Experience

Oxford Brookes University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Associate Lecturer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  I teach graphic design and contextual studies across the BA Graphic Design and Foundation Art and Design courses at Brookes' School of Arts, Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment.



ajkeefe.studio

• United Kingdom
• Design

• Design Strategist and Graphic Artist

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  As an independent creative I am dedicated to integrating the most current, progressive and culturally precious graphic design and visual culture with the technical and organisationally efficient practices that I have developed over the course of my career. As an independent creative I am dedicated to integrating the most current, progressive and culturally precious graphic design and visual culture with the technical and organisationally efficient practices that I have developed over the course of my career.



Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Consultant (freelance)

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

• Senior Designer

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  I worked to establish the business school's brand as an outstanding leader amongst its competitors. I gradually built the design department up from humble beginnings to a fully staffed working studio environment embedded in the central marketing team: directing photography shoots; overseeing the development of the design strategy and management; and collaborating regularly with the digital, marketing and social media managers.

• Middleweight Graphic Designer

  • May 2012 - Jan 2014



Campbell Marsh Communications

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Dec 2010 - Dec 2011

  My responsibilities ranged from the design and production of printed and digital materials for a host of magazines, corporate publications and other printed materials. I was also engaged in the management and administration of the several websites that accompanied the magazines and journals that we produced. I managed the SEO for each site and, working with website developers, I developed web design solutions to maximise each site's aesthetic appeal, and to ensure that the respective CMS platforms were working efficiently.



KDesign Group

• Leamington Spa

• Junior Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2009 - Nov 2010

  I was responsible for producing print and digital design work and taking projects and artwork from ideas development through to production. In what was a fast paced working environment I managed a variety work flows simultaneously; working with suppliers and responding to client feedback and requests to ensure all projects and items were completed and delivered in a timely manner. I was responsible for producing print and digital design work and taking projects and artwork from ideas development through to production. In what was a fast paced working environment I managed a variety work flows simultaneously; working with suppliers and responding to client feedback and requests to ensure all projects and items were completed and delivered in a timely manner.