Lecturer in Creative & Digital Arts / Curriculum Lead

• Aug 2017 - Present

Art & Graphic Design Lecturer

• Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

Lecturer across BTEC L2 & L3, GCSE and A-Level in the disciplines of Art and Design, Photography, Graphic Design, Social Media & App Development. Duties include all student-centred curriculum planning, development, assessment, verifying, enrichment and resources for 5 courses within the Art and Design department. GCSE Art - Sheffield UTC, teaching GCSE Art (OCR). A-Level Art - at Sheffield UTC, teaching A-Level Art and Graphics BTEC and UAL Level 2 & Level 3 - Photography, Social Media & App Development at Norton College BTEC and UAL Level 3 - Art & Design (Graphic Design and Web Development) at Norton College Show less

Creative Director / Freelancer

• Aug 1999 - Aug 2017

Bird&Bee - the process of creation - is a multidisciplinary design house which focuses on design for print and for web. 20 years experience with all Adobe Creative Suite CC software. Marketing campaigns, presentations, print procurement and project strategy form the foundation of our working ethos. Design Practice serving public and private sector include:• Graphic Design for Print & Web• Graphic Presentations and Infographics • Graphic Artistry & Illustration• Art & Design in Education• Copywriting & Editing• Idea Generation & Project Management.Bird&Bee enjoys the successful distribution and online shop of own product range now in its 15th year. Products include handprinted works, litho offset, 3D design, posters, prints and cards. Supplying many shops nationally and service an every growing mailing list. (http://www.birdandbee.co.uk) Art & Design in Education includes numerous learning initiatives and workshops in schools to aide Literacy, Numeracy and Creative Learning - from Keys Stage 1 to Key Stage 6, engaging learners in design practice, teaching new skills & promoting free thinking in the creative learning process. Bird&Bee has also created several extensive design and illustrative commissions involving community consultation, school liaison, design & production in different mediums from Painting, Design, Crafts, Wood, Stone, Metal, way-marking and audience engagement. Various Sculpture commissions installed in parks and schools, working through the design process with students from the ages of 9-19. ...information is beautiful. Show less

Appointed Sculpture Projects

• Apr 2009 - Sep 2014

Bird&Bee Visual Art & Sculpture Commissions; Distinctive Sharrow, Signage Commission.Budget: £25,000The project brief was to create a sign that gives Sharrow a sense of community and, in some way, defines the boundary. We split the project into two phases, community consultation anddesign and build. The first phase has been a great success throughout this summer. Kicking off with the Sharrow Lantern Festival we produced 16 solar powered letter lanterns that spelt out `WELCOME TO SHARROW' and the `Word on the Street', was born. We then used these letters to make anagrams and new words that were particularly poignant to landmarks and key areas within the Sharrow ward. We installed these illuminated words in a number of locations over the summer for all to see, including the spire of Highfields Church, treetops in Cemetery Park and the new build on Napier St....more Show less

Senior Graphic Designer F/T

• Jul 2006 - Feb 2009

Working exclusively within non-profit sector and having a genuine understanding of clients ethos. Clients active at local, regional and national levels. Including Opera North, Northern Ballet Theatre, Black Health Agency and National Housing Groups. Working within a highly motivated multi­disciplinary team and developing work that's both creative, exciting and socially progressive. Art Direction, Client Management, Pitching and end-to-end creative design production. l New skills acquired range from making films (shooting professional film with a film crew) and making animations for Opera North. Copywriting, Headline writing and editing large publications. New applications range from Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Peak Sound Edit and DVD Studio Pro. n Print selection from current, innovative paper stocks, print effects, screen printing and packaging. Show less

Lecturer in Art & Design

• Aug 2004 - Jul 2006

Graphic Designer F/T

• Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

Copywriter and designer of advertisements for newspapers, magazines, catalogues and page templates for architectural, clothing and appliances publications. Corporate Identities for new and existing national companies. Copywriter and designer of advertisements for newspapers, magazines, catalogues and page templates for architectural, clothing and appliances publications. Corporate Identities for new and existing national companies.

Advertising Artist P/T

• Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

Specific Typographic skills learnt. Developed a good eye for layout detail. Thorough understanding of QuarkXpress. Working to tight deadlines. Specific Typographic skills learnt. Developed a good eye for layout detail. Thorough understanding of QuarkXpress. Working to tight deadlines.

English Teacher

• Jan 1995 - Sep 1997

Writing curriculum. Responsible for marking papers and setting assignments. Teaching 12 Beginners 12-16 years of age. Teaching 14 Beginners and 14 Intermediates aged 25-60 at night school. Preparation for Modular Examinations. 92% First Time Pass Rate. Learnt valuable Communication skills and Portuguese to a good level. Writing curriculum. Responsible for marking papers and setting assignments. Teaching 12 Beginners 12-16 years of age. Teaching 14 Beginners and 14 Intermediates aged 25-60 at night school. Preparation for Modular Examinations. 92% First Time Pass Rate. Learnt valuable Communication skills and Portuguese to a good level.

Packaging Designer

• Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

Designed Packaging solutions for market lead products. Drawing layouts of packaging and producing samples from paper, card and plastics. Layout designs in AutoCad for Ruled Cutting Dies and producing packaging samples with Kongsberg and Misomex layout machines. Designed Packaging solutions for market lead products. Drawing layouts of packaging and producing samples from paper, card and plastics. Layout designs in AutoCad for Ruled Cutting Dies and producing packaging samples with Kongsberg and Misomex layout machines.