About me
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I'm a Graphic Designer & Photographer. I'm Passionate about design and have a creative eye coupled with the ability to demonstrate high standards in a fast paced commercial environment. I work well in a team as well as an individual. I'm highly organized, with a great attention to detail and the ability to adapt and react quickly to ever changing priorities and deadlines. I'm Self-motivated and able to manage workloads and schedules. I have excellent technical skills in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as the ability to create and install visual merchandise/displays.
EMPLOYMENT
2015 - Present
Boundary Mill Stores (Head Office Colne)
Marketing & Graphic Design Coordinator. Responsible for internal and external design production and management for five large fashion & home stores across the UK.
Development of marketing materials including, internal point of sale, external signage and banner designs, external advertising including billboard designs, press editorial and email communications, research, and copy-writing as well as liaising with agencies and suppliers.
The soul designer responsible for the Vinyl Cutter (Sign making), cutting and weeding vinyl to create visual displays for stores.
Assisting with website management and development and ensuring all Social media marketing including Facebook and Twitter platforms are kept up to date with current offers in store as well as the latest trends.
Other duties include general office work, online and internal customer service, coordinating with staff across 5 stores to ensure marketing/design instructions are met.
2014 - Present
University of Surrey - Graphic Designer, designing banners, posters, flyers, booklets, logos, signage & web graphics.
University of Cumbria - Lead Graphic Designer for the University of Cumbria Students' Union. Designing printed publications, banners, posters, flyers, advertisements &
web graphics.
2014 (Internship)
Punch Creative (Leeds) - Graphic Designer (3 Months)
2014 (Placement)
Sumo (Newcastle) - Graphic Designer (2 weeks)
Greggs - Master sandwich maker & sausage roll seller.
Boundary Mill Stores - Lingerie Assistant.
FREELANCE
Cumbria CVS, Enterprise Cars, University of Cumbria LISS,
The Venue (Carlisle).
SKILLS
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office Suit
Mailchimp (Email Marketing)
Wordpress
Summa Vinyl Cutter (Signage)
Photography
Banner Design
Point Of Sale (POS)
Typography
Web Graphics
Branding & Identity
Editorial
EDUCATION
University of Cumbria: BA (Hons) Graphic Design
(Upper class 2.1)
Burnley College
Law - A
Media - B
Art - B
Colne Primet High School
12 GCSE's - A* to C
FEATURES
Winning Identity Design for the BBC's Paul Laidlaw
(Bargain Hunt Auctioneer) were chosen to represent his company 'Laidlaw', a new Auctioneers & Valuers in Cumbria.
2013
Carlisle Photo Festival. Photography featured in a gallery in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Skills
Sector Experience
Banner design, Branding, dreamweaver, editorial, identity, illustrator, indesign, Mailchimp, Microsoft Office Suit, Photography, photoshop, Point of Sale, Summa Vinyl Cutte, typography, Web graphics, wordpress, xibo