About me

GAVIN SHAW

A versatile freelance creative director with extensive experience in the publishing industry. Expert in conceptualising and creating eye-catching images and content for luxury brands across print, the web and social media currently looking for freelance or contract work.

SERVICES

Art direction for campaigns across print and digital

Print design and layout for magazines, advertising and brochures

Pitch and concept creation

Prop sourcing and styling for still life shoots

Asset creation for social media and the web

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe InDesign CC 2017

Adobe Photoshop 2017

Adobe Illustrator 2017

Adobe Acrobat Professional

Phase One Capture One

SKILLS

Commissioning photography and illustrations

Design and layout

Organising shoots for still life, fashion and travel photography

Booking models, stylists and hair and make-up teams

Location and studio sourcing

EXPERIENCE

Creative director, Tatler Promotions, Condé Nast, London

Freelance magazine designer, Hearst and Condé Nast, freelance magazine designer working for glossy magazines in editorial & commercial art departments. Titles include GH, GQ, Tatler, Vanity Fair, Vogue

Magazine designer, British ELLE magazine magazine designer and illustration editor

Skills

Asset creation for social media and the web, Booking models, stylists and hair and make-up teams, Commissioning photography and illustrations, design and layout, Location and studio sourcing, Organising shoots for still life, fashion and travel, Photoshoot art direction, Pitch and concept creation, Print design for magazines, advertising and brochures, Prop sourcing and styling still life shoots

Sector Experience

Advertising, Creative Solutions, magazine publishing

Clients

Adler, Aqua Di Parma, Asprey, Boodles, Breguet, Bulgari, Chloé fragrance, Clarins, David Morris, De Beers, Dr Sebagh, Estee Lauder, Fabergé, Fortnum & Mason, Gieves &   Hawkes, Graff, Healing Holidays, Manolo Blahnik, Marc Jacobs fragrance, Moussaieff, Pandora, Patek Philippe, Philippa Craddock, Rolex, Tiffany & Co, William & Son