About me

I wish to apply for the head designer role at FE Week. I have previous experience managing the art on a busy publication having been the art director on a monthly news magazine. I organised the page layout, came up with cover concepts and designed them, sourced photographs and commissioned illustrations.

I have previously worked as a page designer for both daily and weekly newspapers so I am comfortable when faced with a busy deadline and remain focused to ensure the job is done well and on time.

After starting as a journalist, much of my design knowledge have been self-taught. I am now proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator and have a good handle on front end web design. I continue to set myself new challenges in design and I am always looking for new things to learn. I believe this determination and eagerness to develop is what you are looking for in a successful candidate.

I have a postgraduate diploma in magazine journalism from Cardiff University and I also trained as a sub while working at Newsquest. This means I not only have a sharp eye for an alignment mistake, but also a spelling or grammar one.

I have attached my CV and portfolio. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Philip Jones

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