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About me

I am a versatile, capable and self-motivated designer with over 21 years of commercial experience. For the past 12 years, I have been a Creative Traffic Manager, Studio Manager, Creative Director, Art Director, Creative Designer and a Senior Designer for a publishing firm and two large publishing corporations. I have worked on an international monthly business magazine, several supplements, annual publications, a country lifestyle magazine and a international book publishers.

I am the Director of Fresh Focus Studios Ltd and have produced a Creative Project Management SaaS software . This BPM is designed to build an agile, streamlined, productive and scalable process into any creative environment.

My roles have involved page layouts, designing and updating websites, marketing design, design solutions for clients and company, implementing reliable archiving systems, commissioning photographers, directing product and fashion photography, plus designing and processing of advertisements. As an art director, I was responsible for preparing budgets, managing budgets and managing creative teams up to 17 persons.

Details

AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractPerm, Freelance, Temp-Perm

LocationSunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom

Skill LevelSenior, Director

LanguagesEnglish, basic Spanish, basic Turkish

Tagged Job TitlesArt Director, Studio Manager, Director of Photography

Achievements

studiopro:Michael was verified as a studiopro on 7th October 2022

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Recommendations

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Skills

Art Direction, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Photoshop, Team Management

Sector Experience

Advertising, Books & Periodicals, Magazines & Comics, Print, Publishing

Clients

Bloomsbury, British Airport Authority, Coca-Cola, DC shoes, Elizabeth Arden, Est, Estee Lauder, Firefly, Harper Colins, HSBC, Jordan Formula One Racing, Lancaster, National Prudential, Saudi Airlines, Search Press, UCI Cinemas, Urban Outfitters, WorldDutyFree

Awards

The IoIC Award

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Molecular Gastronomy at Home

17 June 2019

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