About me
I'm Danny; fan of pop-culture, great design, all things social media and the power of online community.
Having a creative background, I studied Illustration at Falmouth, before a spell of globetrotting, I came back to study marketing with the Chartered Institute of Marketing. With experience running social media accounts, teaching myself on-brand sign-writing, visual merchandising, set dressing, sticking to and refining brand guidelines and in creating marketing collateral for print and digital, my illustration work also spans traditional and digital techniques.
I love that point where social media, digital marketing and design come together to create effective and on brand communications. Nothing gives me more pleasure than a well-run and effective social media presence with brilliant content - Feed Your Fans (and they'll look after you).
An avid traveller, keen to learn as much about the world and its people as possible - food being my preferred medium. You'll find me hunting down hotspots, local delicacies and daydreaming about markets. You'll also see I LOVE to learn in general and get stuck into any topic I'm passionate about with plenty of research and questions. I'm grateful for anyone who shares their expertise and I hope to do the same in return.
Work history
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Online Contributor and Editorial AssistantSouthsea Folk
Portsmouth, United KingdomFreelance
**Research and review local businesses, mainly food and creative, with a view to promoting them through effective storytelling.
**Contacting, conducting interviews and Q&As with businesses.
** Ensuring all writing is edited to retain the author's tone of voice but is grammatically correct and reads effectively.
**Proofreading and editing articles by contributors as well as providing opinions on design of printed magazine, events being hosted and upholding the authentic approach of SouthseaFolk to independent businesses in the local area.
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Freelance Creative / Illustrator / Marketing / BrandingSalt Fox Creative
Portsmouth, United KingdomFreelance
**Ad-hoc design projects such as business cards and wedding stationary - 2018.
** Worked on set-building and design for stop motion animation 'Fulfilament' at the NFTS in 2015/16
**Set-building and design for 'Alice's Adventures Underground' in London in 2016.
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Skills
- Photoshop
- Social Media Management
- Community Engagement
- Art Direction
- Illustration
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Design
- Marketing Communications
Education
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Level 4: Certificate in Professional MarketingCIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Chichester, United Kingdom
Already achieved; Level 3, Foundation Certificate in Marketing - Distinction/Merit
Studying; Level 4, Certificate in Professional Marketing - Distinction/*assignment submitted*/ *studying this module*
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BA (hons) IllustrationUniversity of Falmouth
- Falmouth, United Kingdom
**Exploring a wide range of illustration topics, techniques and styles to start finding my own voice.
**Being prepared to approach freelance work with a solid grounding on how to work for clients, tackling a variety of creative briefs and building an effective portfolio.
** Preparation for using critique and feedback effectively.
**Running my own fundraising art event to product our final year book of 'Quotes and Sayings' in collaboration with a local coffee shop to our mutual benefit. Oversaw a team of peers, set the brief myself and organised printing, show set-up and breakdown as well as commissioning posters for advertising and creating my own.