Experience

Hachette Children's Group

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Design and Art Direction

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Children's book design Children's book design



HarperCollins Publishers

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Design and Art Direction

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Adult fiction, adult non-fiction cover design, art directing photo-shoots and art-working.Children’s cover design, internals and author branding. Working closely with type, layout, illustration, pattern and colour. Adult fiction, adult non-fiction cover design, art directing photo-shoots and art-working.Children’s cover design, internals and author branding. Working closely with type, layout, illustration, pattern and colour.



Penguin Random House UK

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Design and Art Direction

  • 2019 - 2020

  In-house at Vintage creating work for adult fiction and non-fiction titles. In-house at Vintage creating work for adult fiction and non-fiction titles.



Rhubarb Hospitality Collection

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Freelance marketing designer

  • May 2015 - 2017

  Marketing design for a premium events company. Clients include, American Airlines, the Royal Opera House, the Saatchi Gallery, Goodwood and Sky Garden.Designing creative marketing materials, pitch work, branding, brochures, menus, greeting cards, website illustrations and packaging. Working to multiple deadlines and ensuring work is print ready. Marketing design for a premium events company. Clients include, American Airlines, the Royal Opera House, the Saatchi Gallery, Goodwood and Sky Garden.Designing creative marketing materials, pitch work, branding, brochures, menus, greeting cards, website illustrations and packaging. Working to multiple deadlines and ensuring work is print ready.



Simon & Schuster

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2015

  Fiction/Non Fiction designer, responsible for picture research/clearance, commissioning photographers and illustrators, organising and art directing photo-shoots in a fast paced team with a demanding schedule. Concept and design of original covers for books, often ensuring the author brand style is consistent. Designing a variety of marketing material for the titles I am responsible for.Working closely with editorial, marketing, sales and production on a variety of briefs and art directing freelance designers.Ensuring jobs are ready for production and all assets are correctly filed.



Hodder & Stoughton

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Designing and often illustrating my own print and digital titles. Taking them from initial ideas, through to production, ensuring they are artworked and print ready.• Constantly consulting with authors, editors, sales and marketing.• Working on multiple briefs at one time, prioritising 6 months of titles, ensuring production deadlines are met. Also managing freelance work lists.• Liaising with external agencies and commissioning photographers and illustrators when necessary. • Designing and often illustrating my own print and digital titles. Taking them from initial ideas, through to production, ensuring they are artworked and print ready.• Constantly consulting with authors, editors, sales and marketing.• Working on multiple briefs at one time, prioritising 6 months of titles, ensuring production deadlines are met. Also managing freelance work lists.• Liaising with external agencies and commissioning photographers and illustrators when necessary.



Hallmark Cards

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer/Illustrator

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Responsible for designing commercial greeting cards targeted at a variety of customers such as Hallmark, Asda, Morrisons and Next, ensuring designs are appropriate to the different consumers.• Working on both strict and open briefs, taking into consideration, budgets, the target customer and pushing process boundaries.• Creating live work, concepting with effective use of type, imagery, layout and process. Adapting and refreshing existing styles using internal and external reference.• Integral in researching and formulating S/S 2010 trends. Often consulting trend forecasting sites such as WGSN and stylus. The trends were very well received and were used as a guide and inspiration throughout the entire company.• Assisting with styling on photo shoots.• Communicating with the Far East when sourcing new components and developing manufacturing processes



ipc media - wedding magazine

• Freelance Designer

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Assisting the web editor with selecting and preparing images for the website. Liaising with the PR departments of designer and high street stores, organising the advertising of their products in the magazine.; Responsible for entire rebranding from printed material to showroom facade. Assisting the web editor with selecting and preparing images for the website. Liaising with the PR departments of designer and high street stores, organising the advertising of their products in the magazine.; Responsible for entire rebranding from printed material to showroom facade.



Interior Supply - Design Centre London

• Freelance Designer

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2010

  Responsible for entire rebranding from printed material to showroom facade. Responsible for entire rebranding from printed material to showroom facade.



Keane Brands

• Freelance Design

  • Oct 2009 - Nov 2009

  Working in a branding agency on the development of a new Whitbread restaurant concept. Working within a fast paced agency from brainstorming through to design on tight deadlines. Working in a branding agency on the development of a new Whitbread restaurant concept. Working within a fast paced agency from brainstorming through to design on tight deadlines.



Anthem Press

• Graphic Design

  • Nov 2008 - Dec 2008

  Working independently, designing book covers for Academic and trade titles. Often working to strict briefs and guidelines, ensuring work is print ready. Developing excellent communication skills, working through email, with occasional meetings to discuss progress. Working independently, designing book covers for Academic and trade titles. Often working to strict briefs and guidelines, ensuring work is print ready. Developing excellent communication skills, working through email, with occasional meetings to discuss progress.



Scholastic UK

• Graphic Designer

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2008

  Gaining experience working as part of a team, in the studio of an international company. Working to tight deadlines, on two educational magazines. Designing layouts, working to existing layouts, sourcing and editing images, always complying with the strong identity. Ensuring all files were organised and easily accessible for the next stage of production. Gaining experience working as part of a team, in the studio of an international company. Working to tight deadlines, on two educational magazines. Designing layouts, working to existing layouts, sourcing and editing images, always complying with the strong identity. Ensuring all files were organised and easily accessible for the next stage of production.