About me
Energetic, lives and breaths the role | Inquisitive | Absorbs information | Inspirational | Relentless and tenacious, does not accept the status quo | Undaunted by new technologies or techniques | Embraces creative challenges, regardless of channel | Creative and cultural evangelist | Talented trainer, able to direct rather than dictate | Lives to communicate, regardless of level
19+ years of expertise developing and executing creative concepts for leading-edge marketing solutions for one of the largest media owners in the world. A results driven,
self-motivated and resourceful creative with an ability to assess market position and trends and successfully translate desired moods, messages, concepts and underdeveloped ideas into accessible design and content.
Experience of working in and contributing to a creative environment alongside designers, marketeers and interactive developers. Possessing an ability to see the bigger picture and continually develop new and inspiring approaches to a brief.
Commercially focused, Innovative ideas and strategic thinker with exceptional communication, planning, time-management and follow-through skills. Used to leading large scale projects from conception through to production.
Respected team leader and a mentor to junior team members, ensuring that resources are utilised in ways that benefit projects effectively and efficiently.
Currently looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.
Areas of expertise
Project management | Adobe Creative Suite | Creative marketing concepts | Team leader
Personal skills
Commercially focused | Innovative ideas | Strategic thinker | Organisational skills
Projects
- OMC Hall of Fame winners bookletA prestigious roll-call of the UK’s best outdoor ads of all time. In order to provide inspiration to creatives, and to celebrate the best in UK Outdoor, the Outdoor Media Centre teamed up with Campaign magazine to identify the best 100 posters of all time. More than 10,700 votes were cast and 183,000 pages viewed. The booklet below was produced to coincide with the Outdoor Hall of Fame event to showcase the winning posters voted by a combination of UK advertisers, media owners and agency planners and creatives.
- Large wall graphics and posters for a client party at Sound night club, Leicester SquareA lot of fun was had producing branding for our annual client party. The beach theme was plastered over the venue. We hired in limbo dancers and a surf machine that people could have a go on to see how long they could last without falling off! Not long after a few cocktails!
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Work history
Head OF Design
I head up a team of four designers at Exterion Media, one of the largest media owners in the world, delivering creative solutions that enable their range of traditional media, sponsorship & cutting edge digital opportunities remain front of mind with B2B and B2C customers.
Solely responsible for managing a department producing communications, internally and externally to clients and media agencies which supports over £175 million worth of successful sales pitches
each year.
I have initiated a number of positive changes to the design department, including streamlining the brief process, job tracking and have implemented a number of revenue saving and generating measures, including the restructuring of pricing for artwork produced by the department.
Brand ambassador for all internal and external communications.
Skills
- Advertising
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Design
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Stationery Design
- Freelance Design
- Brochures Long Documents
- Logo Concept and Design
- Identity Brand Design
- Web Interactive Design