About me

I have over 12 years experience as a digital creative, the majority of those spent working at News International in various design positions. Including; one of the chief designers involved in the creation of the Times Online website, winning the UK Press Awards two years running, and a commendation for its design, and also as Head of Design for Times Online, a position that I held for 2 years.

I am now currently concentrating on freelance/contract roles and my skill set is focused towards Art Direction, UX and UI, creative consultancy, high-level concepts and page layout, team management and project organisation.

My latest role is an Art Director at European Directories, a pan-European local search and lead generation company with over 600,000 customers.

Skills

High level design for the web, Art Direction, Product Management, Team Management, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML/CSS, JavaScript (basic), Omnigraffle / Axure RP, Content management systems, Mac / PC literate, Knowledge base includes: Design, Web Design and development, Prototyping, Concept layouts, Wire-framing, Omnigraffle, Axure, Photoshop, Illustrator, CSS, HTML, Information Architecture, Art direction, UX Design, User experience, UI Design, Accessibility / Usability Knowledge, Brand management, Brand awareness, Style guide development, E-commerce, Logo & identity design, Online marketing, Presentations

Sector Experience

Newpaper/Journalism sector, Media publishing sector, Charity sector, Blue Chip sector, Directories/SME sector

Awards

BTec Media Studies, BA in MultiMedia