About me

I have been working professionally within the creative industry for the past 7 years since graduating, but have had a passion for all things creative since the age of 15 (1998) after doing a work placement at secondary school for a Design Agency in Old Street where my passion ignited and I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

My experience pans across B2B, B2C, FMCG and e-commerce based clients, as well as in large advertising agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather and BBH, with both local and international clients. The sectors that I have worked for include property, law, finance, education, fashion, luxury brands, consumer goods, hospitality and charity, with some of the more recognized client names including: Advertising Standards Authority, BP, Cancer Research UK, Citizen Watches, Disney, InterContinental Hotels Group, Jo Malone, Grosvenor Estates, Knight Frank, L'Occitane, Molton Brown, Thomson Reuters, Turner Broadcasting, Savills, Shell, Warner Home Video, Wickes, but to name a few.

Over the years I have worked with Art Directors, Creative Directors, Production Managers, and have been a Production Assistant at a reprographics company and as a Design Consultant during a large corporate merger.

The types of projects, print and digital, I have taken through to final completion have included: branding campaigns; integrated marketing and promotional solutions including placement strategy, development and implementation; new product prototyping and packaging solutions; catalogue design and book publishing; large format print including hoardings, building and vehicle wraps; in-store point of sale, display units and window graphics; advertising in both print and digital formats; web/micro-sites, e-mailers and digital banner and social media advertising.

I can also create multi-user word templates and have done so for clients such as the Youth Justice Board, UBS Global Investors, Architas and AVG security.

I am highly proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, on both Mac and PC platforms, and know how to set up artwork that includes specific aesthetic finishes such as emboss, de-boss, drip gloss, foil, matt laminate and die cutters.

My most recent example of a project that required some of the above skills was a packaging and branding project, for the launch of Jo Loves (by Jo Malone), which I was named 'brand guardian'. I was in charge of all branded items including logo, stationary, vial samples, perfume and candle boxes, bottle labels, special event invites and all in-store graphics for the pop up shop in Selfridges, London. Worked closely with the marketing team and the various print houses to resolve challenges met. One of which included the printing of all the different collateral, which required the use of various print techniques, finishes and substrates and the necessity to reproduce the chosen uncoated pantone swatch brand colour across all the different elements. Working with the print specialist and sampling different colour blends, we were able to complete the project with a visually consistent and unified appearance.

As well as having advance level Adobe Creative Suite knowledge (CS - CS5.5), I can also work with QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office 2003 (advance) through to XP and can design for web and have an understanding knowledge of HTML, CSS and Wordpress.

Alongside my technical knowledge I am also very accustomed to, and enjoy, working with existing company and branding guidelines, to time structures, varied budget plans and closely with a team of people and on my own. I am a driven, career focused individual who enjoys a challenge and is known for being organized and good at planning - for others and of my own life commitments. I am also very accustomed to, and comfortable, working with various team members and personnel of all levels and really enjoy travelling to new locations.

Through my large selection of work samples you can see that I have what is required to fulfill a role put to me and I am comfortable with Artworking, Creative Artworking and Design positions.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Skills

- Full Adobe suite; CS - CS5.5 (InDesign, Photoshop, illustrator, Bridge, Dreamweaver), - Adobe Acrobat Professional, - QuarkXpress 5 - 7.1, - Keynote on Mac and iPad, - Advance Microsoft Office 95 - XP including DTP and usertemplates in Word and Powerpoint, - HTML, CSS and basic WordPress, - Mac and PC platforms, - Able to use QuickPrint, Adfast, Odystar and Shuttle software for publications, - Working with Pantone, CMYK, RGB colour profiles, - Working with Digital and Litho printing., - Setting up artwork for various finishes including: emboss, de-boss, perfect binding, varnish, etc., - Packaging and prototype design and visuals., - Creating user guides including writing the copy and proofreading., - Bilingual: English / Turkish, - Photography - Taking and art dire

Sector Experience

- B2B, - B2C, - Advertising, - e-commerce, - Blue-chip, - Marketing (Large corporate and small in-house marketing teams), - Book Publishing, - Packaging, Industries include, - Property (Independent, Local, International agents), - Entertainment, - Luxury Brands, - Financial, - Law, - Education, - Charity, - Creative Arts

Awards

Advance Microsoft Word

Clients

Architas, asa, AVG Security, Barclays, Bristows, British Bankers Assocciation, British Council, Cancer Research, Castrol, Circle Anglia, Citizen Watches, Cordings, Cotton USA, diabetes uk, Disney, Fred Perry, Grossmith, Grosvenor Estates, IELTS, InterContinental Hotels, Jo Malone, Kumon, L'Occitane, Lloyds Register, Marcol, McGrigors, Molton Brown, National Express, NCG, Nestlé, Ratcliffe & Brown, Samaritans Purse, Savills, Selfridges, Strutt & Parker, Sue Ryder Care, Thomson Reuters, Turner Broadcasting, UBS Global Investors, Warner Home Video, Whizz-Kidz, Wickes, Woolworths, Youth Justice Board