About me

I'm a highly passionate and innovative branding and packaging designer with 20 years creative experience in the corporate, retail and consumer goods sectors. Combining the ability to design for print as well as digital, I help create strategic campaigns that work across all channels. My key strengths are that I'm self-motivated, versatile, personable and driven to product the best creative work possible.

Career Overview

- Experienced senior branding and packaging designer.

- 20 years design experience.

- Able to lead, inspire and mentor a design team.

- Detail-oriented and ideas driven.

- Strong knowledge of typography, layout, colour and the latest design software and related tools.

- Confident communication skills in presentations and speaking to senior clients and the internal team.

- Presenting briefs and trend boards for direction to clients.

- Ability to balance multiple projects, prioritise and work well under pressure in a fast-moving working environment.

Proficient:

- Adobe InDesign CC

- Adobe Photoshop CC

- Adobe Illustrator CC

Good working knowledge:

- Sketch

- WordPress

- HTML / CSS

- Microsoft Word / Powerpoint / Excel

Skills

Art Direction, brand development, brand guidelines, branding & identity, corporate branding, Creative Direction, Design Concept Development, design strategy, digital design, Image Retouching, Packaging Design, Point of Sale, Shelf-Ready Packaging, SKU's, Trend Mood Boards, Typography

Sector Experience

Communications, Construction, entertainment, FMCG, Food & Beverages, Health & Well-Being, Insurance, IT & Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Retail

Clients

Allianz Insurance, chestertons, Codorniu, Cow & Gate, INNIO, Landsec, Marks & Spencer, Nestlé, NOW TV, Sainsbury, Santander, Shepherd Neame, Tesco, The Crown Estate, wheyhey, Which?