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

Graphic Design

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

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Availability
Looking for work
Contract
Perm, Freelance
Location
Lancashire, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Junior, Middleweight
Creativepool member since 6 February 2017