About me

I am writing to state my interest for the role of Designer. As a design student I have always been aware of what PR and marketing can achieve within design and how influential it can be to a user. Although my main focus has been within Industrial design, it has given me skills to quickly generate a brand or identity for a product due to my understanding of how to assess the origin of the design. It is now from current projects and work I have been involved in I have found that I have a true interest and thirst for PR and marketing.

I am extremely dedicated to any work that is given to me, and I welcome new challenges and enjoy trying to solve them. Being in design I thrive on team work, discussing ideas and working together to generate the best results possible.

I am currently completing my final year of a degree in Industrial design and technology at Loughborough University and will be finished by the end of May 2011. During my degree I have recently completed a placement year in industry gaining experience in marketing and design.

Working as a marketing design coordinator for Ablestoke Consulting during my placement year, I have learnt a great deal about how to take a marketing campaign from conception to fruition. A flare I have had the opportunity in developing is creating a new marketing campaign and managing it through to completion. For example, generating a new image to the current product line of the company. The concept was proposed to the company directors and was chosen. This has successfully been designed and is now being used and presented to current and possible clients.
I hope to learn and develop my skills pushing my creativity, and enjoy the thought of working with like minded people for a fun, exciting and growing company.
I can imagine myself working in this role as I was the sole designer in my last job at Ablestoke Consulting. This has given me great experience in managing multiple projects at once, and designing for a variety of events whilst keeping to tight deadlines and providing high quality work. Whilst designing a new image to the companies product line I was able to work on designing many presentations for company directors, and design and manage materials for different events the company held.

Whilst at university I have been given freelance work to design a new packaging concept for the popular food brand Delphi foods. This is currently being developed and presented to the company.

Please find attached my Curriculum Vitae indicating further details about myself and my work. I welcome the chance to discuss further my work and show you examples of different projects in person.

Yours sincerely
Matthew McGriskin

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