About me

I am a 42 year old Trade Marketing designer that is currently working for Topps UK, where I design POS, events and digital assets for brands such as Match Attax, Slam Attax, Starwars Collection cards and More . I have been passionate about design ever since I left school (yes around 100 years ago!) but never had the opportunity to train as a designer until five years ago after starting to design in job I was in at the time. I then started by doing a part time time HNC course while working a full time job in printing and a part time job as a shop assistant. I then qualified from college and decided to go full time at university (thankfully I have a very understanding wife and children!). My main love is motion, weather its 3D or 2D. I am always wanting to learn and find new ways and skills to wow people with design. I have spent a lot of my own time self learning the software (Blender3D, Cinema4D, After Effects and more!) to be able to proceed with this. I have achieved more than I ever though possible in the last couple of years but I would love to have the opportunity to be able to dive into the wonderful world of motion.

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• New Junior Marketing Design role at Topps based in Milton Keynes. Any questions please ask:-)
• Topps are hiring! Junior Marketing Designer https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2816360190
• Looking for a designer to help our social media manger to create awesome graphics and posts for our online channels.

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Projects

• Dave Chapman 2021 Showreel
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  Lost Rookie CardsA video highlighting a new unique collection of football trading cards that sold out within minutes.
• Shop Floor Display Units 2020A selection of shop floor display units that I have designed for a variety of brands/products that are being used globally.
• Topps Match Attax Season 2020/21Video animation and a variety of point of sale material for the new Match Attax range.
• Topps Slam Attax TV SpotThis is my first TV commercial that I made. With awesome help from the WWE and Drew McIntyre this was a dream come true.
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  Concept PS5 ControllerConcept Playstation controller. With customisable touch screens with a fingerprint scanner so you can save your own profiles.

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Work history

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Trade Marketing DesignerTopps UK
Sep 2019Milton Keynes, United KingdomFull Time
Design the POS for UK and international markets for multiple brands. Produce and animate 3D imagery of all products. Design assets for social media campaigns, new product launches, shows and events.
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Junior Graphic DesignerIgloo Books
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019Northampton, United KingdomFull Time
Manage, edit and design multiple projects from start to finish. This includes, book cover design, book interior layouts, prepairing sales material for presentations which includes 3D modelling and creating video presentations.

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Skills

• Adobe After Effects
• Illustrator
• Cinema 4D
• Branding
• Motion Design
• Motion Graphics
• Photoshop
• Blender
• Publishing Design
• Premiere Pro
• Trade Marketing

Education

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1st Class BA(Hons) Advertising and BrandingUniversity of Bedfordshire
Sep 2016 - Jul 2018Luton, United Kingdom
Learning how best to communicate a companies core values in their branding and advertising campaigns.
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HNC Graphic DesignBedford College
Sep 2014 - Jul 2016Bedford, United Kingdom
I studied here part time for two years while working.