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Work Experience - in depth

  • Rob Seager

Read a bit about where I've come from and what I've been up to... in a fairly formal format.

Experience
Senior Digital Artworker : Boden May 2018 - Present Boden.com
Design engaging responsive digital content for general retail & special sale events for the all markets - encompassing homepages, features, emails, social, and affiliate content
Project manage Boden’s homepages and landing pages with Kick-offs, Working sessions and Senior Leadership Sign-off sessions
Utilise and develop Bodens design system/design language to help accelerate content velocity and conversion across all channels
Identify and present new CRO opportunities back to UX and involve business stakeholders to get business buy-in for those new and features
Map user flows and prototype multiple test customer interactions, ready for the development process in XD
Reach informed design decisions by analysing both qualitative and quantitative customer insights and asset performance

Senior Artworker: Boden May 2016 - May 2018 Boden.com
Space plan, review, project manage and artwork Mini Boden catalogues for all markets
Manage global product translations through internal native speaking editors and external translation agencies for Womenswear, Menswear and Childrenswear ranges
Negotiate new providers and manage budgets, invoices, and relationships for those external translators
Co-ordinate delivery of all Product information from Product teams including titles, product descriptions, fabric comps, colour names
Manage the Mini Boden Artworkers - allocate and proofread their work, create their personal development plan and coach accordingly, and help write objectives for quarterly review sessions.

Midweight Artworker: Boden August 2015 - May 2016 Boden.com
Versioning artwork from concept through to Press ready artwork for 200+pp catalogues for EU Markets following the brand guidelines
Know technical limitations of retouching when flagging required retouching for use in print and digital, and brief in internal Production team and Repro house on changes
Pitch system developments to Publishing Systems Manager and Executives, and Develop CMS and Product Information Systems alongside external software contacts
Teach CMS to Junior Artworkers and Freelancers
Proofreading all Product information from Product teams including Titles, Product Descriptions, Fabric Comps, Colour names.

Junior Artworker: Boden September 2014 - July 2015
Artworking for a range of print and web publications, including catalogues, DM, emails & web banners
General studio responsibilities - Company Business cards, readying all Mini Boden Artwork for print and Townhall collateral.

Creative Brand Consultant: Rick Ross Beard Sauce June 2015 - September 2015
  • Mens cosmetic brand concept, pitching, design and development
  • Web design and development
  • eCommerce Architecture (Paypal) and build.

Freelance Artworker: Steele & Stovell September 2014 - June 2016 www.steeleandstovell.co.uk
Web design and development (in Adobe Muse), Branding and Artworking
Work focus - Small Businesses, Local Authority and Wedding Stationeries.

Designer: Gidden Place June 2012 - August 2014 www.giddenplace.com
  • Develop branding and communication strategies for print (large and small format) and digital media
  • Create successful and suitable production-ready design solutions
  • Web design concept work for handover to developers
  • Execute artwork for print and digital including, but not limited to - POS, Exhibition Display, Large Format advertising, Site & Retail Signage, Brochures, Corporate Stationery, Advertising Collateral, Lookbooks, Powerpoint presentations and Interior Graphics
  • Co-ordinate the printing, delivery and installation of finished works with internal and external production teams
  • Recruit and develop reliable Freelancer contacts
  • Create, develop and execute briefs alongside clients, Account Managers & the Creative Director
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