Gilles Bestley
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Michael Platinum-Williams
Gilles and I's journey of mutual respect and creative admiration began during our time at Landor where we conquered the tasks of various high-profile projects. He is a fine craftsman when it comes to executing impactful design. I can always rely on Gilles to offer a different perspective on a piece of work and his input is consistently well-founded. Lastly, I can wholeheartedly confirm that Gilles is a phenomenal designer and creative and I am genuinely excited to partner up with him again to deliver another major project!
Rosie Offord
Gilles a fantastic addition to the team while he was at Brandwidth on a contract that lasted about 6 months. He took on some challenging briefs and absolutely smashed them, and was confident working directly with some clients. He offered a fresh creative perspective, and really did fill the senior creative / art director position that we were lacking. I would definitely work with Gilles again on any high level design work, branding briefs or animations - we hope we'll see him again soon!
Michael Platinum-Williams
Gilles and I's journey of mutual respect and creative admiration began during our time at Landor where we conquered the tasks of various high-profile projects. He is a fine craftsman when it comes to executing impactful design. I can always rely on Gilles to offer a different perspective on a piece of work and his input is consistently well-founded. Lastly, I can wholeheartedly confirm that Gilles is a phenomenal designer and creative and I am genuinely excited to partner up with him again to deliver another major project!
Rosie Offord
Gilles a fantastic addition to the team while he was at Brandwidth on a contract that lasted about 6 months. He took on some challenging briefs and absolutely smashed them, and was confident working directly with some clients. He offered a fresh creative perspective, and really did fill the senior creative / art director position that we were lacking. I would definitely work with Gilles again on any high level design work, branding briefs or animations - we hope we'll see him again soon!
Michael Platinum-Williams
Gilles and I's journey of mutual respect and creative admiration began during our time at Landor where we conquered the tasks of various high-profile projects. He is a fine craftsman when it comes to executing impactful design. I can always rely on Gilles to offer a different perspective on a piece of work and his input is consistently well-founded. Lastly, I can wholeheartedly confirm that Gilles is a phenomenal designer and creative and I am genuinely excited to partner up with him again to deliver another major project!
Rosie Offord
Gilles a fantastic addition to the team while he was at Brandwidth on a contract that lasted about 6 months. He took on some challenging briefs and absolutely smashed them, and was confident working directly with some clients. He offered a fresh creative perspective, and really did fill the senior creative / art director position that we were lacking. I would definitely work with Gilles again on any high level design work, branding briefs or animations - we hope we'll see him again soon!
Michael Platinum-Williams
Gilles and I's journey of mutual respect and creative admiration began during our time at Landor where we conquered the tasks of various high-profile projects. He is a fine craftsman when it comes to executing impactful design. I can always rely on Gilles to offer a different perspective on a piece of work and his input is consistently well-founded. Lastly, I can wholeheartedly confirm that Gilles is a phenomenal designer and creative and I am genuinely excited to partner up with him again to deliver another major project!
Rosie Offord
Gilles a fantastic addition to the team while he was at Brandwidth on a contract that lasted about 6 months. He took on some challenging briefs and absolutely smashed them, and was confident working directly with some clients. He offered a fresh creative perspective, and really did fill the senior creative / art director position that we were lacking. I would definitely work with Gilles again on any high level design work, branding briefs or animations - we hope we'll see him again soon!
Experience
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Bernadette
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United Kingdom
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Director
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Apr 2022 - Present
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VCCP
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Design Director
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
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Publicis Sapient
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Art Director (Design & Art Direction, UI, UX, and Animation)
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Nov 2019 - Jan 2021
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7&5
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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Design & Creative Director (Partner)
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Jan 2018 - Jan 2021
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Fully Integrated Senior Creative (Design & Art Direction, UI, UX, and Animation)
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2021
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Landor
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Creative Designer
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Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
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Red Brick Road
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Creative Designer
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Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
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Brandwidth
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Creative (Design & Art Direction)
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Creative Design and Art Direction on a range of projects including web, ui, ux, animation. Creative Design and Art Direction on a range of projects including web, ui, ux, animation.
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Senior Creative Designer
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Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
Design, Art Direction and Animation on range of integrated briefs. Design, Art Direction and Animation on range of integrated briefs.
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Snr Design & Art Director
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Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
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MarcoPolo Learning
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art & Design Director (animation, branding + ux)
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Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Creative Designer (plus animation)
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Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
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FromHereOn
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Australia
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Creative Designer
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Feb 2018 - Apr 2018
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HOW SPLENDID LIMITED
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Creative UI Design & Animation (freelance)
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Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
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Satellite75
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Advertising Services
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Integrated Design & Creative consulting
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
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23 RED LTD
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Interaction Designer (freelance)
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Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
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Leagas Delaney
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Design
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Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
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St Luke's London
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Design (freelance)
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Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
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VCCP Kin
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United Kingdom
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Marketing and Advertising
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Design & Animation
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
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FCB Inferno
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Digital Design
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Nov 2014 - Sep 2016
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AMV BBDO
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Designer (non-executive board member)
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Oct 2006 - Oct 2014
Integrated designer working on a range of projects spanning digital, tv and social. Integrated designer working on a range of projects spanning digital, tv and social.
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Loco
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Designer
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Oct 2002 - Oct 2006
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Education
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University of the Arts London
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