About me
A seasoned Head of Creative Design with excellent leadership, business acumen, and artistic talent leveraged to deliver quality marketing, digital + print-design and e-commerce projects in the fields of Professional Services, Publishing and Education.
A visionary, creative leader offering 12+ years of experience developing innovative, measurable, and effective educational and marketing documents, business proposals, and promotional content that increase awareness and maximize profitability in product sales and viewership. Valued, trusted, and respected designer recognized for exceptional work ethic, integrity and high professional standards. Utilizes sound judgment, strong business acumen, and excellent assessment skills to address complex organizational issues, and embrace challenges with a unique blend of creativity and practicality.
Skills
Animation, augmented reality, B2B, B2C, Brand / Logo Design, Brand Management, Branding, Budgets Planning / Allocation, Business Development, Circulation, Client Services, Colour, Communications, Content Management, Copywriting, Creative Direction, Digital Marketing, Direct Mail, Email Design, Event Design, Event Management, Exhibition Design, Film Processing, Filming, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Image Retouching, Interactive Design, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Painting, Photo Editing, Photography, Photoshop, Post Production, Pre-Press, Production, Proof Reading, Publishing, Quality Control, Team Management, Typography, Visual Layout, Web Design, Wireframes
Sector Experience
Arts, b2b, Books & Periodicals, Brand Management, Branding, Creative Services, Design, e-learning, Education, Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture, Forestry & Paper, Journals, Marketing, Newspapers, Production, Publishing, Start-up support
Awards
Yorkshire Evening Post Public Choice Award - West Yorkshire's Open Art Prize 2009
Clients
ASLIB (The Association for Information Management), Bradford City Metropolitan Council, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, Hawkamah, Headspring, Kaplan International, Oxford Study Courses, Pathways to Information Leadership, The Centre for Creative leadership, The Emerald Foundation, Yorkshire Cricket Club
Trade Associations
on 13th April 2020 Project featured:Award-shortlisted Experiential Brand Launch Event
on 1st May 2020 Project featured:Office re-fit design
on 22nd March 2024 Contributor:
Alan has been a Contributor since 8th December 2017.