Projects
- Arkadin Landing PageArkadin announce and publicise all of our customer webcasts, and we use landing pages as an initial marketing tool. Above is an example that I have designed for a German webcast. As with all of our landing pages and customer emails, the artwork was created using Fireworks, and the email itself was produced in Eloqua using HTML and CSS.
Work history
EMEA Graphic Designer
Graphic Designer, Arkadin [July 2014 - Current]
After only a few months at Arkadin, I had already seen my role develop progressively. Upon joining my initial remit was to establish and develop a Design studio for the EMEA region. I have initiated and have managed processes
to aid the efficiency of the department. including creating a concise briefing sheet and design processes guide.
Detailing the fundamental steps in requesting design to support and inspire marketing campaigns. Arkadin have recently undergone a brand refresh. With this my role now also includes working closely with the Corporate
Marketing team and Corporate Design studio. This has led to a heavy involvement in Brand Management, particularly with regard to reviewing creative work produced by our third party suppliers. Arkadin has several offices Globally and marketing collateral is produced to facilitate them all. I have created design work for all of the EMAE region but also a large body of work for our offices in Asia and Russia, with overseeing the brand collateral updates in these regions.
Responsibilities / Achievements:
• Creation of website concepts, liaising with clients to amend and approve concepts
• Design and creation of web and print collateral including web banners and email creation
• Liaising with Sales and external client representatives on marketing design campaigns
• Working directly with the marketing team on internal marketing campaigns across varied media
• Regional and global brand management
• Close collaboration with Regional marketing teams in terms of logistics in organising events and relevant
promotion avenues for our clients.
Web Design Lead
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Graphic Designer/ Web Designer , Iris Software, Websmiths division [May 2013 – June 2014] Producing
mock-up website designs for our clients to approve, this is initially done with some very basic functionality. This is to give clients a better understanding of how their site will work as well as establishing the look and feel of the website, where you have to pay particular attention the User Interface and the User experience. In a similar way that you would with print, and understanding your target audience. I have also received some additional training
on Adobe Fireworks. This has helped to elevate my skill set further, and enhance my understanding of the
practicalities of designing for the web.
Responsibilities / Achievements:
• Creation of website concepts, liaising with clients to amend and approve concepts
• Project management of clients while creating concepts and delivery of these ideas
• Created iconography for a sub-division of Iris for a new product launch
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Skills
- Advertising
- Events
- Design
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Office
- Photoshop
- Word
Education
HND Design Communication
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