About me

Hello, and thanks for looking at my profile!

I'm a Senior Graphic Designer with 20 years experience. In 2009 I went freelance which has allowed me to work for a wide range of clients within different sectors. I'm open to freelancing opportunities but also semi-perm, short-term contracts, working on a retainer, fixed term contract and stand-alone-projects. Ideally, it would be great to work with like-minded clients and creatives who appreciate well crafted and considered graphic design. I love design, branding, illustration, motion graphics and typography and strive to inject personality and distinctiveness into my projects. I enjoy working with other professionals or independently, and have a genuine desire to create effective and engaging work.

As a freelance designer I've supported design, marketing and advertising agencies as a reliable freelance resource, assisting in their creative design/artwork requirements. I am flexible working onsite or remotely.

I also work directly with businesses ranging from local start-ups, to international companies who own iconic brands. Since working independently I have been able to strengthen and develop my skills in:

- Graphic Design

- Art Direction

- Branding

- Motion graphics

- Illustration

- Digital

- Packaging

- Project management

- Developing and interpreting a client's brief and seeing it through to completion and delivery.

- Client presentation / liaising / negotiating

- Print buying

- Partnering with/hiring/briefing third parties; Photographers, Web Developers and Copywriters.

If you like my work and want to know more or are interested in hiring me please get in touch.

Skills

Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Packaging, Web Design

Sector Experience

Advertising, Animation, Arts, Audio / Visual, Automotive, b2b, b2c, Books & Periodicals, Branding, Catalogues & Brochures, Charity / Not for profit, Conservation, Creative Services, Design, Education, Farming, Fashion, Finance, FMCG, Healthcare, Human Resources, industrial maintenance, Insurance, internal comms, Jewellery, leisure and tourism, Local government, Music, nature and conservation, Public Sector, Publishing, Restaurant / Café, Retail, Social care, Transport, Youth

Clients

AHDB, AKW, Baker Hicks, Baxi, Birmingham City University, Brammer, Bristan, Britvic, BSkyB, Connexions, Deakin and Francis, Diageo, Domino Jewellery, E.ON, Elior, Finning CAT, Forest of Mercia, GKN Offhighway, Harman Kardon, Heart of England Tourism, IMI Norgren, Legrand, Marketing Birmingham, Morgan Sindall, PDSA, Punch Records, Ramfoam, RoSPA, RSPB, Scania/Truckeast, Severn Trent, Skills for Care, Staffordshire County Concil, Unilever, volkswagen, Wolverhampton City Counci

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Availability
Looking for work
Achievements
studiopro:Pretesh was verified as a studiopro on 2nd March 2022
Project featured:Rosabella Jewellery website and video
on 2nd March 2020
Project featured:SIENNA: SEMI-SET DIAMOND COLLECTION brochure design
on 6th January 2021
Project featured:Faster Growth Illustrated Handbook
on 14th February 2022
Project featured:Winning Line handbook
on 17th May 2022
Contract
Freelance, Temp-Perm, Part time, Remote
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Skill Level
Middleweight, Senior, Director
Languages
English
Creativepool member since 4 March 2011