I’m a creative Graphic Designer with over 7 years of experience across print and digital design, in a variety of business sectors, in-house and agency side. I’m always excited to solve new creative challenges, and pay attention to the details to provide the best possible outcomes for the project, from concept to final artwork. During my career, I've been lucky enough to work on some big name brands including; EDF, Eurostar, Savills, HSBC, Mecca Bingo, John Lewis, Abel & Cole, Jeep, PepsiCo, SPAR, Thomas Cook, Thomson Reuters and Tétris.
I've enjoyed living and working in London, but have made the decision to move back to my hometown of Bristol, I'm looking for work in or around Bristol, I can start immediately remotely, and will be in Bristol in late August.
Skills:
Print and digital design including; corporate identity, logos and branding, brochures, publications, stationery, leaflets, flyers, merchandising, event graphics, posters, large format print, typography, POS, hand drawn lettering, website banners, social media banners, landing pages, GIFs, interactive PDFs, infographics, PowerPoint presentations, photo retouching, concept visuals and motion graphics.
I also speak basic Danish.
Software:
Adobe CC 2018; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Aftereffects.
Microsoft Office; PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
Mac and PC.
Check out my portfolio website here: www.sarahhextall.co.uk
Projects
- The Lynx PortfolioBrief: To brand a property portfolio with the only guidance being the name “The Lynx Portfolio”. I had to design a template, with layouts that all properties should follow, adding in the content as it became ready. I worked on this project from beginning to end, creating the initial branding concepts, through to picking the print quality and finishes. It was quite a large project, with the final page count being 73. Outcome: I took the word lynx and the fact that this was a set of linked proper
- Tétris Christmas VideoBrief: To create a short branded Christmas video for Tétris, with a free rein over the initial concept for the video, whilst ensuring it wasn’t too religious, to respect the range of beliefs held by Tétris staff, associates, customers and potential customers. I really appreciated the chance to stretch myself and learn a new skill. Outcome: Having created a few simple videos for Tétris already, and worked through some training Tutorials in AfterEffects, I was keen to experiment a bit with this v
- Theseus BrochureBrief: To brand a residential property portfolio based on the name “Theseus”. I had to design a template, with layouts that all properties should follow, adding in the content as it became ready. I worked on this project from the beginning, creating the initial branding concept, then developing the colours, and typeface choices, through amends to the final design, unfortunately it printed after I’d left, so I am showing mockup of the final print, based on the last version I created. Outcome: I
- Your Story PosterBrief: The brief was to design a poster to let PepsiCo staff know that MCM Creative Group were now working with PepsiCo, as video content creators. The posters would be put up in PepsiCo offices, with A6 Postcards of the design left around the office. MCM wanted to create a parody of an easily recognisable movie poster and launch their partnership in a friendly and approachable way. Outcome: We decided to use Toy Story for the Parody poster, as it’s very recognisable and friendly. I had great f
- Christmas “Elfies”Brief: To create a design to convey a full Christmas advent calendar of offers. Our team did a group brainstorming session, and having reviewed the requested assets for the campaign, which included window vinyls and a tall cardboard stand, I suggested creating some selfie opportunities. Outcome: These “Elfies” would create a great opportunity for social media exposure for Mecca, as the customers could be offered a prize for sharing the best Elfie pictures online. There are also party bookings i
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Work history
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Freelance Graphic DesignerSelf Employed
London, United KingdomFreelance
- I’ve worked at a variety of design and events agencies as well as corporate in-house, across multiple business sectors.
- Brands I’ve worked on include; EDF, Eurostar, Savills, HSBC, John Lewis, Abel & Cole, Jeep, PepsiCo, SPAR, Thomas Cook, Thomson Reuters and Tétris.
- Expanded my skillset by learning video and animation skills in AfterEffects.
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Senior Graphic DesignerRedington
- London, United KingdomFull Time
- My workload included branding, publications, RFPs, pitches, infographics, event graphics, website and social media banners.
- Managing one other designer and the workflow.
- I made Redington’s design and messaging more accessible, working with stakeholders to present their statistics and processes in a way that was easier to digest and boosted the impact.
- I launched Redington’s new brand successfully throughout the company, 160 assets completed in 2 months, from business cards to office graphics, Microsoft Office templates, sub-brands and a welcome pack for all staff.
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Skills
- Print Design
- Digital Design
- Social Media Advertising
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Editorial Design
- Typography