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As a West Sussex based creative designer, I strive to find the perfect balance of inspiration. From the stunning natural shapes and colours of the
South Downs to the chaos of sound and activity that pulse from the heart of Brighton. I encourage direct client/designer interaction, which enables
me to fully immerse myself in each project with the ability to provide you a truly tailored service. Investing my time into the development of great
ideas is what I love to do.
EDUCATION
2001-2003
2003-2005
Northbrook College, Sussex
Northbrook College, Sussex
(ND) Art and Design
(HND) Graphic Design
The ND Art and Design course developed both my practical and
technical skills, working on individual and collaborative projects. The
course featured modules on a wide variety of media including; painting,
drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, filmmaking, graphic image
artworking, textile design, and contextual studies.
The HND Graphic Design course enabled me to learn the latest
techniques from skilled practitioners, with lecturers working in the
creative industries. The course featured modules including, contextual
and cultural referencing in art and design, visual communication, digital
image creation and development, advertising campaigns, typographic
skills and Interactive media principles.
EXPERIENCE
2005-2007
2012-2013
Teva UK Ltd
Studio 16 Creative
Creative Designer
Art Originator
I started my first graphic design position at Teva UK Ltd, who are one
of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the UK. My Job role as
Artwork Originator consisted of designing packaging and printed
collateral for various pharmaceutical products whilst remaining within
the company brand guidelines.
When leaving Archant Life in July 2012 I began working as a freelance
Creative Designer offering a full design service while specialising in
brand identity and editorial. Projects consisted of working alongside
publishers to launch and develop new magazine titles, as well as working
on a range of brand creation briefs.
2007-2012
2013-Present
Archant Life
MCI
Editorial Designer
Head of Creative
Archant Life has a vast portfolio of publications, focusing on monthly
title magazines. My job role involved designing various adverts and
advertorial features along with producing flat plans for a number of
titles. I held the position of Advert Designer for one year before
being promoted to Editorial Designer. As an Editorial Designer I was
responsible for all aspects of design, art-working, branding and style
development. This also involved creating original master templates
for new magazine concepts, maintaining websites and pioneering online
digital versions. I regularly used my artistic background having illustrated
many limited edition magazines.
MCI is an independent, communications and events agency, which
creates events and live experiences all over the world. My job role as
Head of Creative consists of offering strategy, creativity and execution
at the highest level. Producing designs with high visual impact across
a wide range of products including: marketing collateral, exhibition
display, stage set and brand identity for events with up to 4,000
guests. I’m responsible for all creative and design elements across our
UK offices as well as maintaining each of my client budgets. My latest
projects consisted of working for clients such as Yahoo, GE Capital,
Games of Thrones, Wella, Tesco and HSBC.
SOFTWARE
SKILLS
Design
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
QuarkXpress
Illustration
Creative
Digital
SketchUp
SERVICES
Identity
Design
Digital
Corporate
Magazines
Artwork
ACHIEVEMENTS
Highly Commended Award inDesign & Production – Archant,2009
Produce a number of fine art paintings
Drove from London to Mongolia in a charity rally for orphanages in
various countries
Reward and Recognition Award – MCI, 2013
Web design and development course - Basic HTML 2012