About me

I am a proficient and inquisitive digital and traditional artist. Through my creative freelancing I have enjoyed working in a variety of capacities within a broad range of fields including film, photography, animation, publishing and special effects. The print related commissions that I have undertaken in recent years have included designing books, flyers, posters and DVD covers and liaising with (international) print houses, sponsors and content creators. These experiences combined have given me the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from specialists from a wide range of disciplines, who have in turn helped me to deepen my understanding of creative workflows and industry practices. As a result I am able to confidently discuss project briefs with clients within a financial, design and process-related framework. I am also able to quickly adapt my existing skill set to new contexts and adopt new technical processes as required the job at hand.

Alongside my freelance activities I have spent the last 5 years working in various capacities at the University of the Arts, London. These roles have largely consisted of teaching & providing consultation services for 2D (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, After Effects) and 3D/CAD (Free Form, Rhino) creative practices. This tailored design and technical advice has been delivered to students from a broad range of creative fields including textiles, photography, graphic design, footwear, technical effects, illustration and fashion design.

The largest part of my job has been to extrapolate students' ideas from them and to offer them appropriate advice on how they might achieve their objectives in terms of a technical and a visual output. This process involves deciding which software package(s) they should use, where the students' current abilities lay (and therefore how to pitch my instructions), their time frame for delivery and any associated expense or copyright issues.

Through these interactions I have developed a good knowledge base of specialist techniques such as laser embroidery, textile printing, laser cutting/etching and 3.D printing. These roles require that I constantly update my technical skills as appropriate to my student cohort. I have therefore become very proficient at learning new software packages and their applications in tight time frames. My teaching qualification has also enhanced my status as an effective communicator and has developed my inter-personal skills.

In May 2015, I will be relocating to Yorkshire (where I am originally from) and would like to use the opportunity to take a new creative direction in my work. I feel that the digital design sector would satisfy my appetite for learning/adaptation and personal relations, and would exploit my abilities as both a creative and as a technologist.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this letter.