Work history
Creative Project Manager
- advising clients on developing an initial concept to be commercially viable by creative problem solving considering materials and processes.
- manage projects from start to finish from brief through to implementation, constantly prioritising, delegating to junior members of the team, briefing freelancers and staying on top of all aspects of the project.
- account manage; updating clients at all times whilst developing and maintaining great rapport
- creative idea generation; using sketches, moodboards and 3D visuals.
- practising outstanding negotiation skills and timing control with suppliers.
- working autonomously with honed leaderships skills to delegate and manage junior members of the team.
- assist the Director with new business pitches as well as thinking commercially in the interest of the business.
Creative VM Projects & Team Manager
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- thorough sole management of global window display rollouts, press days, perfumery launches and pop
ups; with independent decision making
- disecting all briefs and accordingly producing scaled 2D / 3D visuals needed for production teams with
appropairate notes regarding substrates as well as dimensions
- co-managing particular accounts; nurturing the client(s) with every enquiry, always looking to increase the
services we can offer them and maintaining a possitive working relationship
- creative and practical problem solving with every brief taking into consideration materials, processes,
availability, deadlines, logistics, access to sites etc.
- screening CV’s alongside HR Director, conducting first interviews, devised a practical test for second
interviews and all artwork/work-flow training
- close working relationship with Co-ordinators; monitoring individual workloads, aiding the briefing
process, advising on timescales and ensuring every job is in profit
- organise and head weekly Production and Team Meetings with all Co-ordinators, Project Managers and
the Logistics Manager
- seeing all projects through from brief to quoting, production, installation, de-rig, and either storage or
disposal of display props thereafter; always following up any changes or snagging as project sign-off. This
also involved negotiating costings with suppliers, feeding back to suppliers and/or contractors on re-dos if
elements were not to spec and liaising with appropriate courier services for distribution
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Skills
- Design
- Project Management
- Visualisation
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Vectorworks
- Visual Merchandising
- Team Management
- Graphics
- Window Displays
- Communication Presentation
- Luxury Fashion Retailing
- Props and Print Production
Education
BA(Hons) First Class Interior Design (retail
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Spatial Design & Interior Architecture