About me

For the past three and a half years I have been working as a Senior Creative Artworker within the RedWorks studio in London, which forms part of the Ogilvy & Mather group. Initially, I was employed to work on a variety of projects including American Express, Bupa and British Airways; I was then heavily involved with the development of new client acquisitions, in particular, BlackRock and Philips. These two accounts were big pitch winners for the group in 2010 and 2011 respectively, and my task was to create and produce various artworks on a daily basis, working in collaboration with the Senior Art Directors. This work included creating newspaper adverts, poster campaigns and all manner of direct mail and POS. My most recent work, however, has involved the design and creative artwork of Sage computing software and PHE (Public Health England). Sage is now in it's final stage with press adaptations starting to appear in all the major newspapers throughout Europe (seven languages in total)

Skills

- A diligent, experienced and professional Senior Creative Artworker with vast experience in creating high quality, print ready and accurate artwork., - An ability to evaluate and analyse client creative briefs., - Excellent knowledge of the print process and in dealing directly with print management groups., - Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure., - A self motivated, conscientious, reliable and respected team member., - A History BA (Hons) graduate with a solid foundation in research & analysis., - High level of critical thinking and analytical expertise while working within a clear framework.

Sector Experience

- Ogilvy & Mather advertising 2010 - present day, - Outdoor Partners printing group 2003 - 2010, - St. James Plates reprographic company 1988 - 2003

Awards

Open University: BA History (Hons) - Upper Second Class Honours (2.1), 'A' Levels: Economics, Pure & Applied Maths., 'O' Levels: English Language, English Literature, Geography, Maths, Statistics, General Studies, Physics, Design & Technology, Graphical Communication & Sociology., efi_Vutek: Brussels, Belgium: November 2008: Intensive week long engineering course., Emend Ltd: IT Support & Consultancy, Nottingham 2007: Network Management Pass Certificate., Symmedia Training@London Bridge: July 2001: Intensive Dreamweaver Web Design course - Macromedia Certified., London College of Printing: 1988-1991: Full journeyman qualification as 4 Colour Final Film Planner.

Clients

American Express, BlackRock, British Airways, British Gas, British Telecommunications, Bupa, Comfort, Dogs Trust, Expedia, Huggies, ibm, Kodak, Motorola, Philips, UBS

Trade Associations

London College of Printing