About me

I’m a driven graphic designer with thirteen years’ experience working within print media. With a proven history of creating eye catching, audience-focused designs for national newspapers, magazines and special projects, I am committed to applying a love of print and a developing digital skillset to a new role.

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• I've recently left The Daily Star after 13 years and I'm looking for a new challenge if there's any print design jobs out there?

Projects

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  Lego AvengersA friend asked me if I'd mind creating some figures for a loved one after seeing the Lego inspired creations I've been posting on social media. I've completed each individual figure and put them in a lineup. Rather than just do basic outfits which resemble the real figures, I worked from images of the actual outfits used in the films to make a hybrid.
• Etsy Shop
• Lego Buffy
• Lego Lara Croft
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  GhostbustersAnother little personal project. Keeping me sane during lockdown and my pursuit for work. I created this in illustrator over several days.
• Jurassic Park VehiclesThis little project is another personal one. I want to create a scene from my favourite film at some point. Next step will be a T-Rex ... hopefully. Both images took me a couple of days to create

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Projects credited in

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  Lego AvengersA friend asked me if I'd mind creating some figures for a loved one after seeing the Lego inspired creations I've been posting on social media. I've completed each individual figure and put them in a lineup. Rather than just do basic outfits which resemble the real figures, I worked from images of the actual outfits used in the films to make a hybrid.
• Etsy Shop

Work history

Art EditorReach Plc
Dec 2019 - Sep 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Liasing with editors and the Head of Magazine Supplements on the creation of the weekly inserts for Daily Star weekend editions. Solely responsible for the design of all editorial content in the publications, working alongside a team of writers, sub editors and picture researchers, I have delivered two magazines every week for over five years.
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Art EditorExpress Newspapers
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019London, United KingdomFull Time
Tasked with designing TV Life alongside HotTV. As sole designer for both weekend supplements in The Daily Star newspaper, I created thirty-eight new editorial pages each week. During my time on each magazine, I have given both publications full redesigns and facelifts, including new fonts, templates and colour palettes to ensure magazines remain current and modern. Responsible for monitoring picture spend and liaising with picture desk to ensure both publications remain within limited budgets. Working closely with, and reporting to, the Head of Magazine Supplements on all content, ensuring schedules are met. Each week, production is monitored by both myself and the Chief Sub Editor to ensure pages are read and fact checked in time for press deadline. Where content is shared between publications, a full redesign is required to fit the style of TV Life to stay in line with reader expectations.

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Skills

• Magazines
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator

Education

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BTEC Foundation Diploma Art DesignUCA - University of Creative Arts
Sep 2002 - Jun 2003Rochester, United Kingdom
The course was intended to be one year introduction in Art & Design, experimenting in the first term with photography, fine art, metal work, graphic design, model making and fashion. In the second term, I specialised in graphic design with the intention of following on with a degree course.