About me
A Senior Digital Designer with over 13 years of experience leading the creation of multi-platform projects in the entertainment industry ranging from websites and games to apps and social media campaigns for companies such as Disney, Nickelodeon, Xbox, Channel 4 and BP
Key Achievements
• Nominated for the ‘Above and Beyond’ UK Disney employee 2017 award
• Approached by LEGO to have my photography featured on their social media platforms which gained 600,000 interactions in one weekend
• Led the creative elements for the Xbox social team during gamescom 2014 and 2015 in Cologne, using both my design and photography skills
• Won Best On-Screen Game at the Royal Television Society awards and a DADI award for the project - Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron for Channel 4
• Won Best Viral Campaign at the Y Design Awards for the game - Growing For Life
Work history
Senior Digital DesignerThe Walt Disney Company
London, United KingdomFull Time
• Led the creative and technical aspects of the new Disney site launch across EMEA with the digital focus shifting to targeting parents and fans across Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars, driving them to relevant product, tickets or subscription purchases
• Creatively led the Disney Healthy Living campaign across EMEA, aligning digital, print and video broadcasting
• Responsible for heading up projects distributed across EMEA covering 22 markets for numerous brands and franchises including Disney Inspired, Frozen, Cars, Disney Princess, Finding Dory, Marvel’s Black Panther and Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Presenting to and managing the relationship with multiple internal stakeholders from various lines of business
• Providing creative direction on projects which have been outsourced to external agencies
Lead DesignerStaak Ltd
- Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomFull Time
• Responsible for heading up projects for Xbox.com, Xbox Social, Microsoft, Channel 4, Sony Music and Capcom
• Led an internal creative team and worked on projects which were distributed across Xbox EMEA, covering 28 markets
• Projects range from websites, social campaigns, interactive applications, viral games and mobile and tablet apps, to print advertising
• Most successful campaign to date was for Star Wars May The Fourth, where the promotion received global recognition and was featured on GameSpot, Polygon and Xbox Reddit
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Skills
- Web Design
- Photography
- Game Design
- UI Design
- Digital Illustration
- Sketch
- Adobe Create Suite
- Eccomerce
- Social Campaign
- APP Design
Education
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(BA hons) Graphic DesignCoventry University
- Coventry, United Kingdom