About me

I am a professional, skilled and effective graphic designer with over 13 years experience, whose aim is to continually listen, learn and apply best practices from both past and present experiences to the issues facing the direct marketing industry. Using strategic thinking, enthusiasm, commitment, personal integrity, technical training, experience and teamwork; I believe I can offer refreshing and workable solutions in the design and marketing business. I'm certainly not shy of hard work and long hours to ensure deadlines are met and thrive working under pressure.

Key Skills

- Extensive knowledge of Indesign, Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator.

- Managerial skills including people, work-flow and quality control.

- Experienced in communicating directly with clients.

- Specialist in mail order/fashion/direct marketing field.

- Very strong pre-print production knowledge.

- Excellent typographic skills/knowledge.

- Fast Mac operator, with a good knowledge of fixing things when they go wrong.

- A keen eye for good photography selection.

- Ability to work alone on a brief or as part of a team from start to finish.

Specialties

Direct Marketing, Mail Order, Branding and identity, Apple Mac, Indesign, Quark Express, Photoshop, Photography, Illustration, Artworking, Page Layout

Skills

Extensive knowledge of Indesign, Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator., Managerial skills including people, work-flow and quality control., Experienced in communicating directly with clients., Specialist in mail order/fashion/direct marketing field., Very strong pre-print production knowledge., Excellent typographic skills/knowledge., Fast Mac operator, with a good knowledge of fixing things when they go wrong., A keen eye for good photography selection., Ability to work alone on a brief or as part of a team from start to finish.

Sector Experience

2011 - Present Day: Freelance Designer/Mac Operator, 2004 - 2011: Studio Manager/Senior Graphic Designer - TND Agency (Leeds), 1999 - 2004: Junior Graphic Designer -Middleweight Graphic Designer -Marlin Design & Marketing (Manchester)

Awards

HND Graphic Design: Distinction, GNVQ Art & Design: Distinction, 3 A Levels: Art & Design (B), Design Technology (C), Communication Studies (D), 8 GCSEs: Art (A), Maths (B), English Literature (C), English (C), General Science (C),, French (D), Geography (D), Business Studies (D)