity, and can-do attitude make me a valuable contributor in collaborative environments.
I hold a Bachelor of Design, specialising in Creative Direction and Styling, from Whitehouse Institute of Design (2021). My studies covered a broad spectrum of creative disciplines, including fashion styling, interior and event design, visual merchandising, graphic design, image-making, photography, and retouching. I also gained experience in business and communication areas such as copywriting, PR, fashion production, project budgeting, business planning, and social media strategy.
Throughout my degree, I developed a wide range of visual outcomes, including fashion editorials, moving image work, brand identity proposals, digital and print advertising campaigns, and platform-specific social media content for Instagram and TikTok. As an active social media user, I understand its powerful influence and stay up to date with emerging trends to help brands build meaningful engagement. I believe that cohesive, thoughtful, and consistent visual storytelling is key to crafting an impactful brand identity.
I’d love the opportunity to bring my creative energy and detail-focused approach to your team—take a look at my resume, and I hope to add working with you to it soon!
As Backstage Coordinator, my responsibilities included managing backstage logistics, prepping BOH kits, and building detailed schedules to keep everything running smoothly, coordinated model movement, and made sure communication flowed clearly between the hair & makeup teams and show producers.
As Backstage Assistant Manager my responsibilities are to ensure that what is supposed to happen during a show happens and to handle any problems that occur. To liaise with the producer, gallery manager and other departments, such as dressing, hair and makeup.
I am a backstage problem-solver and use my communication skills to manage tasks and troubles, such as locating late models, coordinating bus schedules, hustling hair and makeup teams, assisting in runway lineups, and articulating changes to stylists and producers.
My responsibilities for MFW were ensuring all models arrived on time for fittings, makeup and hair, and runways. Occasionally, models were late, absent, or pulled from the show, and my job was to communicate these updates between models, the model’s agency, the stylist, and the producer.
In this role, I was responsible for implementing workflow procedures based on direction from the Backstage Managers and Production Team. My duties included overseeing models to ensure they arrived and departed for each show on time with the correct mode of transport.
My duties included overseeing models through hair and makeup and back of house zones to ensure they were on time for rehearsals and shows. Working under the direction of the BOH Manager and Assistant Manager.
MELANIE DUNSHEA
melanie.dunshea@icloud.com
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