Simulated workplaceCAQA Studio Aurora is a fictional business created by CAQA for training and assessment. It is not a real company and no person, client or record here is real.About this simulation
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Simulated workplace
Department

Design Studio

Takes client briefs from first conversation to delivered artwork. The studio produces identity systems, publications, packaging, signage, campaign creative and digital assets, manages concept presentations and client sign-off, and prepares print-ready and digital files to the specification of each printer or platform.

Design Studio Manager11 staff
Home/Departments/Design Studio
Responsibilities

What the team is accountable for

  • Establish, negotiate and confirm design briefs
  • Develop concepts and present to clients
  • Produce artwork, typography and layouts
  • Prepare files for print and digital delivery
  • Record job stages and hours on the Project and Job Board
Performance measures

How we know it is working

91%
Jobs delivered on agreed date
1.2 per 100 jobs
Artwork errors found at proof
4.7 / 5
Client satisfaction
People

Who works here

RC

Rafael Costa

Design Studio Manager

Rafael runs the design studio, negotiates every brief and reviews all artwork before it leaves the building, and has been with the company for nine years.

JW

Josh Weatherall

Graphic Designer

Josh produces identity, publication and packaging artwork and prepares print files, and mentors design students on placement during his third year in the studio.