Work history
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Assistant Creative DirectorWestco Trading
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Working as part of one of the top communications teams in the public sector, as a core member of the creative management team, my responsibilities included:
• Creative direction on individual projects
• Account and project management on individual projects
• Leading brainstorms and developing design concepts
• Line managing six permanent designers
• Managing and nurturing client relationships
• Management of the day to day running and creative output of the design team
• Creation and implementation of the assessment framework
• Assisting the Studio Manager with studio workflow and processes
• Management of contractors and freelancers, alongside the Studio Manager
• Assisting the Executive Creative Director to manage the overall team
Westco is the trading arm of Westminster City Council and therefore operates as the in-house agency for Westminster whilst also working for numerous other public sector clients such as Southwark, Sutton and Richmond Council. As an integrated studio Westco works on a variety of projects and platforms with deliverables ranging from printed magazines to event graphics, from website design to branding and from annual account documents to complete campaigns.
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Senior DesignerWestco Trading
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Working in a fast paced design studio as the core senior designer for over five years, it was essential to understand every level of the design process, enabling me to assist and mentor my juniors and also advise clients to make sure we created the best possible solutions within the tight deadlines. I acted as the deputy to the creative director and directly managed and creatively directed projects throughout the studio. Working in a small team I was also designing, typesetting and artworking regularly, often contributing at different levels across multiple projects and for a variety of clients. I also acted as a mentor to junior members of the team, being responsible for their technical training and design development.
In 2012 I was instrumental in a complete restructure of my team, creating a fully costed business plan and winning the backing of the Director of Communications to implement all of my recommendations. My plans revolutionised the way the team worked bringing in two projects managers to a previously designer only team. This improved the teams cost forecasting for jobs and enabled better budget management and improved client relations.
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Skills
- Creative Direction
- Project Management
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Branding Design
- Team Management